The School of Economic Sciences at North-West University, together with researchers from the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP), proudly contributed to the 2025 Centenary Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA)—one of the country’s…
Prof Waldo Krugell, Professor of Economics at North-West University (NWU) and a long-standing member of the Chair team at NWU, continues to engage a wide audience through his digital platforms, including the Economics Weekly YouTube channel and…
North-West University (NWU) continues to lead in International Trade education with its dedicated BCom Honours in International Trade programme. The programme equips students to navigate the global trade environment, understand the World Trade… …
The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) at North-West University is proud to announce that Prof David Spies once again contributes to the OECD’s 2025 Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Report—a globally recognised benchmark for assessing…
Dr. Martin Cameron (established member of the WTO-WCP team at NWU) and Managing Director of Trade Research Advisory, contributed to South Africa’s New Export Diversification or “Butterfly Strategy” in 2025. This new strategy will position South…
Prof David Luke, Extraordinary Professor at North-West University (NWU) and a member of the WTO-WCP team, has released his latest book, How Africa Eats, which provides a detailed analysis of Africa’s food systems, agricultural trade, and food…
On November 28-29, 2023, the 22nd WTO and China Academic Annual Conference--WTO Reform and the 13th Ministerial Meeting was successfully held. This annual conference is co-sponsored by SUIBE, UIBE and China Society for WTO Studies, organized by…
On 15 November 2023, a seminar on the release of the World Trade Report 2023 themed "Re-globalization for a Secure, Inclusive and Sustainable Future" was held at the Shanghai International Dispute Resolution Center. This seminar is co-…
On November 10-11, 2023, the "Seminar on the Innovative Development of Service in Digital Trade" was held in Zhejiang Yuexiu University. Prof. HUANG Jianzhong, the WTO Chair Holder and Director of the WTO RTPC Centre was invited to…
On the morning of November 6, 2023, the Sub-Forum "Sticking to the Multilateral Trading System and Improving Global Economic and Trade Governance" of the Sixth Hongqiao International Economic Forum, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce,…