This compilation consists of five economic reports examining the potential impacts of the International Maritime Organization’s mid-term GHG mitigation measures on the Caribbean region. The reports provide data validation, economic impact…
This report highlights the Caribbean’s strategic role in global energy logistics and its potential as a hub for green fuel distribution. It emphasizes the need for infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy investment, and financial support to…
This legal brief supports Caribbean negotiations in IMO GHG negotiations, outlining key legal principles, evaluating proposals, and providing strategic guidance on fund governance, technical measures, and equity considerations in maritime…
This Report provides feedback collected from stakeholders during these discussions and can support negotiators and policymakers in developing strategies for building economic resilience and achieving a just and equitable transition.
Plurilateralism is gaining recognition as an overarching strategy for international economic governance beyond its traditional role in trade negotiations. This approach involves multi-party, sector-specific agreements within international…
This study empirically examines the causal relationship between trade openness and economic prosperity in South Africa with quarterly data from 1970 to 2017. The analysis is disaggregated into pre-1994 and post-1994 to capture the economic situation…
This empirical study aims to investigate the effects of political instability on economic volatility and monetary policy conduct. The econometric methodology adopted is the Panel Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (PARDL). The instability variable was…
Orientation: Agriculture is key to South Africa’s economy, but exports face high transport costs, logistical bottlenecks, and infrastructure constraints, limiting competitiveness.
Research purpose: To examine how transport costs and logistical…