Globalization, Tax and Competition
Global Value Chains (GVCs) have become a key feature of the trade and investment landscape, with over half of world goods imports consisting of intermediates. These networks enhance econo...
贸易和投资如何驱动增长和发展？
国际贸易和投资是经济增长和发展的重要推动力，对企业成功也至关重要。但地缘政治、商业模式和社会期望的变化带来了新挑战。国际化生产网络的扩张，数字经济的发展，投资作为贸易决定因素的作用不断强化，这些都成为国际合作的变革因素。在关于公司权力、就业、劳动和环境标准及税收的争论中，社会对于全球化的不安情绪显而易见。变革若要成功，需要理解相关因素，包括最新商业动态、令人振奋的宣传手法、运营与战略整合、资源的重新配置以及以结果为导向的领导力。
本项倡议旨在通过以下方式，为关键问题的政策讨论提供资讯，推动采取切实措施，充分释放贸易与投资的潜力：
－ 推动提案进程，革新国际贸易与投资系统
－ 促进贸易改革
－ 建立有关投资政策和全球价值链的准则
－ 确保数字贸易最佳实践及改革路径达成一致
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The era of digitalization requires enterprises to rethink many aspects of their business models. Several enterprises in global trade have moved their digitalization focus toward the ecosy...
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3D printing, the key enabler for additive manufacturing, is a technique that offers unique benefits over conventional manufacturing, including greater design freedom, novel geometries, de...
The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation – jointly led by the Centre for International Private Entreprise, International Chamber of Commerce and World Economic Forum, in cooperation wit...
Private sector-led international investment is crucial to realizing both global development goals and corporate growth. However, societal unease with international investment is growing a...
How can we ensure technology drives new trade opportunities and spreads the gains widely? The Fourth Industrial Revolution – driven by rapid technological change and digitalization – has ...
E-commerce in Africa is well underway, but it has potential to grow, creating new jobs and driving sustainable development. E-commerce stakeholders from within and beyond the continent ha...
Trade costs – the costs of moving cargo from one country to another – are a leading constraint for companies wanting to engage in trade. The development of trade single windows, a one-sto...
This paper highlights the disconnect between the modern global economy and an outdated international tax framework and provides some suggestions for how tax policy could better promote su...
Anti-competitive behaviour can affect the smooth functioning of global value chains (GVCs) in different ways and at various stages. The international nature of production networks, multin...
With new data revealing the extent of services’ contribution to global value chains, there has been greater policy interest in what drives services competitiveness. This paper traces the ...
Given the important role of multinational enterprises (MNEs), attracting foreign direct investment is a key concern for countries keen to join value chains. This paper explains why increa...
This paper examines two questions that arise at the intersection of environmental sustainability and global value chains. The first relates to trade and other barriers to the smooth funct...
The Global Value Chain Policy Series was launched in 2018 by the World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Shaping the Future of International Trade and Investment. It consists of brief...
Technology has altered the way consumers interact with payment systems. The Internet, digitization, shifting consumer preferences and, in some cases, regulatory reform have accelerated th...
Paperless trade refers to the digitization of information flows required to support goods and services crossing borders. Transforming what was traditionally a paper-based documentation sy...
This White Paper aims to build the knowledge of current e-transaction and e-signature rules. It evaluates how these apply in national and international commercial contexts, and bridges pe...
This white paper will present a view of legal and regulatory structures in the context of trade financing, using the recent example of correspondent banking as a case study that highlight...
世界经济论坛与全球贸易便利化联盟（Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation）发布《2016年全球贸易促进报告》。此份报告通过“贸易促进指数”（Enabling Trade Index），对全球136个经济体在市场准入、边境管理、交通与数字化基础设施、运输服务及商业运营环境等方面表现进行评估。
World trade has experienced a significant slowdown since the 2008 financial crisis. Over this period, the global ratio of trade expansion to income growth has halved. An effective global ...
