share Too little data, too few opportunities: Impact investment's difficult adolescence Impact investing faces serious obstacles before reaching its market potential. Read more »
share Much Ado About NAFTA As November approaches both Democratic hopefuls are pointing fingers at NAFTA-- but what is really to blame for American job losses?Tags: Naftafair tradeClintonObamaRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Flowers for Sale Imported flowers, like other internationally traded commodities such as coffee, require ethical business practices to ensure worker-friendly and sustainable industries. Tags: globalizationdevelopmentagriculturetradeimport/exportRegions: South AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share The Fair Trade Future The authors of the book 'Fair Trade: The Challenges of Transforming Globalization' suggest some key changes for the Fair Trade market. Tags: sustainabilityagricultureglobal economyfair tradeRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share The Next U.S. President and Trade U.S. presidential candidates are highlighting the importance of how to approach trade, outsourcing and immigration in the face of globalization.Tags: outsourcingtradeimmigrationU.S. electionspresidencyRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Leaders Meet to Promote Global South Trade Developing countries are creating trade ties that leap continents. Categories: TradeTopics: TradeTags: free trade agreementsRegions: AfricaCountries: IndiaBrazilSouth Africa Read more »
share Embracing the Challenge of Free Trade Federal Reserve chairmen Ben S. Bernanke's speech at the Montana Economic Development Summit, May 1st, 2007, Butte, Montana. Tags: free tradeFederal Reservecompetitiontrade barriersOff-ShoringRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share "Made in China" Label Spurs Global Concern In response to recent product recalls, American parents return millions of lead-painted toys to shops while Chinese parents remain ignorant of the threat.Tags: mediatraderegulationExportsImportsSafetyChinese ImportsRegions: AsiaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Workers Suffer Continent-Wide Under NAFTA A new three-country report shows that NAFTA has not lived up to its promise of better jobs and faster growth for Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Categories: TradeRegions: North AmericaTags: tradeNaftaUSCountries: MexicoCanada Read more »
share The Candidates on Trade Free trade policy will become important topic for candidates in the 2008 United States presidential elections.Tags: free tradeNaftaDemocratRepublicanCafta2008 Presidential CandidatesRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Trading on America's Future American attitudes towards trade have changed with the collapse of the Doha rounds, increasing support for US farm subsidies.Tags: free tradetradeAmericaRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Time for Congress to Lift OPEC's Immunity The U.S. House of Representatives is likely to pass a bill that could potentially change the nature of the petroleum industry. Tags: oilOPECOrganization for Petroleum Exporting Statespetroleum industryRegions: Europe and Middle EastCategories: Trade Read more »
share The New Shape of America's Trade Policy Congress and the President have finally agreed on a trade policy, but what will it look like?Tags: free tradetradelaborcongressenvironomentRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Malaysia to Lead South-South Collaboration A new UN-approved international centre for excellence is opening in Malaysia to promote research and offer fellowships.Tags: sciencetechnologySouth-South CooperationMalaysiaand innnovationCategories: Trade Read more »
share Recent U.S. Pet Deaths a Wake-Up Call on Global Food Safety? Without controls on agrochemicals, protectionist calls to limit crop imports provide a false sense of security.Tags: tradeanimalsglobal food safetyfood recallRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »