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Trade Topics

Year

Research

Modelling the Impact of Short-term Foreign Capital on Economic Growth in COMESA: A Dynamic Panel Analysis

12 February 2018

Author(s): Kitonyo, P., Kiriti-Nganga, T. and Abala, D. (2017, Current Research ... and Abala, D. (2017, Current Research Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 9, Issue ...

TRADE DISCOURSE IN KENYA: SOME TOPICAL ISSUES VOLUME 2

15 January 2018

The book is divided into 8 chapters each written by a different author. The first chapter by Seth Gor assessing the extent of deep integration within EAC by focusing on Kenya's trade in agricultural commodities. The second chapter by Tabitha Kiriti-N ...

TRADE DISCOURSE IN KENYA: SOME TOPICAL ISSUES VOLUME 1

15 January 2018

grants on research. This book which is the first volume is the final output of research carried out by some members of the research team. The research papers arose out of proposed research areas from concept papers prepared ...

Training: Application of gravity and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models using STATA and GAMS software

21 November 2017

Ms Lorainne Ferreira, a PhD student in TRADE, attended a highly informative course on trade policy analysis in Dakar, Senegal from 21‒25 November 2016. The course, which was hosted by the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning and The Afr ...

Training: GVC and TiVA

21 November 2017

Mr Christophe Degain and Dr Victor Kümmritz, from the WTO’s Economic Research and Statistics Division in Geneva, Switzerland, visited the NWU from 30 May-1 June 2017 to conduct a workshop on how a Trade in Value Added ...

Training: Cultural intelligence workshop

21 November 2017

A cultural intelligence (CQ) workshop was organised to enhance participants’ understanding of the role of cross-cultural competency in international trade. The workshop looked at how culture influences the entire spectrum of trade, from international mark ...

Training: Qualitative research methods and ATLAS.ti 8 training course

21 November 2017

Day 1: Research Designs and Research Methodology • Qualitative research: design, methodology • Qualitative research designs: case, action, narrative, ethnography • Research methodology: sampling, data collection, data ...

Training: Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)

21 November 2017

on the use of GTAP research. GTAP, which stands for the Global Trade Analysis ...

MCom: An analysis of factors influencing port selection in South Africa

21 November 2017

This study provides a comparative analysis of the selection of seaports for containerised cargo in Southern Africa, with a special focus on South Africa. Ever since Jan van Riebeeck set foot on South African soil in the 17th century and a port was establi ...

PhD: Looking beyond Brexit and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from South Africa’s perspective

21 November 2017

Since the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, multilateralism has been the dominant approach to liberalising trade. However, today there is a growing tendency towards bilateralism. This may be partly attributable to frustrations with ...

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