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February 27, 2020
Published by IEA on February 27, 2020
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Stop Trying to Make Trade Agreements “Woke”

Trade has lifted billions of people out of poverty by fostering international cooperation, expanding consumer choice, and above all, by integrating developing economies into the global economy. The impact of trade is incredibly far-reaching in scope.
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February 14, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on February 14, 2020
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A New Chapter Between the EU and Vietnam

In 2019, the European Commission agreed a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Vietnam, which was ratified by the European Parliament earlier this week. While it is a positive move, concerns remain about restrictive and interventionist quotas in the agreement as well as human rights issues on the Vietnamese side.
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January 15, 2020
Published by IEA on January 15, 2020
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If We Want to Be Green, Trains Should Be Taxed and Not Subsidised

The argument made by many such as George Monbiot that the protection of the environment requires the destruction of capitalism has no credibility given the relative success of socialist and market economies when it comes to the protection of environmental resources.
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November 28, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on November 28, 2019
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Norwegian Sugar Tax Sends Sweet-lovers Over Border to Sweden

It seems unfair to call it a sweet shop. In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely four miles from Norway and less than 90 minutes’ drive from Oslo, is a candy superstore.
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November 26, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on November 26, 2019
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Agricultural Innovation Over Intervention

There is reason to believe that population growth, natural resource scarcity and climate change will challenge agriculture to deliver food security in the coming decades. The world population is expected to reach 10.5 billion by 2100.
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