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With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the entry into force of the Paris Climate Agreement, the international community has inter alia pledged their commitment to economic development that is consistent with environmental sustainability. This paper focuses on the...
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In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted a new global development framework, the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, which includes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs thereby replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were supposed to be realized...
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Since the first meeting of the G20 at the leaders’ level in Washington in November 2008, trade has been an integral part of their agenda. This first meeting took place at the peak of the global financial and economic crisis, which led to a strong contraction of world trade. Remembering the...
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Until recently, environmental concerns have played only a marginal role in trade policy. The rulebook of the World Trade Organization (WTO) rarely touches upon environ­men­tal concerns and mainly features an exception clause for the protection of the environment (GATT, Art. XX). How­ever, the...
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Die Transatlantische Handels- und Investitionspartnerschaft (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP) wird aktuell heiß diskutiert – jedoch mit einem verengten Fokus. Die Debatte konzentriert sich vor allem auf die Auswirkungen von TTIP auf Deutschland und Europa. Den...
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Globalen Herausforderungen, wie dem Klimawandel oder dem Abbau von Protektionismus, kann nur durch neue Formen globaler Kooperation begegnet werden. Die traditionellen Muster multilateraler Kooperation sind in den vergangenen Jahren an ihre Grenzen gestoßen. So wird seit Jahren in der...
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Im September 2015 verabschiedeten die Vereinten Nationen (UN) einen neuen globalen Entwicklungsrahmen – die „2030-Agenda für nachhaltige Entwicklung“. Die darin formulierten Ziele nachhaltiger Entwicklung (Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs) lösen die Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele...
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Seit dem ersten Treffen der G20 auf Ebene der Staats- und Regierungschefs im November 2008 hat das Thema internationaler Handel einen festen Platz auf der Tagesordnung der G20. Dieses erste Treffen fand auf dem Höhepunkt der weltweiten Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise statt, die zu einem starken...
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Palm oil production is currently the focus of contentious debate. On the one hand, it yields positive socio-economic impacts and can be a powerful engine for rural development. On the other hand, it can generate severe negative impacts regarding ecological and social sustainability....
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The availability of trade finance can be an important driver for international trade. This paper analyses the effect of trade finance on the trade flows of industrialized, emerging and developing economies and focuses in particular on the role of trade openness. We use Berne Union data on export...
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