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Gérout, Guillaume; Cren-Larvor, Anaïs
A pilot analysis of the AfCFTA tariff schedules / Guillaume Gérout and Anaïs Cren-Larvor ; Issuing department: Division for International Cooperation - Global and European Policy. - Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., January 2024. - 15 Seiten = 250 KB, PDF-File. - (Study). - (Economy and finance)Electronic ed.: Bonn : FES, 2024ISBN 978-3-98628-435-0
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Dommen, Caroline
The case of Germany / Caroline Dommen ; Issuing department: Division for International Cooperation - Global and European Policy. - Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., December 2023. - 24 Seiten = 330 KB, PDF-File. - (Perspective). - (Global and regional order)Electronic ed.: Bonn : FES, 2023ISBN 978-3-98628-354-4
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Barrie, Jack; Grooby, Gael
How the Harmonized System Codes can/not support a circular economy and what else could be done / Jack Barrie and Gael Grooby ; Issuing department: Division for International Cooperation - Global and European Policy. - Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., August 2023. - 29 Seiten = 470 KB, PDF-File. - (Analysis). - (Economy and finance)Electronic ed.: Bonn : FES, 2023ISBN 978-3-98628-336-0
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