El Reglamento del Modelo OMC Ecuador 2024 – Consejo de Comercio de Servicios establece las normas y procedimientos para la simulación académica de esta instancia de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). Organizado por la Cátedra OMC Ecuador,…
El Consejo del Comercio de Servicios, en la inauguración del Modelo de Simulación de la OMC en Ecuador, da la bienvenida a los delegados a un foro dedicado a explorar la dinámica cambiante del comercio mundial más allá del comercio de mercancías.…
El comercio internacional de servicios se considera una vía de diversificación de la matriz exportadora de las economías, además sirve como instrumento dinamizador y facilitador de otros sectores económicos como la agricultura e industria. Entre los…
This chapter provides an overview of the growing influence of both labour standards and gender equality concerns in contemporary trade debates, and in particular how existing FTAs have increasingly accommodated both types of issues. In the following…
In recent years, more and more countries have included different kinds of gender considerations in their trade agreements. Yet many countries have still not signed their very first agreement with a gender equality-related provision. Though most of…
The increasing trend of the inclusion of gender equality and women’s economic empowerment concerns in the negotiation of trade agreements creates a need to strengthen informed dialogue between the public and private sectors. Trade negotiators are…
The distributional outcomes of trade agreements have historically been uneven, creating both “losers” as well as “winners” and benefitting certain stakeholders while leaving others without benefits or even with negative repercussions. In particular…
Trade policies create both 'winners' and 'losers', as some actors stand to benefit and others are left behind. More often than not, it has been women who have borne the negative impacts of international trade policy and it is…
In the recent years, there has been an upsurge in the number of countries that are mainstreaming gender equality concerns in their trade and investment agreements. These recent developments challenge the long-standing assumption that trade,…
The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the existing gender inequalities. In particular, it has dealt a significant blow to women entrepreneurs, as it has magnified the pre-pandemic disadvantages women have faced in the economic, social, financial and…