Interview with Professor Margaret Kyle

Margaret Kyle, Professor of Economics at MINES ParisTech, discusses how trade policy impacts efforts to develop new treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and how things may progress.

Interview with Ben Godwin

Political risk consultant Ben Godwin discusses the political transition in Kazakhstan, which sectors hold opportunities for British businesses and how the coronavirus outbreak might impact the country’s economy.

Interview with Dr Joy Kategekwa

Dr Joy Kategekwa is Head of the UNCTAD Regional Office for Africa. Here she discusses the potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), how it can be a catalyst for development and how soon it will be implemented.

Interview with Rajiv Biswas

Rajiv Biswas is the Asia Pacific Chief Economist for IHS Markit, here he discusses Indian exports, the relationship with the US and impact of the US China trade war on India.

Interview with Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker is the Chief Executive of Diamond Hard Surfaces and Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses’ Department for International Trade Policy Unit, here he discusses trade policy from a small business perspective.

Mongolia Focus

Moving Toward Higher-Value Cashmere Exports

Interview with Marianne Schneider-Petsinger

Marianne Schneider-Petsinger is a research fellow in the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House, here she discusses Trump’s trade wars, what consensus there is on tackling unfair trade practices in China and whether the World Trade Organisation is fit for purpose.