Please join us tomorrow, Thursday 23 April, from 3-5pm (Geneva) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Review.
For online participation, please register at :
lnkd.in/eZVAPywc
Or join in person at the WTO Room E
Venus and the moon looking lovely last night.
I second Holloway Road to Highbury Fields as the sharpest tonal contrast in the city.
If you plan to attend onsite, please confirm your participation via email to nadine.deangelis@unibe.ch (visitor badge requests open until April 17). For online participation, you can register here: bit.ly/4mfgHpQ #WTR
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The World Trade Review turns 25. To mark the occasion, an anniversary conference will take place in Geneva on April 24. As part of the organizing committee, I invite you to join us to discuss how international #trade has evolved—and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Back in DC. Different energy.
France announced €70m in fuel #subsidies for farmers, logistics companies and fishermen. Surprised? You won't be after reading my study. France ranks second-to-last on environmentally sustainable fisheries spending. French political institutions are the culprit: doi.org/10.1093/isq/...
This is great. Literally made me 🤣
Switzerland’s wine-making president pushes to restrict imports giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
It changes SO fast!
The #WTO faces one of its most consequential ministerial meetings in years, as MC14 begins. For a closer look at what's at stake in Cameroon, here are some key points drawn from an excellent discussion I had with @gmssngr.bsky.social as part of the TaPP Network: tappnetwork.org/resource/wto...
Delta Airlines owns a refinery 🤯
Pakistan spends 4% of GDP on oil and gas imports, with nearly 90% coming from the Middle East. Via @theeconomistnews.bsky.social
In response to rising energy costs and declining supply sparked by the third Gulf war, universities in Pakistan have moved classes online.
Main Champagne Houses by Turnover, 2024.
Moët Hennessy is a distant #1
China announces subsidies of up to $1.2bn for pilot clean hydrogen projects in regional clusters |Hydrogen Insight share.google/CXna0rgoqC72...
Morocco funds #subsidies for fresh tomato exports (not to the EU or UK, however)
www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/03/2826...
I too was absolutely grateful! Just adjusting my mindset. 😜
I'm officially *that* age: a guy gave me his seat on the tube today. 😂
The UK's statement on WTO reform ahead of MC14: More relevant, more flexible, more accessible.
Read it here: docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages...
2025 U.S. Wine Imports Down by $565 million (-8.3%).
Italy (-$220M) and France (-$119M) accounted for the largest absolute losses. Among major trading partners, the steepest percentage declines were recorded for Moldova (-63%), Switzerland (-33%), Georgia (-33%), and South Africa (-30%).
Maersk says it is suspending all vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating regional tensions. -Bloomberg
EU states clash over industrial #subsidies amid competitiveness push www.ft.com/content/e0f7...
Thanks to Aamna Mohdin for the opportunity to talk tariffs and Trump in The Guardian's First Edition today.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
The rules of global trade are being rewritten. And not with a scalpel, but a sledgehammer. #IEEPA
Read more here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
The Supreme Court has ruled against Trump’s tariffs, but they may be here to stay and could reshape global industrial policy.
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