Free trade agreements (FTAs) are undergoing extensive revision and reform worldwide due to social benefits and cost concerns. This has opened spaces for fostering the democratic legitimacy of FTAs, primarily through greater accountability by the…
El pasado 21 de noviembre en Marruecos, se llevó a cabo el evento "Law, Trade and Nutrition Labeling: Reflections and Experiences from Latin America", un espacio interdisciplinario que exploró los retos y aprendizajes en la intersección entre el…
Prof. Manfred Kouty, Co-Chair attended the Workshop On Regional Economic Integration And Trade Facilitationorganized by ESAMI-trapca, Tanzania from 12th August to 16th August 2024.
Dr. Tiroyaone Ambrose Sirang obtained his PhD in International Trade in 2025. His doctoral research provides an important contribution to trade policy analysis in Southern Africa by assessing the potential economic impacts of a free trade…
In 2025, Dr. Adelia Jansen van Rensburg, WTO–WCP Chair at the North-West University, deepened cooperation between the School of Economic Sciences and the International Trade Law specialists in NWU’s Faculty of Law. This growing partnership…
DEFI Unit with the WTO Chair at ESSECT University of Tunis in Tunisia organize on a frequent basis seminars, panels and round tables on various economic topics where senior and junior researchers as well as policy makers present. Follow our…
"Future Pandemic Management: A Roundtable Discussion", organised by British Embassy Mexico City and C Minds The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned us that this will not be our last pandemic and, according to Bill Gates,…
Guedidi I., Baghdadi L., Martinez-Zarzoso I., "Trade facilitation and participation in global value chains", in progress, presented on January 21st, 2021 at the Trade Policy Research Forum…
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…