tariffs
May 26, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
How does graduation from least developed country status change a nation’s trade prospects?
New report dives into the details of shifting treatment, export markets and more
April 27, 2020 -
Axel Addy
How can Africa’s trade ministers help combat COVID-19? Lessons from Ebola
Trade ministers are playing an essential role in the pandemic response
April 16, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
Beauty in diversity: How can trade support Timor-Leste’s graduation from least developed country status?
On Timor-Leste’s development progress, and what remains to be done
March 24, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
What’s happening with COVID-19 in LDCs?
A compendium of recent news on the global pandemic and what some of the world’s poorest countries are doing
March 18, 2020 -
Simon J. Evenett
On tariffs, soap and tackling COVID-19
The right trade policies would help the world combat current pandemic
December 02, 2019 -
Mohammad A. Razzaque, Syed Mortuza Ehsan, Brendan Vickers
Poorest countries caught in the global trade turmoil
Least developed countries (LDCs) confront a challenging global trade landscape, from slower long-term growth rates and rising protectionism to a weakening nexus between trade and GDP growth.
November 20, 2019 -
Trudi Hartzenberg
The AfCFTA – a free trade area and a flagship project of the African Union
Despite impressive progress in the negotiations, it is still not possible to trade under the AfCFTA as the negotiations of preferential tariff concessions and rules of origin have not been completed.