Postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now scheduled to be held in mid-June: The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). From June 12 to 15, 2022, its 164 members are scheduled to meet in Geneva to discuss important issues. This is long overdue. After all, the WTO has a mammoth task on its hands.
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Contrary to the prevailing narrative in the West, cooperation with China has been the rule rather than the exception for decades, according to Paola Subbachi, professor of international economics at the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute at the University of London. However, should G7 leaders decide to make "core values" the basis of international cooperation, this could well change.
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The pandemic, the war in Ukraine: Europe is experiencing a historic moment whose scope should not be underestimated, writes Henning Vöpel. In today's Opinion, the cep director outlines the enormous challenges facing the EU these days.
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On Tuesday, the European Parliament will vote on the reform of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). However, the underlying proposals have the potential to jeopardize the transformation of steel companies for a carbon-neutral future.
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Billionaire Wang Jianling wanted to compete with Hollywood and promised to build the most technically advanced and largest film studios in the world. Qingdao was to become the Chinese Cannes. Not much came of it. Nevertheless, many believed in him.
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Hong Kong law professor Angela Zhang sees the authorities' efforts to discipline Chinese tech companies as "clumsy and very costly." The sometimes opaque regulations of the past 18 months in particular have unsettled the tech industry and investors. Beijing's proposal to chip in with "golden shares" doesn't improve the situation either. Zhang explains where the sticking points lie.
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A monetary policy that has been fiscally appropriated – could be an explanation for the high inflation, writes Willem H. Buiter in Standpunkt. This theory is particularly convincing with regard to the ECB.
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