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But wait, there’s more….

What is there more to be said about the US tariff increases that President Trump introduced just now? Commentators and economists have extensively explained the stupidity of the measures. But …

Eoin Gahan April 4, 2025 April 4, 2025  International trade / Tariffs / US
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Let’s go to a summit. Plenty to choose from

The G-7, which used to be the G-8 until Russia was asked to leave, is important as a summit of the leaders of the world’s seven largest economies. The president …

Eoin Gahan January 23, 2025 January 23, 2025  Development policy / Foreign direct investment / International trade
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The thing is…..

The pandemic has had many tragic impacts, and the economic effects are secondary. But they are enormous. The IMF expects global economic activity to decline on a scale not seen …

Eoin Gahan April 22, 2020 April 22, 2020  aviation / International trade / Rail
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Unlimited Data

The field of data is an interesting illustration of the way in which some driving forces of the world economy are interacting. Data will always keep on growing, because there …

Eoin Gahan March 28, 2020 March 28, 2020  EU / Foreign direct investment / International trade / Regulation / science and technology
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Trade agreements: breaking them up is hard to do

A possible trade agreement between the UK and the US has become a controversial issue in the UK elections. The Labour Party alleges that the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) …

Eoin Gahan December 1, 2019 December 1, 2019  Brexit / International trade / US
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Now, Voyager? Or maybe later….

Sending goods by sea is the norm. And, if you’re worried about CO2 emissions, you’ll initially be glad to hear that according to the World Shipping Council “Maritime shipping is …

Eoin Gahan May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019  Arctic / Environment / International trade / Rail / Shipping / Tariffs
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Which came first, the chicken or the competition?

In anticipation of Brexit, the United States has outlined its objectives for a trade agreement with the UK. Among other things, it wants to see access for its agriculture to …

Eoin Gahan March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019  Brexit / Competitiveness / EU / International trade
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Brexit and trade agreements for the UK

First of all,  Brexit doesn’t just mean that the UK is leaving the EU. It also means that the UK is leaving all the trade agreements that the EU made …

Eoin Gahan February 20, 2019 February 20, 2019  Brexit / EU / International trade / Japan / Tariffs / US
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EU: economic policy, please…….

Natalie Nougayrède from the Guardian newspaper had an article recently in which she talked about her encounter with the Austrian Foreign Minister at a public discussion  on the future of …

Eoin Gahan November 22, 2018 November 22, 2018  International trade
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IMF projections and international trade policies

As usual, the IMF World Economic Outlook has been published in connection with the annual meeting of the World Bank and the IMF. The new report has a special emphasis …

Eoin Gahan October 27, 2018 October 27, 2018  eurozone / International trade / Tariffs
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