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Africa's digital future: From theory to action

20 November 2021

attracted much research interest around the world. But few publications (until ... of whom are members of the extended research network of the NWU, the WTO Chairs Programme and the TRADE research entity Author(s): Wilma Viviers, ...

Enjeux de l’adhésion du Maroc aux négociations plurilatérales sur le commerce électronique: quelle stratégie pour le Maroc? [The stakes of Morocco's accession to the plurilateral negotiations on electronic commerce: what strategy for Morocco?]

22 July 2021

In light of the rapid advancement of e-commerce in the country, it is imperative that Morocco formulate a national e-commerce strategy and participate in the plurilateral negotiations which are taking place at the WTO. As a developing country, it must ana ...

Harnessing digital trade to curb COVID-19 impacts on MSMEs: A gender and sector discourse

22 July 2021

The project aims at analysing the effects of COVID-19 on Mauritian MSMEs including women and blue entrepreneurs. It will also investigate the factors that prevent Mauritian women micro entrepreneurs from shifting to digital trade and aim to empower MSMEs ...

Technical Support and Talents Development for China’s E-commerce and Digital Economy Negotiation

12 July 2021

This project is intended to deliver research outputs and solutions to the major problems facing e-commerce and the digital economy in China and the WTO. The first part of the research will examine what approach China should ...

The digital trade era- Opportunities and challenges for developing countries: The case of Kenya

21 June 2021

E-commerce has grown rapidly in Kenya, supported by laws governing information and communications technology (ICT) services, e-commerce transactions, data protection and access to information. The government has established one-stop shops for the provisio ...

Opportunities and challenges of e-commerce in Mauritius

3 June 2021

This study explores the status, challenges and opportunities of e-commerce in Mauritius. The share of the population making online purchases was 14 per cent in 2017, the secondhighest level (after Libya) in Africa, largely due to increases in internet use ...

The new rules on digital trade in Latin America: regional trade agreements

28 May 2021

While recent technological advances have supported an increase in digital trade, this growth has occurred with a lack of clear and defined rules. This deficiency has become an issue for Latin American countries. With the multilateral trade regime impasse, ...

Global value chains in the age of internet: what opportunities for Africa?

5 April 2021

This chapter analyses the impact of the internet on global value chains (GVCs) in Africa. We investigate the effect of internet adoption on forward participation and backward participation of African countries in GVCs. We conduct the estimations using cou ...

'Blockchaining international trade: a way forward for women’s economic empowerment?'

22 March 2021

Adapting to the digital trade era: challenges and opportunities”, considers how technological advancement such as the growth of e-commerce and the development of blockchain technology may contribute to inclusive growth. It also looks into what needs to be ...

Blockchaining international trade: A way forward for women’s economic empowerment?

19 August 2020

Blockchain technology holds considerable promise to boost women’s participation in international trade. Blockchain’s anonymity and efficiency could enable many women, who otherwise would be constrained by law, custom or high costs, to engage in financial ...

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