Silk Roads Project website
The International Dunhuang Programme has launched a new website. It features materials and learning guides relating to the history and culture of the East silk roads. It includes digital manuscripts, prints, textile photographs and more relating to trade in the region. Contributors to the website include the British Library and other institutions in Europe and […]
WTO Research Database on Trade and Gender
New WTO Research Database on Trade and Gender, contains information on over 100 research papers produced by WTO members and published by WTO publications or academic journals. These papers cover matters related to gender, trade and tariffs. It will be updated and each paper is indexed by topic and region.
UNCTAD COVID-19 Response Portal
United Nations Conference on trade and development has launched a new portal with data on the impact of Covid-19 on manufacturing, trade and foreign direct investment. It has 25 indicators. Including vaccine role out, stock market prices, exports, levels of debt, investment and trade.
EU Customs Union explained
The EU Customs Union created a free-trade area where goods circulate freely, without customs duties at the borders between EU countries. It also created a single territory for customs purposes. Find out about the 50th anniversary and read a basic history on this special EU page Full fact has a good summary TARIC, the integrated […]
OECD Future of Business survey
Future of Business Survey is a source of information on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Launched in February 2016, the monthly survey – a partnership between Facebook, OECD, and The World Bank – provides timely information on how firms with a digital presence assess the current state and future outlook of their business, the main challenges they face […]
TCData360 launched
A new site from the World Bank which provides free access to open data on trade and competitiveness. It has over 180 indicators drawn from a range of World Bank, UN and other international organisations. Key topics are barriers to trade, private sector investment, foreign direct investment, innovation, competition policy and the economic context and conditions. […]
How interconnected is the world?
DHL has just released its latest annual Global Interconnectedness Index which measures the extent of globalization in relation to flows of trade, capital and people. Also see: KOF Index of Globalization Ernst and Young Globalization index Economist ICT Globalisation Index OECD Measurements of economic globalisation.
Atlas of Economic Complexity
Atlas of Economic Complexity Free online book published by The Observatory of Economic Complexity which aims to make available to the public complex data about international trade relations. Sources of data include UN Comtrade BACI International Trade Database. It is possible to download the whole book. This contains countries profiles on what is exported and where. […]
Bloomberg: Sino-British trade
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced a series of agreements on trade and investment during a recent visit to China. Bloomberg functions help monitor the impact on the Chinese yuan and Dim Sum bond issuance as the U.K. and China strengthen their economic relationship. You may find the case study document under the […]
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