Issue
No. 643, 16-30 June 2017
Threat
of financial crisis looms
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WTO
DG pulled up for flouting mandates and rules
Some
of the practices adopted by the WTO Director-General in the conduct
of WTO talks were called into question on 25 July at the Trade Negotiations
Committee, which was meeting again after a space of two years.
by
D. Ravi Kanth
South
call for credible results, including on PSH and SSM, at MC11
Many
developing countries at the 25 July TNC meeting pushed for credible
outcomes at the upcoming WTO Ministerial Conference on Doha Development
Agenda issues, as differences persisted among the WTO membership over
the subjects to prioritize for the Buenos Aires conference.
by
D. Ravi Kanth
Chairs
of WTO Doha bodies report on key issues at TNC
The
TNC also heard reports by the chairpersons of the different areas
of negotiations on the state of play of the talks.
by
Kanaga Raja
Developing
nations and LDCs reject new e-commerce work programme
The
drive to negotiate new rules at the WTO on electronic commerce has
met with continued opposition from many developing countries, which
argue that such talks would not take account of the North-South digital
divide.
by
D. Ravi Kanth
Opinion:
Prepare now for the next financial crisis
When
a new global financial crisis strikes, the developing countries will
be more damaged than in the last crisis as they have become less resilient
and more vulnerable. They thus need to prepare against being overwhelmed.
by
Martin Khor
Opinion:
Asian financial crisis: lessons learnt and unlearnt
Measures
taken by emerging economies in response to the 1997 Asian financial
crisis may not only fail to prevent a fresh crisis but also prove
a very source of volatility themselves, cautions Yilmaz Akyuz.
Analysis:
Unpacking the dangerous illusion of PPPs
Despite
growing recourse to this arrangement, public-private partnerships
(PPPs) may not be the most equitable or fiscally sustainable means
of financing public infrastructure and social services. María José
Romero and Mathieu Vervynckt reveal the true, often hidden
costs of PPPs.
