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Trade and Gender Gap (equality) in Jordan

12 July 2021

in the labour force, drawing on research methodologies developed by the UNCTAD, ...

Forging Knowledge Co-Production on International Trade and Circular Economy Linkages in Developing Countries

12 July 2021

industry, and the culinary sector. Other research will focus on engaging ...

Technical Support and Talents Development for China’s E-commerce and Digital Economy Negotiation

12 July 2021

This project is intended to deliver research outputs and solutions to the major problems facing e-commerce and the digital economy in China and the WTO. The first part of the research will examine what approach China should ...

Using regional value chains as an export diversification strategy: The case of WAEMU countries

12 July 2021

Recent trends in GDP growth in Africa reveal that despite sustained growth over a long period of time, there has been no significant decline in poverty or increase in employment. In most African countries, the decline in agricultural activity has not been ...

Using regional value chains as an export diversification strategy: The case of WAEMU countries

12 July 2021

Recent trends in GDP growth in Africa reveal that despite sustained growth over a long period of time, there has been no significant decline in poverty or increase in employment. In most African countries, the decline in agricultural activity has not been ...

Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa

9 July 2021

This short article on small informal businesses and improving the quality of jobs was published by Brookings. Yes Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa.pdf Download 8 October 2019 Trade topics: MSMEs, Job Quality, ...

Local institutions can mitigate climate-related conflict in the Sahel

9 July 2021

This brief article explores six overarching themes on the triumphs of the past years as well as strategies to tackle the remaining obstacles for Africa in relation to climate related conflict in the Sahel. Yes Local institutions can mitigate climate-relat ...

Africa's climate crisis, conflict, and migration challenges

9 July 2021

Links between the climate crisis and migration are intensifying in West Africa, where many people work in sectors vulnerable to climate-related extremes of weather and sea level rise. As climate change intensifies, it is threatening livelihoods, which fue ...

The effects of Nigeria's closed borders on informal trade with Benin

9 July 2021

Nigeria’s recent announcement confirming that it is closing its borders to prevent movement of all goods has been met with harsh criticism from neighbors and regional integration advocates. The Buhari administration has justified the decision as a tactic ...

Job creation for youth in Africa: Assessing the potential of industries without smokestacks

9 July 2021

In several African countries, employment growth has not followed the robust economic growth of recent years. A premature leveling-off of manufacturing and a weak structural transformation dynamic are confining African economies to low-productivity sectors ...

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