…five times higher than its average applied rate of 7.%. See https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/tariff_profiles17_e.pdf. Profile for Mexico. [5] For a list of the free trade agreements entered into by Mexico, see World…
…billion compared to US$ 51 billion) while in 2016 Mexico’s exports to the United States were nearly six times as large as they were in 1994 (US$ 294 billion compared…
The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Barnier recently stated that the ‘Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement’ (CETA) between the EU and Canada is the only feasible model left for Brexit….
…(see among others, http://kluwertaxblog.com/2016/12/27/clarifying-the-scope-of-selectivity-how-to-autogrill-a-commission-decision-on-fiscal-state-aid/ and https://eutaxblog.com/2017/06/16/state-aid-national-courts-struggling-with-selectivity-requirement/). What seems to have been neglected, however, are the legally thorny issues also accompanying the recovery of State aid. Those questions are all the…
…diverse events all have major points in common. For a start, they concern services that are popular among customers, delivered with impressive speed through the use of digital technologies. Apps…
…a more pro-IP policy and enforcement direction, and urged other competition regulators to do the same, the international trade community should take notice as well, and competition regulators should be…
…these developments, competition authorities will have more room to protect the competitive process. More competitive markets should naturally correct prices. And competition enforcement against excessive pricing will become less necessary….
In the “Trade for all” strategy issued in October 2015, the EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström explained how the Juncker Commission would translate the strong commitment to transparency into concrete…
…are a blend of European law post-Brexit unknowns; still others include how labor laws will promote or stifle migration and competitiveness. This is where all of these issues can come…
…reached the ‘zero-lower bound’, government bond purchases may help to increase the money supply, stimulate economic activity and combat the risk of deflation. Yet, it also voices its sincere concern…
…Europe’s societies and the world of work.” He also specified that the pillar “should complement what we have already jointly achieved when it comes to the protection of workers in…
…that open up a multitude of strategic options for stakeholders. This raises fundamental questions: What are the structural incentives that trade agreements, in particular bilateral strategies, open up – and…
…to issue country or sector reports on distortions to alleviate the burden of proof on EU complaining industries. How will the Commission deal with significant distortions? If the Commission considers…
…aggregate solar panel installations in the U.S. and U.S. solar manufacturers continued to complain about competition from Asia. Something had to give and it has. Two manufacturing solar companies, Suniva…
…on the topics and the new rules facing international business. “Regulating for Globalization” will be a forum for expert commentary on the merits of the anti-globalization, economic nationalist movement, and…
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