Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Could Revolutionize Commerce

President Barack Obama travels to Honolulu to meet with the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation bloc.The president hopes to advance a trade deal few know about but that could shape the future of U.S.commercial relations overall, and with fast-growing Asia in particular.It also offers the U.S.a chance to pivot from austerity politics to economic revival.     

Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Cloud Revolutionize Commerce

President Barack Obama travels to Honolulu to meet with the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation bloc. The president hopes to advance a trade deal few know about but that could shape the future of U.S. commercial relations overall, and with fast-growing Asia     

Central Banks: Confronting the Hard Truths Discovered and Tough Choices Ahead

Central banking has faced new levels of complexity since the onset of the financial crisis. Central banks might have saved the world economy from plunging even further, but their unconventional actions created risks that require continued vigilance. This paper presents six “hard truths” that must remain at the forefront of central banking policy for the indefinite future. They imply new and largely unexplored risks and require central banks to take important measures to protect from their realization.     

应对贸易壁垒的信息机制

加入WTO后,我国经济逐渐与全球经济融为一体,“中国制造”的产品开始走向世界,出口大幅度上升。然而我国的出口并非一帆风顺。随着新贸易保护主义的兴起,我国出口的产品受到了反倾销、反补贴等传统的贸易壁垒和以技术标准和环保标准为核心的新贸易壁垒的阻碍,出口形势严峻。在面对贸易壁垒对我国出口的阻碍时,由于信息的不对称和信息机制的不完善,我国的出口企业在应对方面明显乏力。因此,构建一个完善的、运行良好的信息机制,就显得尤为重要。本文从信息在贸易中的作用入手,探讨了如何建立一个以政府为中心的、完善的信息机制来应对贸易壁垒。     

The Russian-Chinese Bilateral Trade Faces Severe Challenges in 2009

＂In 2008, though the economic and trade relations between Russia and China made progress, the slowdown of economic growth is still worrying. It could be said that 2008 was a watershed for bilateral economic development and trade, and in 2009 the bilateral economic environment will face severe challenges.＂ Mr. Sergey Tsyplakov, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation, reported on February 12, at a conference in Beijing.     

China''''s Foreign Trade Faces More Challenges After WTO Entry

China's imports and exports areconfronted with severe challengesin its first year of WTOmembership,due to the decline of globaleconomy and the drop in international tradegrowth,Ma Xiuhong,vice-minister ofForeign Trade and Economic Cooperation,said at the First National Conference on FairTrade which opened in Dalian recently.Tomeet the challenges,domestic enterprisesshould completely understand the rules of     

中国出口：在危机中应对贸易保护主义

在国际金融危机蔓延、世界经济陷入困境、国际贸易迅速萎缩的经济形势下，全球范围内的贸易保护主义势力抬头，一轮又一轮全球救市的热潮为贸易保护主义提供了滋生的土壤。对于正在抗击出口萎缩的中国企业来说，贸易保护主义的横行无异于雪上加霜。抑制和应对贸易保护主义是中国各界有关人士及企业首要思考和面对的问题。     

国外技术性贸易措施对我国的影响与策略选择

入世以来,国外技术性贸易措施正成为阻碍我国商品出口新的、主要的非关税贸易壁垒,其影响日益扩大.文章通过当前欧、美、日等贸易合作国和地区所实施的主要技术性贸易措施,着重分析了我国出口产品包括机电、纺织品等在内的遭受国外技术性贸易措施影响及其受制的内外部动因,在此基础上,分别从政府、行业及企业视角提出了应对国外技术性贸易措施的策略选择.