HowdigitaltradeisreshapingtheglobaleconomyIntroductionInternationaltradewindshaveshiftedinrecentyears,andanewconcepthasemergedthattheWorldTradeOrganizationcalls“reglobalization.”Thenamereferstoaformofglobaltradethatismorediversified,asbusinessesandcountriesseekabroadernetworkoftradingpartnersthatismorerobusttopoliticalandeconomicshocks.Digitaltradeisakeydriverofglobalgrowthtodayandthe“Abetterpathforwardiswhatinternetistheprimaryinfrastructureunderpinningthistrend.wearecalling‘re-globalization’:deeper,moredeconcentratedItprovidesbusinesseswithaccesstocustomersinfarflungmarkets,achievedbybringingmorepeopleandplacesfrommarketsthatstandoutsidetraditionalbilateraltraderelationships.themarginsoftheglobaleconomytothemainstream.Anybusiness,anywhere,cannowconceivablyselltocustomersDirector-Generalinnearlyeverycorneroftheglobe.Increasingly,businessesareNgoziOkonjo-IwealaWorldTradeOrganizationtakingadvantageofthispotential.Tovalidatethishypothesisandbetterunderstandthenatureofthisshift,wetookacloselookatourdigitalexportsdataandsurveyed9keyglobalmarkets:Australia,France,Germany,Ireland,Japan,Mexico,Singapore,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.Weinterviewedthousandsofbusinesses,consumers,andanalyzeddatafromtheStripenetwork.Wewantedtounderstandwhichkindsofbusinessesaremostlikelytobeexpandingintonewglobalmarkets,which...
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