On October 18th, "2020 Global Trade and Economic Governance Forum" was grandly held on Gubei Campus of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE). The forum was co-organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO…
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…
This paper gives my response to a request by the Kenya Permanent Secretary of the State Department for Trade and Enterprise Development to give my opinion on the initial draft of the proposed Free Trade Area between Kenya and the United States.…
This paper gives my response to a request by the Kenya Permanent Secretary of the State Department for Trade and Enterprise Development to give my opinion on the 6th draft of the proposed Free Trade Area between Kenya and the United States.
The unprecedented economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having dramatic effects on world trade and appears very likely to trigger lasting changes to the world trading system, regardless of how the next phase of 'opening…
Two TRADE members presented papers at the 22nd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)) that took place at the University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on 19-21 June 2019.
Emmanuel Orkoh obtained his PhD under the supervision of TRADE members Prof Derick Blaauw (promoter) and Dr Carike Claassen (co-promoter) in May. In his thesis titled ‘Essays on trade openness, wage, poverty and intra-household time…
Angel Villalobos, Director General De Comercio Internacional de Servicios e Inversión de la Secretaría de Economía del Gobierno de México, organizó un panel en las oficinas de la Secretaría de Economía en la Ciudad de México, para…
ITAM hosted SIEL regional conference for Latin American International Economic Law Network on 14-15 October 2019. The conference theme was: “STEPS BACK IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW ORDER: IMPACTS TO LATIN AMERICA”. Twelve panels, more than…
The focus of the lecture will be on the concept of the Blue Economy and other related concepts which are used globally; the contribution of the Blue Economy at global level in promoting growth and generating employment; Blue Economy as a paradigm…