This report on the CARIFORUM and Pacific ACP Economic Partnership Agreements analyses the detailed implications for their economies including an indication of the broad country and region-wide effects. It provides a ‘baseline analysis’ of highly complex documents which make many specific commitments.
Petal market stall at Dadar Phulgalli, Bombay
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To honour Dr Chris Steven’s contribution to ODI and particularly his work on the trade programme, ODI is hosting a special seminar - World Trade in 2009: Managing politics and economics for development. It will be an opportunity to learn about Chris' work on Economic Partnership Agreements and to set ODI's trade agenda for 2009.
This Opinion highlights anti-dumping rules and duties, highlighted by a change in the rules governing China’s textile and clothing exports on 31 December 2008. The expiration of US and EU quotas on Chinese textile and clothing exports could put increased competitive pressure on other producers, leading to more recourse to anti-dumping by developed countries concerned at the threat to domestic producers.
This paper outlines the background to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 'Health Check' agreed on 20 November 2008. It looks at what has been agreed, and how it will affect developing countries.
This report contains the findings and lessons of the final evaluation of three DFID programmes in Latin America: the Latin America Markets and International Trade (LAMIT) programme; the Political Systems and Public Sector (PSPS) programme and the ENLACE social inclusion programme. The LAMIT and PSPS programmes were the principal components of the Latin America Regional Assistance Plan (RAP) whose implementation began in the early months of 2005.
This written submission focuses attention on two of the international aspects of action required to prevent climate change derailing development, because they are ones on which the European Union (EU) is a major actor. It argues that current EU policy is insufficiently nuanced to protect development.
Containers near the port of Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Based on the latest draft modalities for agriculture and NAMA (non-agricultural market access), how would small vulnerable economies in Africa and elsewhere be affected? What are African interests at WTO and is there a joint African position? What is the role of South Africa and to what extent do South Africa’s interests mirror those of other African countries? This event hoped to encourage discussion on these and other questions around the implications of the WTO Doha Round impasse for Africa.
This study reviews a number of the existing ethical standards and labels in terms of their objectives, the scale and scope of their coverage, their impact on participating farmers, compliance costs and broader development impacts.
This article argues that the G20 summit in Washington must focus on an inclusive and dynamic renewal of the global development agenda - a task in which Europe has a vital role to play.
By Chris Stevens and Mareike Meyn