经济增长
Six targets for trade in a post-COVID world
COVID-19 lockdown measures hit aspects of trade hard. Merchandise trade volumes shrank by 3% in the first quarter of 2020, compared to the previous year average and estimates suggest an 1...
Kimberley Botwright
Kimberley Botwright is the Head of Sustainable Trade at the World Economic Forum. Previously, she has worked at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD,) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Kimberley holds an M.A. in European Economics and Policy from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a B.A. from the University of Oxford. She is fluent in English and French, and is a citizen of the UK and Switzerland.
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健康与医疗系统
What past disruptions can teach us about reviving supply chains after COVID-19
Governments are battling to figure out the right trade response to the COVID-19 pandemic amid escalating economic turmoil. Initial responses show the difficulties and the risk of getting ...
贸易与投资
How the new EU data strategy could affect trade and competition
The European Commission rolled out a European strategy for data last week. While the strategy document consists of proposed measures not definitive rules, it has prompted questions on how...
It's getting harder to move data abroad. Here's why it matters and what we can do
Between emails, messages, sensors, machines, platforms, purchase transactions and so on, we are generating data at a furious pace. In 2018, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data was created every...
深度地理
8 ways to help African e-commerce fulfil its potential
E-commerce in Africa is well under way. Estimates suggest about 264 e-commerce start-ups are operational across the continent, active in at least 23 countries. There’s significant potenti...
贸易与投资
eコマースにおける信頼を高める5つの方法
消費者とサプライヤーの間の信頼は、オフラインに比べ、オンラインで大きな問題に発展しがちです。オンラインでは、物理的なやりとりや、消費者が小売業者またはサプライヤーの職業的スキルを試す機会に触れる限界があります。24ヵ国のインターネットユーザー2万4,000人を対象としたある調査では、オンラインで買い物をしないと回答した人が22％に上り、うち49％が信頼できないことをその理...
贸易与投资
Five ways to increase trust in e-commerce
Trust between consumers and suppliers is often a bigger issue online than it is offline.
全球合作
Davos participants call for digital trade deal
“Digitalisation is transforming the global economy, but it is still hard, and in some cases getting harder, to do business abroad. More is required to facilitate trade for all players. Pa...
贸易与投资
Here's why the US has withdrawn from an historic 144 year-old treaty
The United States is planning to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union (UPU) - a United Nations agency dedicated to global cooperation on post. The White House has taken issue with the...
贸易与投资
5 ways to make global e-commerce easier for everyone
‘Tis the season to shop online. Rather than braving the high street, why not open your browser? E-commerce sales worldwide hit an estimated $25.3 trillion in 2015 and are likely to have g...
供应链和运输
There's a new trade deal in town. But what is the TFA and who will benefit?
A global trade deal went live on February 22 that will help to smooth customs procedures and cut red tape at the border. Against a backdrop of anti-globalization sentiment, shuttered regi...
地缘经济与政治
¿Qué pasará ahora con el comercio global? Ocho cosas que aprendimos en Davos 2017
Los flujos comerciales continúan con un ritmo lento, y se espera que se publiquen sus peores entradas anuales desde la crisis financiera. En este contexto, las cuestiones relacionadas con...
全球合作
What now for global trade? 8 things we learned from Davos 2017
It’s been an eventful 12 months for global trade. The UK voted for Brexit, the US elected Donald Trump, and anti-globalization sentiment surged across many regions.