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Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Free Trade Agreements: “Building Back Better” in Post-COVID-19 World

28 September 2020

A contribution to the Policy Hackathon on Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic in Regional and other Trade Agreements: https://www.unescap.org/resources/online-repository-contributions-policy... Abstract: COVID-19 has put women emplo ...

Blockchaining international trade: A way forward for women’s economic empowerment?

19 August 2020

Blockchain technology holds considerable promise to boost women’s participation in international trade. Blockchain’s anonymity and efficiency could enable many women, who otherwise would be constrained by law, custom or high costs, to engage in financial ...

Women at the Frontline of COVID-19: Can Gender Mainstreaming in Free Trade Agreements Help?

19 August 2020

Health pandemics affect women and men differently, and they can make the existing gender inequalities much worse. COVID-19 is one such pandemic, which can have substantial gendered implications both during and in the post-pandemic world. Its economic and ...

Opinion: Reconstruir Juntos (Forbes mexico)

19 August 2020

An opinion on how COVID-19 is inflicting harm to women in trade and commerce, and how free trade agreements might help women gain empowerment in a pandemic-inflicted economy. https://issuu.com/forbeslatam/docs/forbes_agosto_2020 Author(s): Amrita Bahri Ye ...

Harmonization of regional industrialization strategies and policies in Southern Africa

30 July 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which industrialization strategies and policies in Southern Africa, in particular the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) industrialization policy and the Southern African Develo ...

Does COMESA Have Export Potential to Emerging Economies?

30 July 2020

By the virtue of their size, Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) present trade opportunities for both developed and developing countries. To benefit from such opportunities, countries need to identify the areas where they have comparative advantage. This pap ...

The AfCFTA is a Lightning Rod for Regional Integration and Free Trade

30 July 2020

This paper looks at the construction of tariff band structure and linear cut of the AfCFTA countries. AfCFTA symbols a different landmark on the road to deeper regional integration and the pursuit for well-built and prolonged growth, which the extensive n ...

ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO VULNERABLE: WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITY IN KENYA

30 July 2020

quantitative and qualitative research methods in data analysis. The method ...

IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FUNDS IN KENYA

30 July 2020

The Government of Kenya (GOK) has made significant and tremendous progress in addressing inequality and gender equality through the empowerment programmes of vulnerable groups such women, youth, and people living with disabilities (PWD). The country has a ...

Kenya- Economic Diversification, Challenges and Opportunities

30 July 2020

of income and growth. This paper uses desk research to investigate Kenya’s ...

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