Lecture given on Economic Diplomacy at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on 10th April 2015.
Presentation has also been uploaded on website of Jan Masaryk Centre of International Studies at the Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics, Prague.
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Global Economic Governance from the Perspective of a “Small State”
Global Economic Governance from the Perspective of a “Small State” – Economic Diplomacy of Switzerland
Published by the Economic Diplomacy Programme, SAIIA, Occasional Paper, No 124, November 2012.
Accessible at website
The paper introduces three key concepts, namely economic diplomacy, multi-actor and multi-institutional negotiations, and inter-ministerial economic policymaking. It applies these concepts to describe and analyse Switzerland’s economic diplomacy behaviour and strategy in the field of financial services and in its relation to the Group of Twenty and other international organisations. The paper describes and analyses Switzerland’s economic governance and economic diplomacy options in the field of international finance. It identifies the core Swiss interests and Switzerland’s contribution to global economic governance, with particular reference to the Group of Twenty; and addresses the channels through which these interests are pursued, for example, through the Global Governance Group and other institutions.
Turkey economic diplomacy
This Diplomacy Dialogue policy paper argues that in the coming period, the chances of Turkish accession process moving on smoothly will be greater if Turkey can continue managing its recent economic recovery and turning it into sustainable growth over the next decade. This will eliminate or at least reduce the deep-rooted concerns on the side of the EU about accession being too costly and too destabilizing in economic and social terms. An effective and targeted deployment of economic diplomacy in this context by the Turkish government, private sector and civil society, as well as international organizations in which Turkey is a member will be of great help in allaying fears in the EU that this 73-million nation will join the faltering club as an asset and not as a liability.
La Suisse est-elle soluble dans l’Europe
Crevoisier, J.; “Interview avec M. Raymond Saner – Pour réinventer la Suisse, allons à Singapour”. La Suisse est-elle soluble dans l’Europe. Journal de Genève, Gazette de Lausanne. George Editeur, 1996.
REPORT ON THE CONFERENCE ON WTO RULES AND THE FOOD CRISIS IN THE LDCS
In light of the current food crisis, affected countries are implementing measures aimed at addressing the plight of the vulnerable and suffering populations. In this context, policy responses have also emanated from the relevant organisations and from the international financial institutions (IFIs) at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.
Fine-tuning Turkey’s economic diplomacy
Some consider economic and commercial diplomacy to be a fairly recent addition to the work of professional diplomats, who previously tended to concentrate almost exclusively on political tasks. Such diplomacy employs economic resources, either as rewards or sanctions, in pursuit of particular foreign policy objectives. This is sometimes called “economic statecraft”[1].
Commercial work, like other functional sectors, consular or cultural, was traditionally viewed with disdain, and represented a secondary career track for high-flying diplomats. However, in a globalised and interconnected world, economic and commercial diplomacy has gained added currency and led to persistent calls for “less geopolitics, more economics and commerce”
Turkey’s quest for EU membership will become more realistic, imminent and less threatening if a pro-active economic diplomacy could be pursued, as complementary to the traditional emphasis on the country’s geostrategic importance and bridging role between Islam and the West.
The International Monetary Fund’s Influence on Trade Policy: A Legal Critique
The International Monetary Fund’s Influence on Trade Policies of Low-income Countries:A Valid Undertaking?
Raymond Saner & Ricardo Guilherme; Journal of World Trade 41(5): 931±981, 2007; # 2007 Kluwer Law International. Printed in The Netherlands.
This article explores the involvement of the IMF in influencing the setting of trade policy and tariff regimes of low-income countries, in the specific context of the HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) initiative and the related PRGF (Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility) lending mechanism.
IMF Conditionalities For The Least Developed Countries
Raymond Saner & Ricardo Guilherme; G-24 Policy Brief No. 19, 2014
This policy brief argues that, all too often, the Fund’s use of “conditionalities” for lending has stepped beyond its core legal mandate, particularly causing harm to the least developed countries’ economic development, for example by dictating their trade policies.
Business–Government-NGO relations
Worlds Apart? Exploring the Interface between Governance and Diplomacy. Business–Government-NGO relations: their impact on global economic governance: A case example from WTO negotiations on trade in educational services. Working Paper. CIGI/Loughborough University, Wilton Park, 23-25 June 2006.
ISO 22000’s Potential Impact on World Trade in Agricultural Products
Comment fonctionnent les négociations AGCS?
Comment fonctionnent les négociations AGCS? La Vie économique, 6: 20-24.