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Corporate Models for Maximizing Benefits from Resources and Infrastructure Projects

Corporate Models for Maximizing Benefits from Resources and Infrastructure Projects

The present report provides a comparative analysis of corporate models frequently used for social development purposes for the benefit of economically disadvantaged and marginalized communities. The objective of this analysis is to identify workable models through which economic and social benefits derived from resource and infrastructure development projects can be transparently held in perpetuity and equitably delivered to a specifically identified community in a developing

Accession of Lebanon to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

Accession of Lebanon to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

Lessons Learned, analysis and legal aspects of accession This is a policy paper that recommends Lebanon to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ("EITI"). EITI can benefit Lebanon by providing transparency in Lebanon’s industrial sector to achieve public interest. It further could improve Lebanon’s economy, and accountability by empowering communities and forming a relationship between government and civil society. EITI also helps in building a trustworthy re

Brexit and the EU - Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Brexit and the EU - Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Implications for the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada This memorandum has been prepared in the context of the United Kingdom (UK) providing notice to withdraw from the European Union (EU), known as Brexit, and the implications of this on the provisional application of the EU – Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) , and on the United Kingdom (UK) negotiating and concluding new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Most recently, the EU and Canada have

UNFCCC Nationally Determined Contributions: Climate Change and Trade

UNFCCC Nationally Determined Contributions: Climate Change and Trade

This study seeks to improve our understanding of the relationship between response measures, economic diversification and international trade rules, and accordingly identify the positive opportunities that the current proliferation of regional and bilateral trade agreements brings for diversification and climate change mitigation. In doing so, the study explores the following questions: (i) what are the trade-related response measures included in the INDCs/NDCs and how are th

An analysis of Export Restriction Rules and Proposals under the WTO

An analysis of Export Restriction Rules and Proposals under the WTO

This memorandum is a redacted version of a confidential research paper on export restriction negotiations under the auspices of World Trade Organization (WTO). The complete version of this paper has two components: the first is a sketch of the existing legal framework and negotiation proposals on export restriction; the second is the provision of negotiation proposals. Due to confidentiality considerations, only the first component of analysis is publicly available and presen

Understanding the Linkage Between E-Commerce, Domestic Internet Governance and Role of Corporations:

Understanding the Linkage Between E-Commerce, Domestic Internet Governance and Role of Corporations:

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the most comprehensive picture of Internet governance, and clarify the ways in which Internet governance influences the growth of e-commerce. It attempts to do so by analysing Internet governance and its implications for e-commerce, an area that has mostly been overlooked in the understanding of international trade implications of e-commerce. Understanding the Linkage Between E-Commerce, Domestic Internet Governance and Role of Corpor