Dismantling of the world trade system
The global system for trade is in a state of crisis. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has been systematically dismantled and attacked from within by the US over the last…
World Trade Organisation at 20
Composed of 160 members, which include nearly all economies and trading nations of note, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) completed 20 years on January 1 this year. The WTO represents…
Emphasis on world trade, investment and restoration of global economic growth
The leaders of the G-20 countries ended their London meeting agreeing on a set of measures which, if implemented, would set a new era of international cooperation. The leaders pledged…
Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor
Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth…
‘World is full of trade-offs’
TO lockdown or not to lockdown. That appeared to be the question, this past week, once again as the PTI government in the centre decided to ease the lockdown to…
A fair-trade world
RECENTLY, the World Bank authorised a loan of Rs84 billion to Pakistan. The money was apparently disbursed from the Resilient Institutions for Sustainable Economy programme to the State Bank of…
The world of traders
Generally, historians recognised the contribution of elite classes such as royal dynasties, the aristocracy and feudal lords but ignored the role of traders in making and enriching history. In ancient…
Investors seek cover as trade battles rattle world markets
Investors have sharply increased their use of hedging strategies, signaling concerns that the intensifying trade battle between the United States and China might hit economies from Germany to South Korea.…
Manufacturing migration: Trade spat shifts business from ‘Factory of the World’
From socks and sneakers to washing machines and watches, Asian countries are hoping the US-China trade war will permanently boost manufacturing as brands dodge the row by choosing cheaper locations…
The developing world’s trade outlook
All the stresses and strains of development planning and contradictions between rapid growth and external viability are depicted in foreign trade, more than in any other national endeavour. This is…
