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    EU-Singapore FTA: A pilot for the EU’s ambitions in Southeast Asia

    On November 21st, the first EU-Singapore FTA entered into force. It marks a milestone between the EU and Southeast Asian countries. A decade after the 2009 pause in the negotiations that had started in 2007 towards a EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) FTA, the EU finally has free trad...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 29 2019
    6 min

    Do Free Trade Agreements really benefit European trade?

    According to the 3rd annual report on the implementation of trade agreements published by the EU on October 14th, in 2018, EU exports to preferential trade partners grew by 2%, whereas the total growth of the EU's exports worldwide was 4%. The figures for imports are similar: 4.6% in comparison to 6...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 19 2019
    6 min

    An overview of the US tariff on 7.5 billion USDs-worth of EU goods

    On Oct. 18, the US imposed a tariff on 7.5 billion dollars-worth of EU goods, following a decision of WTO granting the US the right to take countermeasures against EU’s subsidies to Airbus. The value of the goods being targeted accounts for over 17% of the total EU exports to the US in 2018. In this...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 04 2019
    4 min
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    European ports: China sets up its commercial “factories”

    For the last ten years or so China has been weaving a network of entry points into European ports, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe, all linked to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This strategy is reminiscent of those of the colonial factories and the 19th century concessions, which the ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 28 2019
    4 min

    EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement: good times ahead for EU food

    On February 1st, 2019, the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA) entered into force. This agreement, also known as JEFTA (Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement), creates the largest free trade partnership in the world, with the EU gradually removing 99% of its tariff lines on goods from Japan and Ja...
    Ganyi Zhang
    October 01 2019
    5 min

    Completing the global shipping network: China’s new land-sea trade corridor

    On August 15, the Chinese National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) issued its latest five-year plan regarding the new international land-sea trade corridor. This far-reaching logistics policy document organizes the development of a smooth multi-modal shipping channel between China and Southeas...
    Ganyi Zhang
    September 24 2019
    5 min

    Trade war between China and the US: Unpacking the tariff exclusion lists

    While almost every week brings a new episode in the trade war between China and the US, it is interesting to examine the exclusion lists used to allow certain products to be exempted from the additional tariffs.
    Ganyi Zhang
    September 17 2019
    7 min

    France road transport market: a slight rise in prices for August

    According to the Upply database, the prices of road freight transport in France were on the rise in August 2019 by 0.6% compared to July. However, the evolution remains negative (-0.9%) compared to August 2018.
    William Béguerie
    September 06 2019
    4 min

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