Tag: Global economy

A new World Bank policy report urges developing countries and international development agencies to rethink their approach to governance, as a key to overcoming challenges related ...

On 17 January 2017, the British Prime Minister announced her Government’s “Twelve Point Plan” for exiting the European Union (EU). It describes how the Brexit negotiatio...

David Christianson, Political Analyst, comments on the recently concluded 2017 World Economic Forum ‘Donald Trump is an uncertainty generating machine’ - Michael Porter, WEF ...

Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, introduces tralac’s latest capacity-building initiative Today’s discussion is a slight diversion from our usual policy issues to reflect o...

Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the global trade outlook for 2017 According to Chinese astrology, we are about to enter the year of the fire rooster. This fire ro...

tralac hosted a regional roundtable in Cape Town to consider global, African, and South African trade and trade-related developments of the past year and prospects for 2017. This ...

Cornerstones of a Marshall Plan with Africa More than ever before, our future – and that of our children and grandchildren – is linked to the future of our neighbouring contin...

Implications of the election of Donald Trump as the next United States president currently dominate discussions about geopolitical developments and the prospects for internati...

Starting, Sunday, in Cape Town: the inaugural UN World Data Forum Learning to Compete: evidence on exporting and firm-level performance (UNU-WIDER) This Special Issue by the Jour...

Trends such as rising income inequality and societal polarization triggered political change in 2016 and could exacerbate global risks in 2017 if urgent action is not taken, accord...

The World Bank Group yesterday launched TCdata360, a free, open, and easy-to-use online platform that collects, analyzes and visualizes trade and competitiveness data. The website ...

International trade and the global economy have undergone significant changes in recent years as a result of improved technology, a shift towards trade in services, and increasing ...

The Handbook includes a wealth of data for analysis of international trade, investment, or development. Presented in English and French, the annual Handbook provides users – pol...

Several key events took place during 2016 that may collectively result in a turning point for trade liberalisation around the globe. South Africa, and perhaps more importantly Afri...

Over the last fifty years or more the most remarkable feature of global economic growth has been the growth demonstrated by the so-called ‘Asian Tiger’ economies (Hong Kong, Si...

Tax revenues collected in advanced economies have continued to increase from last year’s all-time high, with taxes on labour and consumption representing an increasing share of t...

The objective of this paper is to set the background for a discussion and analysis of the old Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) and its replacement the SADC Econom...

On Tuesday, 22 November, the European Commission set out a strategic approach for achieving sustainable development in Europe and around the world. It also set out how it plan...

Human and economic costs of disasters underestimated by up to 60 percent The impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global $520 billion loss in annual consumption,...

John Stuart, tralac Associate, discusses Africa’s recent industrialization path by examining trends in industrial employment and manufacturing value added in relation to oth...