In this issue we look at the Regional Trade Agreements’ recent activity. RTAs tend to disintegrate rather than integrating trading partners, and reflect the “new” politics on trade and trade integration that is being implemented in some key regional entities.
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In this month’s issue, we thoroughly examine the talks on modernizing NAFTA, revisiting its economics, the first round of the re-negotiation talks, and different perspectives on the agreement.
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In this issue of the News Digest we take an in depth look at Brexit, examining potential pathways forward, negotiations and implications for the UK, EU and its trading partners.
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In this month's News Digest, we examine the United States' trade policy under President Trump and what it means for global trade. We also continue our coverage of developments in the United Kingdom with Brexit, and provide an update on the status of the mega-regionals (TPP, TTIP and RCEP).
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In the March issue of the RTA Exchange Digest we continue to analyze the United States' "new" trade policy and its impact on relations with its most important trade partners. We also provide an update on the state of the Brexit process, and survey what is happening in RTAs in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
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In this issue we examine the new trade policy emerging from the United State under President Trump, including the withdrawal from the TPP agreement and calls to renegotiate NAFTA. We also check in on the status of the Brexit talks, and provide updates on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement in Asia, Mercosur in Latin America, and the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) in Africa.
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This month we look at the potential impact of US President Trump's trade policy, with a special focus on Mexico and Canada and the ramifications for the North American Free Trade Agreement. We also continue to monitor the developments on Brexit.
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The final issue of 2016 takes a look back at the world of trade, examining the widespread backlash against mega-regional trade agreements, shifting policies in the United States and Europe, as well as budding new developments in RTAs.
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In this month's News Digest we look at the backlash against globalization and free trade following the US Presidential elections. We also provide an update on the status of the Brexit, examine the signing of the CETA agreement, and take a look at future of US-Africa and EU-Africa trade relations.
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In this issue we continue our analysis of the Brexit, take a look at the trade debate happening in the United States Federal elections, and follow the road to the newly minted Canadian-EU trade agreement.
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In this months' issue we take a look at the role of politics in RTAs, and provide an update on the ongoing Brexit and EU bilateral agreements, as well as new developments in Mercosur.
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This month's News Digest takes a look at the recent backlash against regional trade agreements, and globalization more broadly, by analyzing developments in the United States, Europe and at the World Trade Organization.
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This month we take a look at the trade backlash taking place in the United States election campaigns. We also examine how the Brexit will effect future RTA negotiations, and give you an update on the latest developments of the South African Development Community (SADC), and the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA).
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This month we do a deep dive into the Brexit vote; looking at international reactions, the trade consequences of a Brexit and the various pathways forward.
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In this month's issue we take an in depth look at the mega-regional trade agreements and examine China's One Best, One Road initiative, as well as the pros and cons of the Brexit.
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The first issue of the RTA Exchange News Digest takes a look at the work being done at the WTO to regulate regional trade agreements, examines the ratification process for the TPP agreement, and discusses the never ending TTIP negotiations.
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