By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor After years of struggle and indecision, Brexit is happening, deal or no deal. In a rare instance of political backbone, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain is leaving on January 1, regardless of the state of negotiations. We all should have figured that leaving a bureaucracy […]
Tag: Trade
Mercosur-EU trade deal can change Argentina’s destiny
“Mercosur-European Union: A Step Towards An Argentina More Integrated To The World” By Ivan Cachanovsky, courtesy of Libertad y Progreso For several decades Argentina has had problems growing and generating development opportunities. Today we are faced with a scenario of growing poverty and informality, which forces us to take actions to correct our course. […]
Whoever wins U.S. election, Europe’s trade dilemmas will remain
“What should Europe expect from American trade policy after the election?” By Uri Dadush and Guntram B. Wolff, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute A Joe Biden Administration would have to decide to what extent to unpick the major United States trade policy shifts of the last four years. A quick return to comprehensive trade […]
Brimen: How the U.S. Can Win the Trade War with China
By Erick A. Brimen In my new Fortune editorial, I explain how the United States can facilitate investments in special economic zones in Latin America to fuel development and relieve the driving pressure behind immigration. But these zones present an even bigger opportunity: rebalancing trade with China. The U.S. needs to revive […]
What is “Global Britain” exactly, or even inexactly?
“‘Global Britain’: still waiting for the big reveal” By Nick Witney, courtesy of UK In a Change Europe Mystery shrouded the Prime Minister’s advertised parliamentary statement on ‘Global Britain’ yesterday. His first shot at giving substance to this favourite Brexit slogan, his Greenwich speech of 3 February, got about as far as […]
Why Johnson won’t ask for a Brextension
By Jannike Wachowiak, courtesy of the European Policy Centre By running down the clock and refusing to ask for an extension, Boris Johnson’s hope seems to be to secure concessions from the EU at the last minute. This form of brinkmanship is likely to backfire and increases the chance of no deal. Why an […]
Germany exports to UK declined after 2016
“German Exports to the UK: declining since the Brexit referendum in 2016” IAB The rules defining trade between Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) have not changed despite Brexit. Nevertheless, there is a clear downward trend in German exports of goods to the UK since the referendum in June 2016. The strongest reductions are […]
Germany must ensure liquidity to deal with trade collapse
“Corona crisis – liquidity takes priority” By Prof. Dr. Michael Grömling, Dr. Martin Beznoska, and Dr. Markus Demary, courtesy of IW Koeln In China it became apparent how an epidemic can directly affect the production potential of an economy when large numbers of workers have to be quarantined. Through a variety of intermediate […]
Say no to EU carbon border tax
“A European carbon border tax: much pain, little gain” By Ben McWilliams and Georg Zachmann, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute The European Green Deal has set a target of reducing European Union carbon emissions by about 40 per cent over the next ten years. Reaching this target is likely to involve a significant […]
Europeans take the Euro for granted
By Joris Melman and Giuseppe Porcaro, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute How can we understand citizens’ attitudes towards the euro and its politics? A previous research project studied narratives of the euro crisis and explored the blame game that marked these years. The study found part of the answer to why it has been so hard […]