Vietnam Seeks New Growth Model in Wake of TPP’s Demise

Vietnam Seeks New Growth Model in Wake of TPP’s Demise

Cheap labour, good personal security, and a stable government has long attracted foreign investment to Vietnam. However, the increasing minimum wage, capped working hours, and the looming death of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) means […]

Is The TPP Heading For The Spaghetti Bowl?

Is The TPP Heading For The Spaghetti Bowl?

Ever since Jagdish Bhagwati coined the phrase ‘spaghetti bowl’ to describe the maze of overlapping preferential trade arrangements (PTAs), trade economists have been split over whether such deals are ‘building blocks’ or ‘stumbling blocks’ for […]