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No. 2020/14 | 25 Oct 2020 |
Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Commodities Exports from Commonwealth Countries
This paper considers the salience of commodities in Commonwealth members' merchandise trade and estimates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the commodities exports to five main markets: China, the USA, the European Union (EU-27), the UK and... |
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No. 2020/13 | 10 Oct 2020 |
The Commonwealth's Trade Landscape in a Post-COVID World
International trade fuels economic growth by increasing employment, production and the provision of a wider variety of goods and services at lower prices. However, two unprecedented recent crises are significantly affecting global trade: the US–China... |
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No. 2020/12 | 21 Sep 2020 |
The Impact of India's Slowdown on the Commonwealth
India accounts for 26 per cent of intra-Commonwealth trade. The impact of its slowdown will be felt differently by Commonwealth countries depending on their economic links. This study uses GTAP analysis to assess the impact of India's GDP slowdown on... |
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No. 2020/11 | 17 Sep 2020 |
Climate and Energy Provisions in Trade Agreements with Relevance to the Commonwealth
This paper considers domestic climate laws among Commonwealth countries and climate change language across an array of trade and investment agreements featuring Commonwealth parties in order to identify key trends and useful mechanisms for future... |
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No. 2020/10 | 07 Sep 2020 |
Sustainable Graduation
Several countries are to leave the group of least developed countries (LDCs) in the coming decade. Following ‘LDC graduation’, these countries will become ineligible for the international support measures (ISMs) they currently enjoy. Taking into... |
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No. 2020/09 | 07 Sep 2020 |
Analysing the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Supply Chains in Commonwealth Countries
This study analyses the supply chains for medical goods across Commonwealth countries. It assesses trade flows related to the health sector and, more specifically, import and export data for essential COVID-19 medical supplies. It also explores... |
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No. 2020/08 | 31 Aug 2020 |
The Impact of COVID-19 on Commonwealth Services Trade
This International Trade Working Paper examines the effect of the pandemic on the services trade of Commonwealth countries using both descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis. It finds that at least 40 per cent of Commonwealth services exports... |
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No. 2020/07 | 30 Jun 2020 |
Export Diversification, Upstreamness and Global Value Chains
This study examines the determinants of export diversification for a group of Commonwealth member countries. It introduces a measure of participation in global value chains (GVCs) along with the average ‘upstreamness’ of exports as potential... |
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No. 2020/06 | 25 Jun 2020 |
Commonwealth Greenfield Investment
This paper examines the effect of Commonwealth membership on greenfield investment, using bilateral data in a structural gravity model. Estimates suggest that Commonwealth membership is associated with 19 per cent more greenfield investment, but this... |
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No. 2020/05 | 15 Jun 2020 |
Harnessing the Commonwealth Advantage in Global Value Chains
This paper examines the participation of 43 Commonwealth countries in global value chains (GVCs). It shows that Commonwealth member countries' participation in GVCs increased between 1995–2015, but that it was primarily with non-Commonwealth... |
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No. 2020/04 | 05 Jun 2020 |
An Assessment of the Impact of the Slowdown of the Chinese Economy on Commonwealth Member Countries
One of the most prominent factors contributing to sluggish global trade growth in recent years has been the rebalancing of China's economy from being investment-oriented to consumption-driven since 2012. This has resulted in dwindling import demand... |
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No. 2020/03 | 01 Jun 2020 |
Exports at Risk from Non-Tariff Measures
In recent years, increases in far-reaching tariffs have been widely publicised. While these have been important, this paper demonstrates that larger shares of Commonwealth member countries' exports have been exposed to changes in other policies,... |
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No. 2020/02 | 23 Apr 2020 |
A Critical Reflection on International Support for Least Developed Countries
With ten years of the 2030 Agenda to go, and with the fifth Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries starting in 2021, there is a need to re-evaluate the system of international support for LDCs. Some LDCs are performing well but some key... |
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No. 2020/01 | 24 Feb 2020 |
