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12-Nov-2009
Based on fears that the competitiveness of their domestic industries will be undermined by weak greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges from developing country trading partners, developed countries are calling for border taxes on carbon. But these fears are often exaggerated, and posturing over border taxes diverts attention away from the fundamental need for broad participation in a climate agreement, according to an article by the OECD Secretary-General published in the Financial Times on 4 November 2009: "Carbon has no place in global trade rules".
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25-Sep-2009
Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.
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14-Sep-2009
The OECD, World Trade Organisation and the UN’s Conference of Trade and Development have called on the leaders of the G20 countries to make a stronger commitment to open trade and investment as the global economy begins its recovery from the crisis.
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03-Aug-2009
A second update on developments in the field of regional trade agreements and environment covering the period late 2007 to December 2008, and a complement to the 2007 publication “Environment and Regional Trade Agreements”.
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03-Aug-2009
It is in every country's interest that the deployment of carbon-change-mitigation technologies (CCMTs) be accomplished at the lowest possible cost to society and that their diffusion be rapid.
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03-Aug-2009
This paper provides an update on developments in the field of regional trade agreements and environment in late 2006 and 2007. It is based on publicly available information and includes an overview of provisions on environment in trade agreements signed since end 2006.
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15-May-2009
This paper provides an in-depth examination of the trade effects of three regional trade agreements (RTAs) in the agricultural sector: the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR).
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02-Mar-2009
The informal sector still constitutes an important part of developing country economies. In Africa, it is estimated to represent an average 43 percent of GDP. This study examines the extent and nature of informal cross-border trade in selected Sub-Saharan African countries and identifies which trade facilitation measures have the potential to encourage traders to switch from informal to formal trade.
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12-Feb-2009
How do border bottlenecks affect trade and investment flows? How might these bottlenecks be reduced and is the expense involved worth it? These questions and others are examined in this collection of six studies.
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19-Dec-2008
This study analyses the People’s Republic of China’s trade policy environment with a focus on trade-related regulations and their role in supporting China’s market openness. The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to make China’s regulatory framework more market-oriented and trade-and-investment friendly.
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Events
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on 17-Jan-2007
Will China remain open to foreign investment? What sort of investor will China be abroad? Click here to read the questions and answers from this online debate with OECD economist Ken Davies about investment and China.
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