{"podcast":{"title":"Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce","slug":"global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","podcast_index_feed_id":7871813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/global-trade.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Global Trade with Fexingo is a daily examination of the rules, institutions, and politics that govern international commerce. Lucas and Luna dissect the latest developments at the World Trade Organization, from dispute rulings and tariff disputes to the stalling Doha Round. They map the patchwork of free trade agreements — from the USMCA and RCEP to the AfCFTA — and assess how these deals reshape supply chains, labor standards, and intellectual property protections. Each episode grounds abstract policy in concrete numbers: the volume of trade at stake, the tariff lines that matter, the winners and losers in specific industries. The show is for trade economists, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand how trade tensions affect their operations. Lucas brings the global perspective; Luna stresses the real-world impact on exporters, importers, and workers. Together, they avoid ideology and focus on the data: what does a new EU carbon border adjustment mean for Indian steel? How does a Chinese export ban on rare earths hit electric vehicle production? Listeners leave each episode with a clearer map of the world's commercial arteries — and the choke points that coul…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:21:13.899418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813"},"episode":{"title":"The One Rule That Made Global Tourism Trade Possible","slug":"the-one-rule-that-made-global-tourism-trade-possible","published_at":"2026-07-12T07:36:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-one-rule-that-made-global-tourism-trade-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0106.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0106.mp3","summary":"Episode 106 of Global Trade with Fexingo explores the single rule that made global tourism trade possible: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Mode 2. Lucas and Luna break down how this provision allows consumers to cross borders to buy services abroad, transforming travel from a luxury into a massive global export category. They use Thailand as a concrete case study, showing how in 2025 the country earned over $60 billion from international tourism, making it one of its largest export sectors. The hosts explain why tourism counts as trade under WTO rules, how Mode 2 differs from other service delivery modes, and what happens when countries restrict travel during crises. They also briefly discuss the WTO's 2025 Ministerial Conference and why services trade remains a contentious negotiating area. No prior episode has covered tourism as a trade mechanism. #GATS #Mode2 #TourismTrade #WTO #ThailandTourism #ServicesTrade #GlobalTradeWithFexingo #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #InternationalCommerce #TradeRules #TravelExports #WTOConference #TradeNegotiations #ConsumerMobility #ServiceExports #TradePolicy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 106 of Global Trade with Fexingo explores the single rule that made global tourism trade possible: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GAT…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":545,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/episodes/the-one-rule-that-made-global-tourism-trade-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-one-rule-that-made-global-tourism-trade-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}