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AfCFTA can accelerate Africa's interregional trade which currently stands at 15 per cent, by developing regional value chains as a foundation for Africa's participation in global value chains.

Vietnam is boosting its integration into global value chains. Economist Raymond Mallon writes about how the country has been improving living standards, the role of global economic cooperation, and how Vietnam is moving beyond labour-intensive manufacturing.

Carlos Ayub of Deloitte Brazil discusses how planned accession to the OECD will affect transfer pricing (TP) in Brazil, and also provides an update on the consequences of discontinuing the Libor rate.

China's muscling into the pharmaceutical industry, helping Big Pharma bite back against generics. But its global ambitions might turn the industry upside down. Like any good relationship, the burgeoning love affair between China and the relatively small number of global companies known as 'Big Pharma' offers promise for both parties. For Big Pharma, there's the [...] The post China's Big Pharma bet could change the IP game appeared first on 360.

As the World Trade Organisation’s 12th Ministerial Conference wound up in Geneva last week, delegations began heading home, exhausted after a week of hectic parleys. The Indian delegation, however, made a stopover in Brussels. Led by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, the purpose of this visit was to provide political direction and impetus to talk for an

Now is the time for African countries to start looking for African value chains or alternatives to global value chains.

The 2021 African Integration Report issued under the theme Putting Free Movement of Persons at the centre of Continental Integration, is based on the…

Ghana's merchandise trade competitiveness declined over the last decade, resulting in a reduction in the number of exporting firms and their participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs), a World Bank report, has said. The report, however, said improvements in transport logistics and access to information communication technology infrastructure over the…

ACCRA — Ghana’s merchandise trade competitiveness declined over the last decade, resulting in a reduction in the number of exporting firms and their participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs). However, improvements in transport logistics and access

It's a well-established idea that international trade generates winners and losers. Read about IDS research on inclusive trade and policy.