The EU is adjusting its supply chains to mitigate risks and align with evolving trade and industrial policies. Román Arjona, William Connell Garcia and Cristina Herghelegiu argue that scaling up domestic production requires time and may exert some upward pressure on prices
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Reciprocal US tariffs undermine the transatlantic economy. Moreno Bertoldi and Marco Buti consider US tariffs, and argue that the impact of phased tariffs on US goods and services is worth the immediate cost to Europe
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After a long period of rapid globalisation, the openness of the world economy has stagnated. Marius Faber, Gleb Kozliakov and Dalia Marin argue that increased uncertainty, coupled with ever more capable automation technologies, has likely contributed to this trend break
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The EU has signalled its readiness to engage and negotiate with Donald Trump. Ursula von der Leyen warns of a race to the bottom and the need to avoid a trade conflict that would hurt both sides and the global economy
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Chinese lending to African countries has surged. Vito Amendolagine, Andrea Presbitero and Roberta Rabellotti argue that Chinese lending may contribute to export growth and enhanced productivity in African countries
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Globalisation is threatened as countries impose trade restrictions, especially against trading partners with large geopolitical differences. Han Qiu, Dora Xia and James Yetman gauge the impact of this development on trade flows
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The global economy is facing rifts comparable to the pressures that resulted in ‘economic nationalism, a collapse in global trade and the Great Depression of the 1920s, Christine Lagarde warns
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Industrial policy is in vogue among policymakers globally. Alessandro Barattieri, Aaditya Mattoo and Daria Taglioni examine the shielding effects that preferential agreements can have when a trade partner implements a new industrial policy
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Euro Exim Bank, the specialist trade finance financial institution, are Associate Partners at the Inclusive Fintech Forum event taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, at the Kigali International Financial Centre from August 26-27
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International Chamber of Commerce discuss the role of the ATA Carnet at 60 years old, as it continues to go from strength to strength serving business communities worldwide and adapting to the digital era
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