Portfolio investors during 1880–1914 were motivated by the prospect of higher (ex-ante) expected returns and the search for diversification. At the London stock exchange, such overseas portfolios also realised higher (ex-post) returns than domestic…
Digital technology has significantly changed the speed of operation in the economy. The Internet and digital devices are a driver of economic growth. This article analyzes the Russian digital economy and society in the context of comparison with EU…
TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop.
With South Africa and Tunisia being located at opposite ends of the African continent and their main export markets being in Europe and other major trading regions, one…
WTO Chairholder Prof.Wilma Viviers from North-West University and her colleagues write an opinion piece in the World Trade Report of 2019 titled "MSMES and services trade: A pathway to inclusive growth in developing economies?".
Introduction:
There…
Can the digital economy help to alleviate the problem of inequality and forge more inclusive growth or will it exacerbate divisions as time goes by, to the detriment of those countries (including South Africa, India and Brazil) that have among the…
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have common economic challenges and are faced with high costs for energy, infrastructure, transportation, trade logistics and public administration. These challenges are increasingly under-girded by new concerns…
Panel presenter and moderator, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. The workshop served as a platform to begin much needed discussions on harmonizing activities in the regional cultural sector. In this regard, the…
The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, combining both tangible and intangible cultural elements, is an active expression of cultural vibrancy and vehicle of cultural sustainability within the country, the region, and in the Caribbean diaspora…
Published in Cultural Industries and Creative Economy in Latin America. Economic and Social Development in the Region, Universitaria Agustiniana, Bogota, Colombia.
The rise of the digital creative economy is one of the defining features of the…
Paper for WTO publication entitled Trade in Knowledge, edited by Jayashree Watal and Anthony Taubman.
This paper addresses trade-related aspects of copyright, assesses the challenges and opportunities for creative industries in developing countries…