Trade for Prosperity – Fourth Edition
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) featured International Economics a second time in the 4th Edition of Trade for Prosperity.
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Digital Solutions for Empowering Women-led Businesses and Facilitating the Transition to the Formal Sector
It is observed that specific segments of the Mauritian population, namely women and youths, were more severely impacted as a result of the pandemic.
How Britain Left Brexit Behind with a New Pacific Trade Deal
What is at stake for the UK economy in acceding to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), one of the largest and most ambitious recent trade agreements?
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IEC Quarterly Newsletter – March 2023
IEC Quarterly Newsletter, with the most recent articles, CEO Insights and projects.
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Foreign Exchange Market: The Rupee would Benefit from a Strengthening in The Yuan
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin in March resulted in discussions on various levels.
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Budget 2023-2024: Suggestions for Boosting the Export Sector in Mauritius
Mauritius remains exposed to international geopolitical uncertainty. Despite the drop in freight costs, the price of many imported consumer products are increasing or remain at a high level.
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Trade for Prosperity – Third Edition
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) featured International Economics in the Third Edition of Trade for Prosperity, for a comprehensive infographic report on the post-Brexit trade shifts with the EU.
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Kamala Harris’ African Visit Strengthens USA-Africa Ties
US Vice President, Kamala Harris’s visit to Africa follows those recently made by President Biden and Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen.
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UK-India Trade Update – April 2023
The 7th round of the UK-India FTA negotiations concluded in February, with trade ministers from both countries meeting in December 2022 & January 2023 to assess progress.
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Towards Sustainable Tourism: Trends and Opportunities in the CARIFORUM
One of the most tourism-dependent regions in the world, CARIFORUM, comprising 14 states of the Caribbean Community of nations and the Dominican Republic, is the tourism hub for people who seek to soak up the “sun, sea and sand.”
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Talking about Women’s Economic Empowerment on the International Women’s Day and Beyond
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes Gender Equality as a fundamental goal.
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Vietnam: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) under Vietnam’s FTAs
Vietnam has consistently been an attractive destination for foreign investment. Following the financial crisis of 2008-2009, FDI inflows regained growth momentum at an average rate of 6.3% annually from 2010 to 2021.
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United Kingdom: UK’s Trade under the UK-Vietnam FTA
This year, 2023, the United Kingdom (UK) and Vietnam celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. The strategic partnership between the UK and Vietnam has been tightening over the years.
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UK Trade Negotiations: CPTPP Accession
International Economics Consulting Ltd’s CEO, Paul Baker, contributed to provide evidence to the International Trade Committee on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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Vietnam: Opportunities from the New Insurance Business Law
In 2021, Vietnam’s insurance industry recorded VND 256 trillion in premiums, more than triple that was recorded in 2015.
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Key Messages to come out of Davos 2023 on the Future of Trade
Global leaders gathered in Davos from the 16th to 20th of January 2023 for the World Economic Forum’s 53rd Annual Meeting centred on “Cooperation in a Fragmented World”.
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Support to the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
The European Commission has commissioned a series of studies on business and investment opportunities for EU private sector entities in the context of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA.
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UK-Vietnam Trade Updates
This year, 2023, the United Kingdom and Vietnam celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. The strategic partnership between the UK and Vietnam has been tightening over the years.
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Mauritius’ Trade Act of 2022
This article is the second of a series of three analysing Mauritius’s Trade Act of 2022, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures.
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United Kingdom: An Overview of the UK’s Russia Sanction Regime
The Russia Sanctions Regulations 2019 came into force on 31 December 2020 to replace the previous EU sanctions regime relating to Russia’s actions in the Ukraine.
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United Kingdom: An Overview of the UK’s Russia Sanction Regime
The Russia Regulations 2019 came into force on 31 December 2020 to replace the previous EU sanctions regime relating to Russia’s actions in the Ukraine.
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Mauritius’ Trade Act of 2022
Trade remedies, which are trade policy tools triggered by governments to protect their domestic industries, are a crucial element of today’s international trade environment.
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Looking Ahead to 2023
The global economy remains exposed to multiple shocks amidst escalating geopolitical tensions, a slowdown in China’s economy, unsustainable rates of inflation and tighter monetary policy.
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms
Many developed countries are starting to push for more climate-ambitious policies within their territories. However, to mitigate the risk of carbon leakage, several countries are considering the adoption of carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs).
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