African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
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One common oversimplification is that it’s just about countries making and trading what they’re best at. Yes, but there’s a bit more to it.
Formerly one of the world’s largest markets for tiger bone, new research sheds light on the current situation in South Korea.
Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into an unsustainable monoculture.
As climate change ravages coastal livelihoods, piracy is on the rise, imperilling seafarers and trade.
The UK is now the world’s fourth largest exporter – but there’s more to the figures than meets the eye.
Many First Nations celebrate the time when boats from across the Indonesian archipelago were not intercepted by Australian authorities.
Chinese car makers are finding the road to succeeding in the EU slow and bumpy.
As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
The policy will see Australia join the great ‘geoeconomic game’ reshaping international supply chains. But it won’t be without new risks for doing business.
Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
Ghana’s industries need fewer production constraints and more incentives to compete domestically.
Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?
A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.
Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in EU and International Economic Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Reader in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Bath
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Lecturer in History, University of Exeter
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Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Aston University
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
