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Towards an Integrated EU-Latin America Economic Area
Rafael Cornejo, Antoni Estevadeordal and Ernesto Talvi Introduction The new geopolitical reality and the protectionist drive of the United States is causing a profound structural transformation in the international trading system: a redefinition of its architecture with new priorities emerging centred on economic security, resilience of supply chains, strategic autonomy and geopolitical realignment. For the…
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Are Rules of Origin a Second-Order Discipline in Trade Agreements?
For many countries, the economy this decade presents similar challenges, as they are facing higher pandemic-related health expenditures and increases in prices for energy and many basic raw materials due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. One consequence of these higher expenditures is that there is a general need to make the collection of…
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In rules of origin, is trade facilitated in your country?
A new version of the “Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation: Global Report 2021. Based on the United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation” was recently published. This fourth UN global survey was conducted by five United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRC) for Africa (ECA), Europe (UNECE), Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Latin America…