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The paradigm shift in global trade relations – implications for South Africa’s industrial and trade policies
As production becomes increasingly dispersed around the world with the growing allegiance to regional and global value chains (R/GVCs), many countries are under pressure to rethink their industrial and trade policies. Aligning industrial and trade…
MCom: An analysis of factors influencing port selection in South Africa
This study provides a comparative analysis of the selection of seaports for containerised cargo in Southern Africa, with a special focus on South Africa. Ever since Jan van Riebeeck set foot on South African soil in the 17th century and a port was…
Connectivity through services: the case for a focused services trade strategy for South Africa
This paper aims to address some of South Africa’s shortcomings in its services trade by presenting a broad strategy that provides an overarching framework for South Africa’s trade activities in the services arena. The paper places particular…
L’export au service de la transformation structurelle au Maroc : Quel rôle pour l’aide au commerce ?
L’export au service de la transformation structurelle au Maroc : Quel rôle pour l’aide au commerce ? Azeddine Ghoufrane Nabil Boubrahimi Marouane Raïssi
Training: GVC and TiVA
Mr Christophe Degain and Dr Victor Kümmritz, from the WTO’s Economic Research and Statistics Division in Geneva, Switzerland, visited the NWU from 30 May-1 June 2017 to conduct a workshop on how a Trade in Value Added (TiVA) approach to measuring…