Tholos Foundation Urges Vietnam to Prioritize Harm Reduction and Open Markets for Smoke-Free Nicotine Products
The Tholos Foundation has sent a formal letter to Vietnamese government leaders addressing prohibitions on the importation and sale of alternative nicotine delivery systems that are less harmful than their combustible counterparts. While protecting youth and public health is essential, the letter explains that trade barriers achieve these goals at immense economic cost, often fail […]
Beware Canada’s “Lawful Access Act”
Even though Canada withdrew its Digital Services Tax last year, it continues to add digital trade barriers causing it to rise to the top half of most restrictive countries on the Trade Barrier Index. Canada imposed the Online News Act and Streaming Act, a thorn in the side of U.S.- Canada trade relations, it now plans to impose the Bill C-22 Lawful Access Act that would require digital service suppliers to spy for the government. The bill had its first reading […]
2023 International Trade Barrier Index
KUALA LUMPUR, MY –– 5/10/2023 –– The Tholos Foundation today released the 2023 International Trade Barrier Index. Singapore, New Zealand, and Japan scored the top spots for trade liberalization. While Indonesia, Russia, and India ranked the worst for deploying the most trade barriers. The TBI measures direct and indirect trade barriers imposed by 88 countries affecting 72% of the world’s people and 96% […]