It seems to me that a lot of the economic discussion of Covid impacts and policy response is still using the wrong metaphors and models. For example, we keep hearing about "stimulus" bills when that's not mostly what they are. So, some thoughts 1/
In order to reduce the sub-standard quality of toys in India, the Commerce and Industry Ministry is looking forward to bring in stringent standards through a quality control order.
Fuelled by legitimate public policy concerns and ongoing trade tensions, the number of non-tariff measures #NTMs has ⬆ significantly, our 🆕 report finds.
It's a concern for traders & policymakers who want trade to contribute to sustainable development👉 https://t.co/sa3HBSvt7B
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
#NobelPrize
Our #DigitalEconomyReport presents trends and policies for value creation and capture in the digital economy. What does it look at?
➡entrepreneurship
➡data
➡trade
➡competition
➡taxation
➡intellectual-property
➡employment
➡platforms
Out this week, 4 September, 7pm (CET).
India can be one of the countries enabling LDCs like some African countries to harness their potential in cotton by-products through technology transfer #tradeforgrowth#technologytransfer
@wto@ITCnews Take a look at what we mean by cotton by-products and the impact they could have in least developed countries wanting to diversify their cotton production.
#CottonTrade
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Head @CRT_India Prof Ram Upendra Das @Upendra900 with Commerce Secretary Dr Anup Wadhawan India's WTO Ambassador J S Deepak and Mr Shishir Priyadarshi of WTO