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US trade policy in the Trump era: What is in store for South Africa and the world?

30 October 2017

The TRADE (an acronym for Trade and Development) research focus area of North-West University (NWU together with the Tutwa consulting group, the agricultural business chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), the Johannesburg chamber ...

Harnessing gender for inclusive trade: How more gender-sensitive trade policies and outcomes can drive economic transformation i

30 October 2017

“Africa is so wealthy when it comes to land and natural resources, but it is also so underdeveloped, poor and needy. If women enjoyed the same access to resources as men, the continent would be able to produce 20-30% more than it currently does. This woul ...

UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2016: More inclusive and sustained growth through structural transformation

30 October 2017

“In global economic terms, 2016 will be remembered as a year of living dangerously,” said UNCTAD’s Igor Paunovic in a webinar live-streamed from Geneva to the North-West University’s TRADE research entity on 25 ...

More inclusive trade: a new global imperative

30 October 2017

Contrary to popular belief, globalisation is not the primary cause of job losses in the world today. In fact, trade and investment have been vital instruments in stimulating economic growth, particularly in the developing countries, and lifting millions o ...

Brexit...now what?

30 October 2017

Now that the news of the UK’s intention to leave the European Union has begun to sink in around the world, many questions are circulating about the likely nature and timing of the split, and the impact of Brexit on global and regional dynamics. Author(s): ...

Zimbabwe-South Africa relations under pressure: An eye for and eye or turn the other cheek?

30 October 2017

policies has risen. This research document looks specifically into some ... on South-Africa-Zimbabwe trade relations and policy. The research document also examines ...

The paradigm shift in global trade relations – implications for South Africa’s industrial and trade policies

30 October 2017

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 policie ...

Connectivity through services: the case for a focused services trade strategy for South Africa

11 August 2017

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 emphasis on t ...

Oman’s Fish Exports to the EU: Do SPS Measures Matter?

11 August 2017

Oman’s fish exports to the EU have been experiencing a declining trend since mid-2000s. This paper investigates whether the SPS measures adopted by the EU affect Oman’s fish exports to European markets. The results obtained from the dynamic unbalanced pan ...

The use of futures prices and options by Oman to manage wheat import price variability

11 August 2017

The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether using financial instruments such as commodity hedging using futures and options would help Oman to improve risk management in wheat imports. Around 61% of wheat imports by Oman during the period covered b ...

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