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MSMES and services trade: A pathway to inclusive growth in developing economies

15 October 2019

WTO Chairholder Prof.Wilma Viviers from North-West University and her colleagues write an opinion piece in the World Trade Report of 2019 titled "MSMES and services trade: A pathway to inclusive growth in developing economies?". Introduction: Th ...

Are the digital and inclusive growth agendas compatible? Implications for trade policy in developing countries

31 July 2019

the questions that Wilma Viviers (WTO Chair and research professor) and Ali Parry (extraordinary research scientist) from North-West University’s TRADE research ...

Kenya’s Experience in Economic Development

11 May 2019

Prof. Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga delivered a presentation on 41st regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda. The presentation covered: Kenya’s experience in economic development Attempts at diversifying its economic productive base Mai ...

Dynamic Trade Policy in Small Island Developing States

8 April 2019

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have common economic challenges and are faced with high costs for energy, infrastructure, transportation, trade logistics and public administration. These challenges are increasingly under-girded by new concerns, such ...

IP Value Capture: Fostering trade by capturing the value of creative industries in developing countries

8 April 2019

The paper explores growth opportunities for developing countries by adding value through the use of IP. Through IP, developing countries can expand their participation in global value chains and reduces their dependence on traditional low value-added comm ...

Migration, Diasporas and the Sustainable Development Goals in Least Developed Countries

8 April 2019

Migration and the growth of global diasporas are key contemporary trends which impact on the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the 2030 Agenda. The developmental potential of migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the Sustainable Develop ...

How far can Indonesia go? Utilizing TSIA on the would-be TPP impact for Indonesia?

25 January 2019

By offering the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (TSIA) assessment tools and beyond, the article discusses economic and non-economic aspects worth considering in light of Indonesia’s interest to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It identifie ...

Trade in Services and Development: The Case of Perception in Chile

5 December 2018

Trade in services and its positive relation with countries’ development has been a consideration in the design of public policies. In particular, since the return of democracy, it has been pointed out by Chilean authorities the intention to improve servic ...

Sectoral FDI and food security in Developing Countries: Does institutional quality matter?

9 November 2018

Developing countries (DCs) have high population growth and food demand. Food security still one of the main goals in these countries. Moreover, foreign direct investment (FDI) is at the heart of their investment policy. For DCs attract FDI is an instrumen ...

How the G20 can sustainably help reshape the global trade system: A compilation of analysis

6 November 2018

The economies of southern Africa all face significant development challenges, not helped by the fact that many of these countries are ill-prepared for the demands of the rapidly advancing digital era. Given its heterogeneous membership and therefore sensi ...

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