International trade

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• Trade Balances in China and the US Are Largely Driven by Domestic Macro Forces
  • Published: September 12, 2024
  • Authors: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, Rodrigo Valdés
  • Summary: Worries that China’s external surpluses result from industrial policies reflect an incomplete view
• More Diversified Trade Can Make Middle East and Central Asia More Resilient
  • Published: May 13, 2024
  • Authors: Jihad Azour
  • Summary: Reducing trade barriers, easing regulatory constraints, and upgrading infrastructure can mitigate challenges and help countries leverage new opportunities.
• Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Global Trade
  • Published: March 7, 2024
  • Authors: Parisa Kamali, Robin Koepke, Alessandra Sozzi, Jasper Verschuur
  • Summary: In the first two months of 2024, Suez Canal trade dropped by 50 percent from a year earlier while trade through the Panama Canal fell by 32 percent, disrupting supply chains and distorting key macroeconomic indicators
• Why Digital Trade Should Remain Open
  • Published: December 13, 2023
  • Authors: Michele Ruta, Adam Jakubik
  • Summary: Policymakers should consider the benefits of international rules that promote a predictable policy environment, including continued tariff-free digital imports
• How Latin America Can Use Trade to Boost Growth
  • Published: November 16, 2023
  • Authors: Flavien Moreau, Rafael Machado Parente
  • Summary: Better infrastructure and logistics can help the region increase trade and growth
• Trade in Turmoil
  • Published: June 1, 2023
  • Authors: Gita Bhatt
  • Summary: Despite geopolitical tensions, meaningful cooperation on trade remains possible
• Global Trade Needs More Supply Diversity, Not Less
  • Published: April 12, 2022
  • Authors: Davide Malacrino, Adil Mohommad, Andrea F. Presbitero
  • Summary: Countries with trade partners that implemented more stringent lockdowns had a sharper drop in imports.
• Global Shipping Costs Are Moderating, But Pressures Remain
  • Published: January 13, 2022
  • Authors: Parisa Kamali
• New Index Tracks Trade Uncertainty Across the Globe
  • Published: September 9, 2019
  • Authors: Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri
• Trade Balances Mostly Driven by Economic Forces, Not Tariffs
  • Published: July 10, 2019
  • Authors: The Editors
• Economic Forces, Not Tariffs, Drive Changes in Trade Balances
  • Published: April 3, 2019
  • Authors: Johannes Eugster, Florence Jaumotte, Margaux MacDonald, Roberto Piazza
• A Weakening Global Expansion Amid Growing Risks
  • Published: January 21, 2019
  • Authors: Gita Gopinath
• Global Economy: Good News for Now but Trade Tensions a Threat
  • Published: April 17, 2018
  • Authors: Maurice Obstfeld
• How Lowering Trade Barriers Can Revive Global Productivity and Growth
  • Published: June 20, 2016
  • Authors: Era Dabla-Norris, Romain Duval
• Are Emerging Markets Adjusting to a New Normal?
  • Published: April 1, 2014
  • Authors: Aseel Almansour, AQIB ASLAM, John Bluedorn, Rupa Duttagupta
• Saving Latin America's Unprecedented Income Windfall
  • Published: May 20, 2013
  • Authors: Gustavo Adler, Nicolás Magud

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