Policy briefs

The roller-coaster ride of Chinese commodity markets

To no-one’s surprise, the Chinese equity markets have recently plummeted, putting an end to a tremendous increase over the past year and more. Indeed...

Free Markets vs.a Producer Price System: Why are Commodity Markets Becoming Financialized?

The price explosion for most commodities between 2007 and mid 2008 positioned the issue of their financialization at the center of concerns in...

Marchés libres vs système de prix producteurs: pourquoi les marchés de matières premières se financiarisent-ils?

L’explosion du prix de la plupart des matières premières entre 2007 et le milieu de l’année 2008 avait positionné la question de leur...

Economic integration in the time of turmoil

Integration into the global economy is essential for rapid and sustained growth, but the countries of the MENA region remain among the least...

CARICOM’s External Engagements: Prospects and Challenges for Caribbean Regional Integration and Development

Caribbean international relations are in a state of flux, reflecting changes in the global political economy, shifting priorities of traditional and...

Commodities and Downstream Integration Policies: the Challenges of a Complex Strategy

Oil markets are not the only ones that have experienced a particularly difficult year in 2014: base metal markets also declined sharply due to...

Matières premières et politiques d’intégration aval: les enjeux d’une stratégie complexe

Les marchés pétroliers ne sont pas les seuls à avoir connu une année 2014 particulièrement difficile : ceux des mé-taux de base ont, eux aussi,...

The Securitization Technique: a Relevant Tool for Financing the Mining Sector?

Like Morocco, Gabon and Indonesia, many commodi-ty-producing countries are engaged in major industrial development aimed at reducing the relative...

La technique de la titrisation: un outil pertinent de financement des industries minières ?

A l’image du Maroc, du Gabon ou de l’Indonésie, de nombreux pays producteurs de matières premières se sont engagés dans une mutation industrielle...

Policy Response to the Plunge in Oil Prices

The plunge in oil prices will only stimulate global and national aggregate demand if it is passed through to consumers. However, pass-through may be...

A Wider Atlantic, Revival of a Regional Power

The debate on the Wider Atlantic is more pertinent than ever, especially considering the relevance of its geostrategic centrality and consistency of...

L’Atlantique élargi, renaissance d’une aire de puissance

Cet article aborde l’Atlantique élargi comme une aire de puissance ré-émergente. En considérant la centralité géostratégique de l’euro-atlantique...

Changes in The Commodities Market - Part 3: what implications for producers and end users?

For several months, the economic and political spheres have been focused on raw materials, questioning the lev-els that oil prices will reach in the...

Les mutations du marché des matières premières - Partie 3: quelles implications pour les producteurs et les utilisateurs finaux?

Les sphères économiques et politiques ont, depuis plusieurs mois déjà, le regard braqué sur le monde des matières premières, s’interrogeant sur les...

Brazil after the 2014 Elections: A Bumpy Road Ahead

Brazil’s future prospects, and ability to harness its advantages, will hinge on its own policy choices over the next few years. Yet the outlook for...