Roundtable:Gender and Social Inclusion in Trade Agreements. Panelists: Mariangela Linoci, UNCTAD; Bogolo Kenewendo, Former Minister of Trade, Botswana, and Economic Development Consultant; Gloria Atuheirwe, Director…
I moderated the roundtable discussions on trade-policy agenda and gender, at International Trade and Gender Symposium, organised by ECLAC UN, and supported by UK Aid and WTO. In this session, we discussed the similarities and differences between…
As COVID-19 wreaked havoc on global trade, Martin Cameron (Managing Director of Trade Research Advisory, a spin-out company of the North-West University) and Prof Wilma Viviers (Research professor) in the TRADE (Trade and Development) research…
Within a few short weeks, the coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread across the world and become a global phenomenon. All countries are deeply concerned about it and all countries will almost certainly be seriously affected by it, with some…
Organised this online conference, with 20+ speakers and discussants from different universities and 100+ participants overall. The discussions focussed on rethinking, repackaging and rescuing world trade law. Details here:…
The unprecedented economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having dramatic effects on world trade and appears very likely to trigger lasting changes to the world trading system, regardless of how the next phase of 'opening…
Emmanuel Orkoh obtained his PhD under the supervision of TRADE members Prof Derick Blaauw (promoter) and Dr Carike Claassen (co-promoter) in May. In his thesis titled ‘Essays on trade openness, wage, poverty and intra-household time…
Angel Villalobos, Director General De Comercio Internacional de Servicios e Inversión de la Secretaría de Economía del Gobierno de México, organizó un panel en las oficinas de la Secretaría de Economía en la Ciudad de México, para…
ITAM hosted SIEL regional conference for Latin American International Economic Law Network on 14-15 October 2019. The conference theme was: “STEPS BACK IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW ORDER: IMPACTS TO LATIN AMERICA”. Twelve panels, more than…
The eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference witnessed 118 Members and observers coming together to sign the Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment. The Declaration reaffirms that ‘international trade and investment are engines of…