Spent the week truffling in the margins of the OECD conference on trade and the economy— here’s what i picked up was going behind the scenes.
on.ft.com/3ZlF7Uv Donald Trump’s go-it-alone trade doctrine shakes Paris summit
@oecd-ocde.bsky.social director of trade and agriculture directorate Ms. @marionjansen.bsky.social presenting results of the 1st ever review of supply chain resilience. Import concentration has grown over the recent years, but there are policy options to mitigate the risks incolved.
Today, the OECD adopted a new Recommendation on Eliminating Government Support to Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. This legal instrument provides practical policy guidance for governments to ensure no public money supports illegal fishing: www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
Congratulating Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov for the completion of Bulgaria's accession review process under the OECD Committee for Agriculture today.
The update of the OECD Environmental Performance of Agriculture Indicators has been released today. Progress has slowed – and even reversed for some indicators – over the past 10 to 15 years, according to this update. More information here: www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
Yesterday, Brazil formally expressed its interest in joining the OECD Co-operative Research Programme for Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems. We look forward to the collaboration with one of the world’s strongest national ecosystems for agricultural research. www.oecd.org/en/about/pro...
VoxEU column on industrial subsidies by colleagues from the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate: cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Discover how border processes have evolved in recent years in our Trade Facilitation Indicator update released today: www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
This week, we organized the first ever OECD Illicit Trade Forum and awarded the first OECD Clean Free Trade Zone Certificate to the Consorci de la Zona Franca from #Barcelona. Congratulations! www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/...
Esta semana celebramos el Primer Foro sobre la Lucha Contra el Comercio Ilícito. La Zona Franca de Barcelona ha recibido el primer certificado de seguridad y transparencia, convirtiéndose en la primera zona franca mundial en obtener esta distinción. www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/...
Discussed this ECB paper on “Navigating a fragmenting global trading system” today at the House of the Euro. Very insightful. Interesting survey info on EU firm level dependency on imports from China: www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpo...
"The EU and South Africa will launch negotiations on a new Clean Trade and Investment Partnership and talks on critical raw materials during Thursday’s bilateral summit in Cape Town," writes Rob Francis
#EUTrade #EUSouthAfrica
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Inflation remains on track for our 2% target, with slower wage growth supporting the disinflation process, Vice-President Luis de Guindos tells The Sunday Times. But we’ve downgraded our growth outlook amid exceptional uncertainty and trade tensions www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/...
@thetimes.com
More timely and policy relevant than ever, this very insightful podcast by @chadbown.bsky.social on @trade--talks.bsky.social.
Global trade reached a record $33 trillion last year, but uncertainty clouds the outlook ahead.
@unctad.bsky.social’s Global Trade Update is now a monthly publication analysing trade policy & global trade data.
🔗 Full publication: ow.ly/SVi750VhZ7c
📊🅻🅴 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞-🆃🅷🅴 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭 "La #Chine, toujours plus dominante dans le #commerce mondial" avec 730 produits pour lesquels elle assure plus de la moitié des exportations mondiales en 2023, bien plus que l’UE, les USA et le Japon.
www.cepii.fr/BLOG/bi/post...
@vvicard.bsky.social, Gianluca Santoni
Analysis: Tariffs do not Improve the Trade Balance.
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser @altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jwepz
#tradepolicy #tariffs
Agree with @annajerzewska.bsky.social. @sweboardoftrade.bsky.social work usually brilliant. Must read.
Costa Rica is by the way a start performer when it comes to reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions in agriculture. Below a figure I referred to in my intervention at the @businessatoecd.org roundtable on "Mobilizing Financial Resources for Agriculture" in #SanJose today.
🇪🇺 🇰🇷 #EUKorea agree #digitaltrade pact:
"The agreement was reached at a time when Brussels is keen to diversify its trade relations away from both China and the United States," writes Rob Francis ↓
borderlex.net/2025/03/10/e...
Inviting Victor Carvajal Porras, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of #CostaRica to join us at OECD HQ in Paris for further exchanges on certification in agri-food supply chains plus handing over our latest publication on carbon footprint monitoring in agri-food: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Europe was largely spared from significant Trump tariffs during his first term. The world now seems to be different.
Lessons from how the EU negotiated with Trump last time, as well as how the EU's new 'anti-coercion instrument' may soon be put to the test.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/204-...
EU is prepping its retaliatory lists ahead of #steel and aluminum #tariffs next week and expects auto cars to arrive soon
More details here:
(Hint: Watch the 🚘car parts space)
By Iana Dreyer
borderlex.net/2025/03/05/b...
🇪🇺 🇮🇳 #EUIndia #TTC: "The joint statement reveals that the TTC is a dialogue platform that appears to help resolve bilateral food safety issues that hamper mutual exports," ✍️ Iana Dreyer
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Happy International Women’s Day to all women in international trade and thanks to @noiweala.bsky.social for providing us with this inspiring set of images for the day.
The 2025 edition of the #OECD Review of Fisheries has been released today. Important and useful for anyone interested in fisheries subsidies: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Portugal, Greece and India are the top STRI reformers in 2024 and hence the countries working hardest towards the reduction of barriers to services trade.
For the full update on our Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, click here: www.oecd.org/en/publicati....
Trump’s new tariffs could crush Canada's and Mexico's car industries. Production could drop by 71% & 57%.
Very uneven effect on automakers:
- Big losers: Volkswagen & Stellantis
- Tesla & GM + Toyota, Hyundai & Subaru could gain
English version with T.Mayer &P.Wibaux www.cepii.fr/BLOG/en/post...
In Paris this week, a very timely exchange with business representatives @businessatoecd.org on "The Way Forward for International Trade: Principles, Partnerships and Priorities". Certainly no business as usual but we continue to "be open for business".
NEW TRADE TALKS PODCAST EPISODE
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it’s different. On this week's show, Ana Swanson joins me to explain.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/202-...
