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WTO Director-General Selection — Press Reports EU, Japan Join Those Supporting Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 10/26/2020

With the third round of consultations concluding on Tuesday, October 27, press reports indicate that Japan will be supporting the Nigerian canadidate and the EU, after extended internal debate, has…

China Trade War Didn’t Boost U.S. Manufacturing Might

Josh Zumbrun and Bob Davis | Wall Street Journal | 10/25/2020

WASHINGTON – President Trump’s trade w...

An Assessment of Donald Trump’s Record on Trade

The Economist | 10/24/2020

“We will stand up to trade cheating,” Donald Trump promised in 2016. He pledge...

A Free Trade Agreement Still Comes with Costs

Charles Ries, Marco Hafner | RAND Corporation | 10/23/2020

Businesses concerned over the prospect of a no-deal Brexi...

Learning from India’s Bad Experience with Protectionism

Prosenjit Dutta | The New Indian Express | 10/23/2020

Is the government reversing the liberalisation and...

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