Trade Splaining

Talking FairTrade in an Age of Inflation and the EV Hunger Games

Tradesplaining Episode 58: Fairtrade in an Age of Regulation and The Bow Tax
In the 58th episode of the Tradesplaining podcast, hosts Rob and Ardian explore international trade, business, and expat life. They discuss U.S. chip restrictions affecting markets for graphics chip manufacturer NVIDIA, the relevance of Fairtrade in an era of regulation, and the impact of inflation on consumers.
Special guest Fabian Waldemeyer of Fairtrade Max Havelaar shares insights on Fairtrade's role in the current era, how it ensures the fairness of their sourcing, and their partnerships with corporates. He speaks about Fairtrade's impact including price and income stability, strengthening of democratic structures, and capacity building in smallholder setups. Waldmeier believes that with new regulations, Fairtrade is as relevant as before if not more.
The episode also features a segment on the 'vibe shift' touching on the emerging trend of the 'bow tax' in fashion and customer queues for the new Swatch-Blanca watch collaboration. Lastly, Switzerland's 'Animal of the Year', the Polecat, gets a special mention.
01:23 Hate Mail07:18 What Went Wrong This Week19:22 Interview38:16 Vibe Shift41:14 Local News
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristi Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #CBAM #EVs #GreenTransition #Nearshoring #Fertilizer #IRA #chipsact  #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva #Trade #Globalization #Podcast #Conversational #FairTrade #Switzerland #Business #Economics #Swatch #Sustainability #MaxHavelar #Inflation #Chips

Year-End Episode: Unpacking COP28, Reflecting on 2023 and Predictions for 2024

In this year-end episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Rob and Ardian discuss significant events in international trade in 2023 and predict potential trends for 2024. They recap COP 28, identify the new challenges within trading systems such as supply chain crises, and talk about changes in local news and living situations due to inflation.
The duo also addresses geopolitical risks, climate change impacts on global shipping canals, and the trade shifts between nations. Further, they touch on AI applications in trade, national security, and their first revenue breakthrough for Trade Splaining.
 
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristi Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #CBAM #EVs #GreenTransition #Nearshoring #Fertilizer #IRA #chipsact  #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva

Early Returns from COP 28, Tesla vs Swedish Workers and the Global Minimum Corporate Tax

On Episode 56:
 
👉 Early returns from COP 28, land the adventures of a rare duck in geneva.
👉 Tesla goes at it with Swedish workers and what it could mean for the future of labor rights
👉 Global Minimum Corporate Tax facing doubts
 
Also joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Valerie Picard, Head of Trade at the International Chamber of Commerce, to talk about whether business has become less engaged in trade policy debates, how they deal with an expanding trade agenda and if multilateral institutions are really fit for purpose
 
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristi Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #CBAM #EVs #GreenTransition #Nearshoring #Fertilizer #IRA #chipsact  #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva

A Cloudier Path to a Low-Carbon Future, US Trade Policy Setbacks in Asia & More China De-risking

On Episode 55:
 
👉 Do high interest rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions and other factors driving an increased focus on energy security make the path to a low-carbon future look less straightforward?
👉 Looking at the Biden administrations failure to reach an agreement on the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Agreement (IPEF) and why it's decision to reduce it's ambition on digital trade may have played a major role
👉 More China De-risking as foreign firms are looking for better uses for their money with a slowing Chinese economy and rising geopolitical tensions
👉 Share-enting, Bedazzling, and more on the future of globalization!
 
Also joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Ralph Ossa - Chief Economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO) - to talk about making the case for trade, what success looks like for the Chief Economist and thoughts on kebab..finally we find a non-vegetarian.
 
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristi Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #CBAM #EVs #GreenTransition #Nearshoring #Fertilizer #IRA #chipsact  #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva

Green Transition’s Winners & Losers, Nearshoring Positives(?) and Covid Supply Shocks 3 Years Later

On Episode 54:
 
👉 Will workers be left out of the coming Green Transition?
👉 Does nearshoring mean that American manufacturing is back?
👉 How COVID-related supply shocks continue to affect commodity markets - this time fertilizer
👉 Blancpain, Rob and Lars's Trade Splaining spinoff, and more!
 
