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Articles by Pascal Kerneis
WTO’s MC13 must leap forward
As much as the WTO has accomplished, the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi this week is an important inflection point for the multilateral trading system. The WTO came into being in the period of the post-Soviet break-up. Geopolitics were upended. There was hope that trade could help paper over political frictions and bring longstanding outliers into the orbit of a rules-based system.
Resilience and Inclusivity in Cross-Border Digital Supply Chains through Digital Services Trade and Investment
Abstract Digital services innovation and the shift to online commercial transactions is contributing to more inclusive global trade and development. However, there are challenges associated with reaping these benefits, as there is scarce guidance on best practices in digital regulatory settings, and multilateral governance regimes around digital trade remain in their fledgling stages.
Rethinking Australia’s Approach to Material Use and Value - AIIA
Australia requires a new approach to improve material use. Many decades of increasing affluence and expansion, with minimal impact of the Global Financial Crisis has meant that waste generation in Australia has grown, recycling rates have plateaued and China’s recent import restrictions have hit hard. Australia faces some significant challenges and opportunities to maintain recycling rates, let alone shift to a more circular economy, and has to rethink its approach to material use and value.
EU-Australia Free Trade Talks: Services Essential - AIIA
Although agricultural trade has dominated the headlines, the EU – Australia Free Trade Agreement has far greater implications for the service sectors. Why services? The EU is by far the biggest global exporter of trade in services with US$1009 billion worth of exports in 2017, representing more than 25 per cent of global exports. Including intra-EU trade, EU countries exported US$1.9 trillion of services in 2017, representing more than 37 per cent of all world exports.
EU-Australia FTA Talks: Services Essential
In coming months, the European Union and Australia will launch a so-called ‘deep and comprehensive free trade agreement’. While much of the attention goes to the possibly contentious issues related to agricultural trade, the service sectors are of greater importance to bilateral trade between the two parties. This will need to be reflected in the talks.
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