{"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 Single Rule That Made Global Trade in Wood Products Possible","slug":"the-single-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-wood-products-possible","published_at":"2026-07-15T19:58:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-wood-products-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-0113.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0113.mp3","summary":"Episode 113 of Global Trade with Fexingo examines how one obscure World Trade Organization ruling on timber export restrictions reshaped the global wood trade. Lucas and Luna walk through the 2001 Canada–Japan dispute over cedar logs, the principle of 'like products' in origin-neutral regulations, and how this rule enabled the rise of massive wood-product exporters like Indonesia, Brazil, and New Zealand. With attention to ISPM-15 standards, phytosanitary measures, and the unintended consequences for forest conservation, this episode drills into a specific case that explains why your IKEA furniture comes from a dozen countries. Listeners gain one concrete insight about the legal architecture behind a trillion-dollar commodity chain. #WTO #WoodTrade #ISPM15 #LikeProducts #CanadaJapanDispute #TradeRules #Forestry #Phytosanitary #Indonesia #NewZealand #Brazil #Lumber #Plywood #Pellets #CommodityChains #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 113 of Global Trade with Fexingo examines how one obscure World Trade Organization ruling on timber export restrictions reshaped the global wood t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":591,"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-single-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-wood-products-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-single-rule-that-made-global-trade-in-wood-products-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}