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Between macroeconomic shocks and vulnerabilities

26 August 2021

This was the fourth Webinar organized by the Econ4Tunisia initiative on Friday, May 1, 2020 from 8:30pm to 10:00pm. The debate on the Covid crisis brought together, around the presentation of the World Bank Transparency Report for the MENA region by Rabeh ...

Exploring Tunisia's Development Potential

26 August 2021

The study presented was on on realistic scenarios for Tunisia's economic and social development by 2040. Prepared by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the WTO Chairs Programs of the University of the Northwest in South Africa and the Unive ...

52nd Plenary Session of the African Economic Research Consortium on “Business Environment, Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Africa”

26 August 2021

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) hosted its 52nd Plenary Session on “Business Environment, Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Africa” on the 29th of June 2020. The sessions were held virtually for researchers, academics, policy makers, ...

International Law Conversations: North American Trade in a New Geopolitical Context

22 July 2021

This discussion examined issues of COVID-19 supply chain disruptions, cybersecurity, worker wages, data privacy, dispute settlement, and other issues arising from the recent revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement, known in the U.S. as the US ...

Guest Lecture at UNAM: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Women in International Trade: Can Free Trade Agreements Help Reboot Economy

30 June 2021

The Guest Lecture was titled: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Women in International Trade: Can Free Trade Agreements Help Reboot Economy. It mainly focussed on how the poandemic is put women in dveeloping countries at the forefront, and if existing trade agre ...

WTO AND U.S. TRADE LAW AND POLICY PROGRAM, at American University Washington College of Law

29 June 2021

Discussions on the linkages of Trade, Labor, and Gender with: Renata Amaral, Adjunct Professor, WCL Desiree LeClercq, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Debra Steger, Former Director of the Appellate Body Secretariat of the WTO Final Agenda_June18_20 ...

Oman-WTO chair highlights: Trade policy and food security

24 June 2021

This policy brief provides a summary of key research findings of the WTO Chair in Oman at Sultan Qaboos University in order to enable policy making. Since the creation of WTO, agricultural trade was subjected to multilateral trade rules that are stipulate ...

Discussion session on the role of Research Chairs at SQU organized by the DVC-Research and Postgraduate Studies in co-ordination with the Minister of Technology and Information

24 June 2021

To shed light on the activities SQU Research Chairs in a wide range of strategic research within their fields and across disciplines, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) organized a panel discussion on its Research Chairs on Wednesday, 11 December 2019. The op ...

AERC-BMGF Covid-19 Response in East Africa Project

21 June 2021

Prof. Tabitha Kiriti from the University of Nairobi gave a presentation on "Impact of Covid-19 on Health, Education and Gender in Kenya". AERC-BMGF Covid-19 Response in East Africa Project-Presentations Programme 14th and 15th December 2020 (1). ...

Angaza Awards on Women to Watch in Banking and Finance in January 2021

21 June 2021

The Chair at the University of Nairobi was a judge for the Angaza Awards on Women to Watch in Banking and Finance in Jaauary 2021. ANGAZA AWARDS JUDGES 2021 (1).pdf Download Yes 1 January 2021 ...

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