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…

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…

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…

On 02nd September 2022, with representatives from the World Trade Center, International Trade Center, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, FNCCI, and other stakeholders, the school organized a hybrid…

In the morning of May 5th, a delegation headed by Prof. TU Xinquan, Dean of the China Institute for WTO Studies of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) visited Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (…