Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade Podcast

Dec 09 2024 18 ep. 33 mins
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Hinrich Foundation is a unique Asia-based philanthropic organization that works to advance mutually beneficial and sustainable global trade.

We believe sustainable global trade strengthens relationships between nations and improves people’s lives. We support original research and education programs that build understanding and leadership in global trade. Our approach is independent, fact-based and objective.

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Special Ep. - The rise of industrial policies and their global impact

Dec 09 2024 24 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents-USA sits down with Jia Hui Tee, Senior Trade Policy Analyst at the Hinrich Foundation, to discuss the rise of industrial policies and potential implications to trade and sustainability. In recent years, industrial policies have become a pr

Special Ep. - Fighting subsidies with subsidies

Oct 07 2024 15 mins  
After a long dormant period, industrial policy is back and dramatically reshaping global manufacturing. As large-scale subsidies proliferate, countries that used to take a laissez-faire approach to market governance have entered a race to subsidize strategic sectors. Companies are responding. Tune in here for an experimental 'podcast' on Kieran Thompson's 'Fighting subsidies with s

Special Ep. - Europe’s right turn: A threat to trade?

Sep 23 2024 52 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents sits down with Keith Rockwell, Senior Research Fellow at the Hinrich Foundation, to discuss the future of Europe’s trade dynamics in light of its shifting political landscape.While the recent elections in Europe have not yet led to si

Special Ep. - What’s at stake if the WTO fails its global e-commerce deal?

Aug 19 2024 39 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents interviews Deborah Elms on the WTO’s landmark e-commerce agreement.In July, The Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on Electronic Commerce achieved a historic milestone in global trade, as 82 World Trade Organization (WTO) members releas

Special Ep. - How oil is adding fuel to global fragmentation

Aug 12 2024 32 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents and Robert York, Director of Regional Affairs at the think tank Pacific Forum, delve into how shifting oil trade dynamics are fueling global fragmentation.Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February

Special Ep. - Unilateral green rules and voluntary standards

Jul 01 2024 31 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents interviews Hinrich Foundation Research Grant recipient Rodrigo Fagundes Cezar about the impact of unilateral green rules and voluntary standards on Brazil’s green transition.Amid efforts to promote sustaina

Special Ep. - The impact of trade in this US presidential election year

Mar 11 2024 26 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents talks to Inu Manak, fellow for Trade Policy at the Council for Foreign Relations, discussing the role of US trade policy in current presidential election year.Trade exerts a profound impact on our daily lives

Special Ep. - A trade talk with Keith Rockwell

Feb 19 2024 38 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents and Keith Rockwell, former WTO director and senior research fellow at the Hinrich Foundation delve into the evolving global trade patterns. There is a notable shift in global trade patterns, particularly in c

Special Ep. - Why the WTO can't find a path to consensus

Feb 19 2024 37 mins  
In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Alan Herrera of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) and Hinrich Foundation Head of Trade Policy Deborah Elms explore the complexities of decision-making within the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the 13th Ministerial Conference looms.---Gett

Special Ep. - The semiconductor trade wars

Nov 08 2023 37 mins  
The semiconductor is at the forefront of the convergence of global trade and geopolitics.McKinsey projects the industry will reach a trillion dollars by 2030, up from US$574 billion last year according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The industry, however, is increasingly at the mercy of the most intense geopolitical contest in the world today. Makers of the world’s mo