This project is aimed at improving the understanding of why mainstreaming gender equality considerations in the trade policy context is of crucial importance. The expected outputs, a comprehensive publication on the subject as well as a dedicated…
A training workshop on trade in ideas was organized by the Oman WTO Chair in collaboration with the Innovation and Technology Transfer Center of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The workshop was organized from April 7- 11, 2019 and was delivered by…
This research funded by World Trade Organization Chair Program hosted by SQU, and done by Abdallah Akintola under the guidance of Dr Houcine Boughanmi, Dr. Hemesiri Kotagama and Dr. Lokman Zaibet, sought to explore the trade potential of Oman with…
The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement recently went into force following its ratification by two third of WTO members on 22 February 2017. The world trade report 2015 estimates showed that the full implementation of the TFA could reduce trade costs…
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) have recently embarked in an energy subsidy reform following the drastic drop of international oil prices in 2014. The reform consists of increasing energy prices (fuel, electricity, gas) in order to…
Ya es casi un lugar común aludir a la reconfiguración del poder mundial. La declinación de los Estados Unidos, la crisis europea, la emergencia de China y la India, las migraciones masivas, la violencia y la incertidumbre son parte de cualquier…
Trade in services and its positive relation with countries’ development has been a consideration in the design of public policies. In particular, since the return of democracy, it has been pointed out by Chilean authorities the intention to improve…
In the last decade, Chile has prioritized export promotion policies for the service sector as a result of global dynamism of trade in services and the need for diversification of the Chilean economy towards higher value-added industries. This study…
L’étude porte sur huit (8) pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et couvre la période 1990 à 2015. La modernisation agricole a été captée par les machines agricoles et la superficie totale de terre dotée d’équipements d’irrigation. À partir d’un modèle…
Les efficacités des exploitations ont été estimées par une méthode paramétrique de frontière stochastique translogarthmique et cobb-Douglas. Pour l'analyse des facteurs explicites, les résultats se présentent comme suit : (i) le coût de…