Trading with India: Non-tariff barriers, anti-dumping charges

India is among the most protectionist countries in the world, said the US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross while visiting New Delhi recently. Though not a revelation, his comment must have ruffled the feathers of the mandarins in South Bloc while reaffirming the concerns of many outside India. Though the...

Financing sustainable development: The role of development banks

Public or state development banking will be vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, argues UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2019 (TDR 2019).Ongoing World Bank-led efforts seek to leverage private finance via shadow banking by using public money to guarantee handsome returns managed by giant investment houses. Such financialisation introduce...