Also joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Bernie Kuiten - Head of External Relations at the WTO - to talk about how the WTO manages to get its message across and engage with others during uncertain times.
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristina Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #CBAM #EVs #GreenTransition #Nearshoring #Fertilizer #IRA #chipsact  #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva

Fragmented Trade, CBAM, COP28 and EVs

On Episode 53:
 
👉 Looking ahead to COP28
👉 The EU leaning in with the CBAM finally taking effect October 1
👉 Winners and Losers from a fragmenting trade enviornment
👉 Electric vehicles encapsulating many of the issues we see around trade, labor and the environment 
 
Joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Fitore Pula of the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC to talk about the link between trade and humanitarian assistance. 
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristina Bagsic in what may be her last episode with Trade Splaining.
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #CBAM #EVs #IRA #chipsact #brexit #carbonneutral #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva

China’s Lagging Growth, Digital Trade and Slowing Auto Industry Demand

On Episode 52:
 
👉 Looking at how slumping demand in China may to be dragging down global trade
👉 Why the days of tax free Digital Trade may be slowly coming to an end
👉 Why auto industry sales may be the canary in the coal mine for global growth
 
Joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Ann-Kathrin Zotz and Caroline Foerster of White Label Project, to talk about sustainable fashion and sustainable trade, whether upcoming EU regulation affects businesses likes theirs...and fashion advice for me and Rob.
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Valentina Saponara in what may be her last episode with Trade Splaining.
 
 
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #sustainablefashion #IRA #chipsact #brexit #carbonneutral #carbonreduction #sustainability  #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva

Climate Change, War, AI & the Hollywood Writers Strike

#TradeSplaining is back with a new episode!
 
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👉 Looking at how Climate Change, AI and War are Changing trade in ways that are increasingly visible
👉 How the Hollywood writers strike marks a new chapter when talking about technology and labor
👉 More animal stories in Switzerland: this time attack of the cows
 
Joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Rob Skidmore this episode is André Schneider, CEO of Geneva Airport, to talk about why we need a nuanced discussion around decarbonizing air travel, the impacts as well as talking about his unique and varied career so far.
 
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Valentina Saponara.
 
 
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #IRA #chipsact #brexit #carbonneutral #carbonreduction #sustainability #ai  #climatechange #supplychain #tariffs #exportbans #listenresponsibly #wto #geneva #airport

China’s Turn in the Trade War, De-Risking and Wageflation ft. Arancha González Laya

On this special milestone episode, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Arancha Gonzalez, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po for former Foreign Minister of Spain, for an even more special in person interview to discuss what it will take to make multilateralism work, what a more realistic EU policy toward China would look like... and her favorite food in Geneva (HINT: not kebabs)
They also look at how security interests continue to drive inefficient trade policy between China, the United States and the rest of the West, how more Western companies are siloing parts of their businesses in China as they try to lower risks from tensions between Washington and Beijing, the rise of Wageflation and try to unpack what it all means.
TS producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger is taking a break this episode from giving her thoughts on the end of globalization but will be back next episode.
Also big thanks as usual to Valentina Saponara for helping produce this episode!
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #Microchips #Chips #IRA #CHIPSACT #ArtificialIntelligence #derisking #greedflation #wageflation #AI #africa #lithium #greentransition #ExportControls  #inflation #inflationreductionact #foodcrisis #tradewar #bigtech #tech #supplychain #unions #tariffs #exportbans #supplychains #tradesplaining #wto #podcast #covid #podcasting #podcast #globalization  #eu #chatgpt #business #sustainability

Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence and Microchips ft. Chris Miller, author of Chip War

On this episode, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology" to discuss the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in conflict, what it might mean for the future of trade and why chips really are once again the new oil (yes, really).
They also look at how climate change might finally start to alter consumption and trade patterns as well as the perfect storm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and demographics start to collide - and what it might mean for societies going forward.
TS producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger is taking a break this episode from giving her thoughts on the end of globalization but will be back next episode.
Also big thanks as usual to Valentina Saponara for helping produce this episode!
 
#trade #globalization #WTO #US #china #eu #Microchips #Chips #IRA #CHIPSACT #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #africa #lithium #greentransition #ExportControls  #inflation #inflationreductionact #foodcrisis #tradewar #bigtech #tech #supplychain #unions #tariffs #exportbans #supplychains #tradesplaining #wto #podcast #covid #podcasting #podcast #globalization  #eu #chatgpt #business #sustainability