August 2017

Especially since the last economic crisis of 2008 discussions about innovative financing for development have gathered pace. In the 2011 Agenda for Change, the European Commission recognises that government and donor funds are largely insufficient to cover the substantial investments required to improve living conditions in developing and transition countries. This paper analyses key initiatives influencing the current reasoning behind financing of EU external aid measures, and presents options to pursue innovative financing for development by the EU.

Created: 10 April 2015

In a blogpost on the World Economic Forum's Agenda website, Dan Ciuriak and Derk Bienen discuss three alternative modes of how developing countries can acquire technology: “build” (developing new technology in-house), “borrow” (attracting FDI), and “buy” (buying technology). The authors suggest that the third mode constitutes an alternative to the mainstream "build" and "borrow" modes worthwhile to be considered by policy-makers in developing countries, and provide some recommendations for its implementation.

Created: 29 April 2015

Dan Ciuriak, Hanne Melin and Derk Bienen contribute an analysis of the design principles for the mega regional trade negotiations to facilitate SME utilisation of these agreements. Published in the Brazilian edition of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development’s journal, Pontes.

An English version of the paper is available on SSRN.

Created: 14 April 2015

In the April issue of the Global Trade and Customs Journal, Derk Bienen discusses the potential role that an Administrative Protective Order (APO) system could have in EU Trade Defence proceedings: The Quest for Finding the Balance between Transparency and Confidentiality in EU Trade Defence Cases.