International trade
Free Trade for the Poorest
IPN Opinion article
The leaders of the UK's Trade Out of Poverty Campaign write about what the G20 could achieve if only it would focus on removing trade barriers
G20 Leaders Need Crash Course on Global Economy
IPN Opinion article
G20 leaders need to learn that protectionism makes no sense when times are good, and it's especially misguided in a recession.
G20 MUST ACT NOW TO STOP ESCALATING PROTECTIONISM
IPN Press release
The global Freedom to Trade Campaign today challenges G20 leaders convening in Pittsburgh to focus on the biggest threat to economic recovery and long-term prosperity: escalating protectionism.
Don't throttle trade
IPN Opinion article
Trade barriers are springing up all over the world as protectionism rears its ugly head, led by the Buy American provisions of President Obama's stimulus package. This is doing real and increasing harm not just to trading partners but Americans themselves: free trade is the best way out of the global recession so we all need to fight for its survival.
When free trade means so little
IPN Opinion article
The new bilateral free-trade agreement between South Korea and India is not all it's cracked up to be: there are plenty of exceptions and the package will take 10 years to implement. An Indian and a South Korean analyst argue here that fully free trade is the best possible way of recovering from the global slump.
