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Friday, January 3, 2025

Growth in a Protectionist Era

Economic Development in a Protectionist World
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/protectionist-world-means-developing-countries-need-services-exports-by-raghuram-g-rajan-2025-01
Raghuram Rajan:
Regardless of whether US President-elect Donald Trump launches a new trade war, climbing the global value chain and reaching middle-income status through manufacturing exports has already become difficult for poorer countries. If the threat of increased protectionism now leads them to focus more on services, so much the better.
 
How can emerging economies break free from the sidelines of global trade?
https://voxdev.org/topic/trade/how-can-emerging-economies-break-free-sidelines-global-trade