10/03/2020
The economies of the Persian Gulf are highly dependent on their petrol exports, particularly to Asia.
Economy
Economic issues are covereded from a political economy perspective: changes in the global economic system, governance and institutions, dynamics and trends in different economic zones (USA, Russia, China, Emerging ...). European problems are given special attention.
26/02/2020
The multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been of the utmost importance for Japan’s trade policy.
27/01/2020
China is rapidly emerging as a formidable power in the development of technical standards, transforming the international standard-setting landscape and reintroducing an element of geopolitics into what are too often considered as benign, technical processes.
23/01/2020
Sanctions have become the dominant tool of statecraft of the United States and other Western states, especially the European Union, since the end of the Cold War.
10/01/2020
Through development assistance and economic engagement, South Korea has sought to project itself as a different kind of partner for Africa. In reality, it is not so unique.
18/12/2019
“Smart city” development has become a fashionable policy and research topic. A growing number of central and local governments in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, in partnership with companies from diverse sectors (construction, transport, energy, water, etc), consulting firms, NGOs and...
12/11/2019
Digital power refers to any actor’s ability to exploit digital data to help influence the behavior of other actors on the international stage and to achieve its own ends. It is about understanding how it influences events in the real world, despite its “intangible” nature.
03/10/2019
Restrictive measures are a major instrument of the European Union (EU)’s external action, which has emerged as one of the world’s leading sanctions emitters. The EU has thus leveraged the size of its market and its economic and financial clout (trade relations, aid policy and bilateral...
13/09/2019
Only devised a few years ago, the concept of the Indo-Pacific seeks to express a new configuration of the world’s globalization. In terms of economic exchange and power distribution, the Indo-Pacific is a unitary region spanning from the Persian Gulf to the Pacific, where all the major powers...
27/08/2019
RAMSES 2020. A World without a Compass?, written by Ifri's research team and external experts, offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of geopolitics in today’s world.
03
Jun
2019
from 09:30 to 12:30
- Ifri Conferences
Ahead of the G20 and G7 Summits: Debating Global Governance on Trade and Digital Affairs
This year Japan hosts the G20 Summit that will take place in Osaka on June 28-29 and France chairs the G7 Summit, to be held in Biarritz end of August.These two meetings will be of crucial importance, as multilateralism is undermined by unilateral and protectionist practices and new...
06
Dec
2018
from 08:30 to 11:00
- Ifri Conferences
How to reform the Eurozone? A French-German impetus Breakfast debate, Brussels
Following the extraordinary meeting of the Eurogroup on the 19th November, negotiations on the development of the euro area are entering a new phase. The question on the solidity of the Eurozone concerning the Italian budget as well as the French-German proposal for a Eurozone budget are on...
15
Nov
2018
from 09:00 to 12:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Europe in data geopolitics
Data no longer should be understood as a sole commercial or regulatory issue, but rather as an actual stake of international politics. For Europe, in a context of transatlantic tensions, the impact of the digital economy’s center of gravity moving towards China is potentially significant....
Economy - North America - United States - Asia - China - Europe
13
Jun
2018
from 20:15 to 22:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
Dinner-debate with Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and Finance. France's and European international policy facing the new geopolitical challenges.
The debate wil be chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, Executive Chairman of Ifri, member of the Académie des Sciences morales et politiques. This dinner is exclusively restricted to corporate members and individual benefactors of Ifri.
12
Feb
2018
from 14:00 to 15:45
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Chinese Investments in Europe: A country-level approach
This seminar will present and discuss the findings and recommendations from the latest report on Chinese investements in Europe by the European Think-tank Network...
15
Nov
2017
from 09:30 to 12:00
- Ifri Conferences
A Brave New World for Trade? Discussing the Trade Strategies of the US, EU, Japan and China
The global environment for trade is undergoing significant changes.
18
Sep
2017
from 09:30 to 17:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
China’s Belt and Road – Towards Globalization with Chinese Characteristics? Ifri-OCP Policy Center Roundtables
In 2013, Chinese president Xi Jinping first unveiled his broad vision to develop regional connectivity and infrastructure across Eurasia that would later be officially named the Belt and Road Initiative (or yi dai yi lu, One Belt, One Road, or OBOR).
31
Mar
2016
from 17:00 to 19:00
- Ifri Conferences
What development prospects for industrialisation in Africa?
Industrialisation in Africa is a necessary and major process to support the continent's economic development. Although Africa will keep its demographic growth running, the industry sector only represents 1...
18
Jan
2016
at 14:00
- Ifri Conferences
What can the ASEAN Community contribute to Southeast Asia and the World?
ASEAN has come a long way since its founding in 1967. While the primary objective of furthering regional cooperation was initially couched in general terms, it was broadened over time with the creation of an ASEAN Community encompassing economic, security, social and...
05
Nov
2015
from 17:30 to 19:00
- Ifri Conferences
Europe's Greek Crisis: Hang Together or Hang Separately? Perspectives on the Future of the Eurozone
Seminar in Brussels
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Economy - Germany (Cerfa) - Europe -
24/08/2015
Claude Meyer answers Jean-Baptiste Boursier’s questions in “le Grand Angle” on BFMTV.
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24/08/2015
All the European stock exchanges declined on Monday, as concerned investors looked with pessimism at China’s slowing growth. Paris lost 5.35 %. Claude Meyer discusses what consequences can be expected.
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17/08/2015
Five days after Tianjin’s impressive explosions, Toyota announced a three-day stop in the production of its city’s sites. The Japanese company is...
14/08/2015
China’s ambition is to become a great financial power. But the necessary reform of its financial system and its will to act progressively could mean that it will be a long time before its exchange rate system is liberalized. Can the Yuan realistically become an...
12/08/2015
Is the sudden devaluation of the Yuan a sign of some form of panic from Beijing following the slowed growth of the Chinese economy?
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07/07/2015
In this interview, Claude Meyer underlines the three major vulnerabilities of the Chinese economy, and describes the investments China has made since the early 2000’s to address them.
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13/01/2015
The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Shaun Donnelly explains United States trade strategy going forward including TTIP and TPP.
Economy - North America - United States - Asia - Europe
13/01/2015
The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Elvire Fabry looks at Europeans in the face of the TTIP trade agreement.
13/01/2015
The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Françoise Nicolas considers what is at stake for Asia-Pacific countries, notably China, in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Economy - North America - United States - Asia - China