A. Thirteen TRADE-DSM® training workshops Several training workshops for users of the TRADE-DSM® took place throughout the year. These workshops have provided an opportunity to publicize WTO links and expand and cement relationships with…

The CGTI/FGV organizes, at the end of each academic year, a national conference on International Trade to the Brazilian audience, especially policymakers, government staff, practitioners and academics. The main topic was to debate the…

The Center on Global Trade and Investment at the FGV School of Economics presented the International Conference on THE ROLE OF THE WTO IN THE 21ST CENTURY. On this occasion, the WTO Chair Programme in Brazil was launched. The Conference brought…

The Center for Global Trade and Investment Studies of the FGV School of Economics invites interested practitioners, government staff and academics to the International Conference on the Future of WTO in a Multipolar World with Mr. Pascal Lamy.…

Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Martin Cameron were keynote speakers at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) Congress which took place from 7-8 June 2018 in Port Elizabeth. Their topic was 'Developing strategies for export promotion using a…

Title: The need for coordinated renewable energy, trade and industrial policy – avoiding unintended socio-economic consequences Author(s): Cameron, M., Kritzinger-Van Niekerk, L. & Viviers, W. Abstract: In recent times…

Title: A simulation approach for reconciling customs and trade risk associated with cross-border freight movements Author(s): Hoffman, A., Grater, S., Schaap, A., Maree, J. & Bhero, E. Abstract: Southern Africa critically…

Title: Inclusive growth and wage inequality: The case of South African manufacturing exporters Author(s): Paper to be presented by Bezuidenhout, C., Matthee, M. & Rankin, N. Abstract: The experience of many countries around the world is that…

Title: Driving inclusive growth and enhancing intra-African trade through service sector development Author(s): Paper presented by Grater, S. & Viviers, W. Abstract: The development of services sectors in least-developed…

Title: E-commerce and the digital economy: challenges and needs in Southern Africa Author(s): Paper presented by Viviers, W. on behalf of M-L Kuhn and A Parry Abstract: With more and more economic activities relying on…