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Feb 25, 2016

TTIP: Cutting the Red Tape

By Global Business and Economics

The 12th round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) unfolded this week in Brussels between the EU and their American counterparts. At a time when both parties are stuck with weak growth (and persistent high unemployment in Europe), the importance of TTIP cannot be understated.

Economy & Business European Union

EconoGraphics

Feb 23, 2016

Tug of Budget War in Brussles

By Global Business and Economics

In the past weeks, the Portuguese government and EU authorities have engaged in a tug of war over the Portuguese budget proposal for 2016. The European Commission (EC) warned the newly elected anti-austerity government that it risked “serious non-compliance” with the EU’s fiscal rules. Finally, Lisbon narrowly avoided becoming the first Eurozone country to have its budget rejected by Brussels, as it agreed to additional tax hikes and spending cuts.

Economy & Business European Union

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Feb 22, 2016

Kasperek in The Hill: The Window for TTIP is Right Now

By Marie Kasperek

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Montanino in La Stampa on TTIP Negotiations

By Andrea Montanino

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Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Feb 19, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – February 19, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the annual Munich Security Conference this week.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

Feb 17, 2016

After the Coming Devaluation of the Egyptian Pound, What Next?

By Mohsin Khan and Elissa Miller

There is consensus both within and outside Egypt that a devaluation of the Egyptian pound is imminent. The question is not if there will be a devaluation, but when. The general view is that it is only a matter of weeks or months before the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will have to give up […]

Economy & Business North Africa

MENASource

Feb 16, 2016

A Return to Trade Protection in Egypt

By Mohsin Khan and Elissa Miller

Egypt began a slow process of moving from a state-dominated closed economy with high tariffs on imports and foreign exchange controls to a more open and market-friendly one in the 1990s. This process gained momentum in mid-2004 when the government of former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif launched a number of ambitious and far-reaching economic reforms. […]

Economy & Business North Africa

EconoGraphics

Feb 16, 2016

Dreaming Big: Size Matters

By Global Business and Economics

Why are Google, Apple or Facebook American-born but not European? Concerns about Europe’s lack of innovative start-ups prompted the European Commission (EC) to launch the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, aimed at bolstering entrepreneurship culture.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Pham Quoted by Huffington Post on Oil Economics and Politics in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

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Economy & Business Nigeria

Trade in Action

Feb 12, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – February 12, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

US Trade Representative Michael Froman signed the TPP in Auckland, New Zealand on Feb. 4 along with the Ministers from all nations part of the agreement. Photo credit: @usembassynz

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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