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Quantifying the Value of Preferential Trade in Russia and CIS
Taganov, Boris - 2015
In this paper, we assess the value of Russia’s preferential imports from all trade partners and CIS countries in particular. Total value of preferential imports in Russia (both duty free imports as well as imports subject to the discounted MFN duty under GSP) is equal to ca 12% (37.8 USD bln.)...
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Effect of structural economic vulnerability on the participation in international trade
Gnangnon, Sèna Kimm - 2022
This paper has investigated the effect of countries' structural economic vulnerability (EVI) on their participation in international trade, using an unbalanced panel dataset of 118 countries over the period from 1996 to 2018, and the two-step system generalized method of moments estimator. It...
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La guerre de Poutine en Ukraine provoquera-t-elle famine et révoltes en Afrique ?
Kohnert, Dirk - 2022
Famines are almost always man-made often used as a deterrent. Since ancient times, food and hunger have been a weapon of war. Among the most notorious examples in Africa are the Herero and Namaqua genocide in German South-West Africa (now Namibia) from 1904 to 1908. It was the first genocide of...
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Will Putin's Ukraine war provoke famine and upheaval in Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - 2022
Famines are almost always man-made often used as a deterrent. Since ancient times, food and hunger have been a weapon of war. Among the most notorious examples in Africa are the Herero and Namaqua genocide in German South-West Africa (now Namibia) from 1904 to 1908. It was the first genocide of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015045987
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Effect of the Duration of Membership in the GATT/WTO on Human Development in Developed and Developing Countries
Gnangnon, Sèna Kimm - 2022
The present article has examined the effect of the duration of the membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and/or the World Trade Organization (WTO) (and not the mere membership in the GATT/WTO) on human development, considered as a measure of citizens' welfare. The...
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Has the Least developed countries' TRIPS Waiver Delivered on its Promise of Creating a Viable Technological Base?
Gnangnon, Sèna Kimm - 2023
The Trade-Related Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organization has granted major flexibilities to least developed countries (LDCs). One of these flexibilities is the exemption from the implementation of the majority of the provisions of this Agreement over a certain...
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Effect of the Utilization of Non-Reciprocal Trade Preferences on Trade Policy in Beneficiary Countries
Gnangnon, Sèna Kimm - 2023
The present article aims to complement the nascent literature on the effect of non-reciprocal trade preferences (NRTPs) on beneficiary countries' trade policies. It has investigated, at the aggregate level, the effect of GSP programs and other trade preference programs provided by the QUAD...
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Perspektiven und Herausforderungen für EU-Importe seltener Erden aus Russland: Fallstudien aus Deutschland, Frankreich und Italien
Kohnert, Dirk - 2024
Die Europäische Union (EU) hat einen dringenden Bedarf an Seltenen Erden, insbesondere an raffinierten Produkten, die für die Produktion von Elektroautos, Turbinen und anderen technischen Anwendungen unerlässlich sind. Allerdings ist der Raffinierungsprozess nicht nur energieintensiv, sondern...
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Prospects and challenges for the export of rare earths from Sub-Saharan Africa to the EU
Kohnert, Dirk - 2024
The African continent is increasingly becoming a battleground in the race between superpowers for access to critical minerals needed for the 'Green Revolution', such as rare earth minerals (REE). Companies from China, the USA and Russia play a major role. In most cases, critical minerals are...
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Perspectives d'exportation de GNL et d'hydrogène de l'Afrique subsaharienne vers l'UE
Kohnert, Dirk - 2023
'à l'Europe. Une fois achevé, le gazoduc transportera 30 milliards de mètres cube de gaz par an. La Coalition africaine … Coalition for Trade and Investment (ACTING) estimates potential sub-Saharan LNG export capacity at 134 million tonnes of LNG … Coalition for Trade and Investment (ACTING) schätzt die potenzielle LNG-Exportkapazität südlich der Sahara bis 2030 auf 134 …
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