Issue
No. 624, 1-15 September 2016
IPRs
fail to bring promised benefits – study
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The
unfulfilled promises of intellectual property rights
Stringent standards of intellectual property protection have not delivered
increased innovation and other promised benefits, according to a new
study.
by Kanaga Raja
G20
affirm DDA on post-Nairobi work but open door to RTA issues
At their recent summit in Hangzhou, the G20 major economies agreed
to address the unresolved Doha Development Agenda issues in the WTO,
but also left an opening for issues from regional trade arrangements
to enter the scope of discussion in the trade body.
by D. Ravi Kanth
Talks
to finalize EGA intensify but deal remains uncertain
Whether a plurilateral agreement to scrap import tariffs on a range
of so-called environmental goods can be secured by December remains
up in the air.
by D. Ravi Kanth
US
risks “systemic” repercussions, “legal uncertainty” on DSU
India has taken issue with the inconsistent stances adopted by the
US with regard to trade disputes in the WTO.
by D. Ravi Kanth
Developing
nations seek tax body to curb illicit financial flows
The developing nations are persisting in their efforts, in the face
of developed-country opposition, to establish an intergovernmental
body to tackle corporate tax dodging and improve international cooperation
on tax issues.
by Thalif Deen
Opinion:
What if the US fails to ratify the TPP?
The United States may or may not ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership
agreement. How should other TPP countries respond when the American
political dynamics unfold?
by Martin Khor
Opinion:
Nigeria, Tanzania and the EU: Free trade discord
Nigeria
and Tanzania are rejecting new free trade pacts with the EU – and
for good reason, contends Rick Rowden.
Opinion:
The myth of expansionary fiscal consolidation
Contrary
to claims by fiscal hawks, sharp cuts in public debts and deficits
do not boost economic growth, write Anis Chowdhury and Jomo
Kwame Sundaram.
Analysis:
An intergovernmental UN tax body – why we need it and how we can get
it
The
absence of a coherent global tax system has seen countries lose billions
of dollars to tax-dodging corporations and wealthy individuals. In
a briefing paper reproduced below, Eurodad (European Network on
Debt and Development) makes the case for an intergovernmental
UN body that would work to plug the leakage.