Effectively Governing the Ocean Economy and Boosting the Trade Performance of Commonwealth Small States
Although small states' total share of global trade has been declining over time, specific sectors, including those related to the ocean economy, have been experiencing growth. A number of Commonwealth coastal small states have been pioneering blue... |
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No. 2019/04 | 08 Apr 2019 |
Graduating from LDC Status
The withdrawal of international support measures raises sustainability concerns among countries graduating from the category of least developed countries (LDCs). Despite care taken to ensure a smooth transition, these concerns are rife, especially... |
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No. 2019/03 | 02 Apr 2019 |
Global Trade Turmoil
This paper provides a rapid assessment of several major emerging trends in international trade with the objective of better appreciating their implications for the world's poorest, smallest and most vulnerable economies, such as least developed... |
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No. 2019/02 | 25 Feb 2019 |
Bangladesh's Apparel Exports to the EU
This paper focuses on the EU market to analyse the potential implications of LDC graduation for Bangladesh's apparel exports. By using a partial equilibrium model, it estimates that discontinuing tariff preferences could lead to a potential export... |
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No. 2019/01 | 28 Jan 2019 |
Aid for Trade in the Services Sector
This paper proposes the effective use of Aid for Trade (AfT) programmes as one possible means of addressing some of the challenges faced by LDCs and small states in the services sector. It examines possible ways to enhance the capacity and... |
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No. 2018/06 | 03 Dec 2018 |
Digital Technologies, Trade and Development
Historically, technology has served as a critical driver of globalisation, underpinning the rapid expansion in world trade and driving human progress, raising living standards and welfare, and precipitating transformative improvements in human... |
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No. 2018/05 | 27 Nov 2018 |
Post-MC11 Trade Agenda for the Least Developed Countries
Drawing on the negotiations and other developments that transpired in the run up to MC11 and thereafter, the paper underlines four core directions to be considered while giving shape to a revamped LDC agenda. First, the de facto dissolution of the... |
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Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Commodities Exports from Commonwealth Countries
Salamat Ali, Marco Fugazza and Brendan Vickers
25 Oct 2020
This paper considers the salience of commodities in Commonwealth members' merchandise trade and estimates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the commodities exports to five main markets: China, the USA, the European Union (EU-27), the UK and...
The Commonwealth's Trade Landscape in a Post-COVID World
Dessie Ambaw and Peter Draper
10 Oct 2020
International trade fuels economic growth by increasing employment, production and the provision of a wider variety of goods and services at lower prices. However, two unprecedented recent crises are significantly affecting global trade: the US–China...
The Impact of India's Slowdown on the Commonwealth
Harsha Vardhana Singh and Veena Jha
21 Sep 2020
India accounts for 26 per cent of intra-Commonwealth trade. The impact of its slowdown will be felt differently by Commonwealth countries depending on their economic links. This study uses GTAP analysis to assess the impact of India's GDP slowdown on...
Climate and Energy Provisions in Trade Agreements with Relevance to the Commonwealth
Markus W. Gehring and Emily Morison
17 Sep 2020
This paper considers domestic climate laws among Commonwealth countries and climate change language across an array of trade and investment agreements featuring Commonwealth parties in order to identify key trends and useful mechanisms for future...
Sustainable Graduation
Mustafizur Rahman and Debapriya Bhattacharya
07 Sep 2020
Several countries are to leave the group of least developed countries (LDCs) in the coming decade. Following ‘LDC graduation’, these countries will become ineligible for the international support measures (ISMs) they currently enjoy. Taking into...
Analysing the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Supply Chains in Commonwealth Countries
Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Brendan Vickers and Salamat Ali
07 Sep 2020
This study analyses the supply chains for medical goods across Commonwealth countries. It assesses trade flows related to the health sector and, more specifically, import and export data for essential COVID-19 medical supplies. It also explores...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Commonwealth Services Trade
Anirudh Shingal
31 Aug 2020
This International Trade Working Paper examines the effect of the pandemic on the services trade of Commonwealth countries using both descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis. It finds that at least 40 per cent of Commonwealth services exports...
