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The benefits of full trade liberalization and accessibility RCEP for Thailand's export potentials

16 June 2021

This paper aims to investigate Thailand’s export potentials in the ASEAN+6 countries, due to a “full liberalization and accessibility scenario” within the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The methodology used is that of “filtering” stat ...

Tunisia's export opportunities in Africa and the EU: A TRADE DSM approach

9 June 2021

This paper was presented jointly by Wilma Viviers and Leila Baghdadi. Yes 2020-12-10_Tunisia export opportunities_ISS event_FINAL_2.pptx Download 10 December 2020 Trade topics: Regional Integration, Trade Modelling, Trade Policy, ...

Tunisia's export opportunities in Africa and the EU: A TRADE DSM approach

9 June 2021

This paper was presented jointly by Wilma Viviers and Leila Baghdadi. Yes 2020-12-10_Tunisia export opportunities_ISS event_FINAL_2.pptx Download 10 December 2020 Trade topics: Regional Integration, Trade Modelling, Trade Policy, ...

The Impact of Regional Integration on Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa

3 June 2021

The main purpose of this study is to study the impact of Regional Integration on the attractiveness of Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Saharan African countries. This investigation was carried out using a panel data analysis, over a sample of 30 countrie ...

Chinese Investment in the African continent: An analysis of the determinants of Chinese FDI in Africa

3 June 2021

The “Chinafrica” relationship has recently been the focus of several international political discourses, whereby the motives behind recent breathtakingly fast upsurge of Chinese FDI in the African continent is being questioned. Hence, the purpose of this ...

China's trade policy towards Latin America: an analysis of free trade agreements policy

28 May 2021

The emergence of China in the international trading system has shifted its gravity center, as the country has become one of the mayor actors in international economic relations. Through the subscription of preferential agreements, China is building a netw ...