SPOTLIGHT
A New Era for Infrastructure?
NAFTA Renegotiation: Recalibrating North American Economic Relations
TRADE
Official Letter: USTR Lighthizer Notifies Congress of Renegotiation of NAFTA, Executive Office of the President
News: Trade Deal Ratification Needs Member States, EU Court Says, Eszter Zalan, EU Observer
News: Mnuchin Said to Start Review That Could Ease Volcker Rule’s Bite, Benjamin Bain & Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg
News: Cohn, Mnuchin Visit Capitol Hill to Discuss Tax Reform, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill
Video: Mnuchin: The Ex-Im Bank is an Important Tool, CNBC
News: ‘No deal yet’ in Mexican Trade Talks with Ross Seen as NAFTA Warm-up, Adriana Barrera, Reuters
News: Macron to Germany: No Rush into Eurozone Reform, For Now, Pierre Briancon, Politico
News: EU Grants Sri Lanka Improved Access to its Market as Incentive for Reform, European Commission
Analysis: What Has President Trump Done So Far on Trade? Sean Hackbarth, US Chamber of Commerce
Policy Brief:How Fast Can America Grow? Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Analysis: Low Productivity Remains a Barrier to Trump’s Ambitions, Financial Times
Opinion: The Trump Trade: Executive Disorder, Financial Times
Video Series: The Crossroads US – Mexico Trade: Inside US – Mexico Trade, Samuel George, Bertelsmann Foundation
Latin America/Caribbean: Regional Economic Outlook: Tale of Two Adjustments, International Monetary Fund
GLOBALIZATION
News: China Pledges $124 billion for New Silk Road as Champion of Globalization, Brenda Goh and Yawen Chen, Reuters
Analysis: Can Globalization Survive a Barrage of Cyber Attacks?, Jeff Spross, The Week
Speech: Belt and Road Initiative: Proven Policies and New Economic Links, Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund
Opinion: Globalization’s Ill Effects have been Wildly Exaggerated, Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington Post
Analysis: Could China Save Globalization? Jonathan Woetzel, LinkedIn
UPCOMING
EVENTS
May 25: Lecture: Early Modern Globalization through a Jesuit Prism, Washington, European Union Delegation to the United States
May 25: Trade, security, and the U.S.-Mexico relationship, Brookings
May 25: Why, After 200 Years, Can’t Economists Sell Free Trade? Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 15: The Ukrainian Economy: Challenges and Prospects, Atlantic Council
June 20: International Forum on Women and Trade, European Commission, International Trade Centre, Brussels
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