Export Diversification, Upstreamness and Global Value Chains
Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and Anwesha Aditya
30 Jun 2020
This study examines the determinants of export diversification for a group of Commonwealth member countries. It introduces a measure of participation in global value chains (GVCs) along with the average ‘upstreamness’ of exports as potential...
Commonwealth Greenfield Investment
Anirudh Shingal and Akshaya Aggarwal
25 Jun 2020
This paper examines the effect of Commonwealth membership on greenfield investment, using bilateral data in a structural gravity model. Estimates suggest that Commonwealth membership is associated with 19 per cent more greenfield investment, but this...
Harnessing the Commonwealth Advantage in Global Value Chains
Sangeeta Khorana and Hubert Escaith
15 Jun 2020
This paper examines the participation of 43 Commonwealth countries in global value chains (GVCs). It shows that Commonwealth member countries' participation in GVCs increased between 1995–2015, but that it was primarily with non-Commonwealth...
An Assessment of the Impact of the Slowdown of the Chinese Economy on Commonwealth Member Countries
Syed Mortuza Ehsan and Salamat Ali
05 Jun 2020
One of the most prominent factors contributing to sluggish global trade growth in recent years has been the rebalancing of China's economy from being investment-oriented to consumption-driven since 2012. This has resulted in dwindling import demand...
Exports at Risk from Non-Tariff Measures
Simon Evenett
01 Jun 2020
In recent years, increases in far-reaching tariffs have been widely publicised. While these have been important, this paper demonstrates that larger shares of Commonwealth member countries' exports have been exposed to changes in other policies,...
A Critical Reflection on International Support for Least Developed Countries
Daniel Gay
23 Apr 2020
With ten years of the 2030 Agenda to go, and with the fifth Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries starting in 2021, there is a need to re-evaluate the system of international support for LDCs. Some LDCs are performing well but some key...
Effectively Governing the Ocean Economy and Boosting the Trade Performance of Commonwealth Small States
Jodie Keane, Rosemarie Cadogan and Hilary Enos-Edu
24 Feb 2020
Although small states' total share of global trade has been declining over time, specific sectors, including those related to the ocean economy, have been experiencing growth. A number of Commonwealth coastal small states have been pioneering blue...
Graduating from LDC Status
Vinaye Ancharaz
08 Apr 2019
The withdrawal of international support measures raises sustainability concerns among countries graduating from the category of least developed countries (LDCs). Despite care taken to ensure a smooth transition, these concerns are rife, especially...
Global Trade Turmoil
Mohammad A. Razzaque and Syed Mortuza Ehsan
02 Apr 2019
This paper provides a rapid assessment of several major emerging trends in international trade with the objective of better appreciating their implications for the world's poorest, smallest and most vulnerable economies, such as least developed...
Bangladesh's Apparel Exports to the EU
Mohammad A. Razzaque and Jillur Rahman
25 Feb 2019
This paper focuses on the EU market to analyse the potential implications of LDC graduation for Bangladesh's apparel exports. By using a partial equilibrium model, it estimates that discontinuing tariff preferences could lead to a potential export...
Aid for Trade in the Services Sector
Pallavi Bajaj
28 Jan 2019
This paper proposes the effective use of Aid for Trade (AfT) programmes as one possible means of addressing some of the challenges faced by LDCs and small states in the services sector. It examines possible ways to enhance the capacity and...
Digital Technologies, Trade and Development
James MacGregor
03 Dec 2018
Historically, technology has served as a critical driver of globalisation, underpinning the rapid expansion in world trade and driving human progress, raising living standards and welfare, and precipitating transformative improvements in human...
Post-MC11 Trade Agenda for the Least Developed Countries
Debapriya Bhattacharya, Mustafizur Rahman and Anika Muzib Suchi
27 Nov 2018
Drawing on the negotiations and other developments that transpired in the run up to MC11 and thereafter, the paper underlines four core directions to be considered while giving shape to a revamped LDC agenda. First, the de facto dissolution of the...