Pre-launch interaction program with WCP Team Geneva, Advisory Board Members, Ministry of Industry Commerce & Supplies

On 02nd September 2022, with representatives from the World Trade Center, International Trade Center, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, FNCCI, and other stakeholders, the school organized a hybrid pre-launch interaction event for the WTO Chairs.

For the next four years, the school will carry out this program as part of the WTO Chairs Programme, concentrating on three main areas of intervention: curriculum creation, teaching, research, and capacity building.

Formation of WCP-Nepal Advisory Board Member and Program Implementation Team.

On 29th August 2022, the Chair (WCP-Nepal), Prof. Dr. Devi Prasad Bedari nominated the members of the Advisory Board for the WTO Chairs Programme, Nepal. As well as Prof. Dr. Devi Prasad Bedari has also formed the WCP-Nepal Program Implementation Team.

Strengthening Cross-Chairs Collaboration: A Delegation from China Institute for WTO Studies of UIBE Visits SUIBE

In the morning of May 5th, a delegation headed by Prof. TU Xinquan, Dean of the China Institute for WTO Studies of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) visited Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE).

Impact of Covid-19 on Trade, FDI and Employment in Mauritius

Executive Summary

Mauritius: Review of the Economy 2019-2020 and Prospects

The short article provides a review of the Economy for the year 2019-2020 and also discusses the challenges ahead

An investigation of the determinants of foreign exchange reserves in Southern African countries.

The controversy whether the “fear of floating” or the “fear of capital mobility” determines a country’s foreign reserve holdings is an ongoing research debate. This issue remains unresolved in global economic and finance studies. This study has the aim to contribute to the ongoing debate by probing the determinants of foreign exchange reserves in Southern African countries. This study makes use of the annual data sets over the period of 26 years from 1990 to 2015, with the application of the ARDL approach within a panel econometric framework.

Non-linear Effects of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Countries.

Over the years, public debt has been an important source of funding the growth and development projects for developing countries. As a result, public debt size in these countries has risen substantially over the past decades. In particular, sub-Saharan African countries’ public debt levels have reached unprecedented levels in recent decades, thereby, making the debate on its role in the growth process particularly important.

‘The Welfare Effects of Economic Integration in the Tripartite Free Trade Area

This paper employs the WITS-SMART simulation model to examine the welfare effects of economic integration in the TFTA region. The results indicate that welfare gains are skewed, and some countries and economic sectors are poised to gain more than others. Ceteris paribus, there is a proclivity for larger economies to benefit more than smaller economies, and also, restricted economies are likely to have more trade creation than already liberalised countries.

Brexit and European Union disintegration: Lessons for the Africa's Integration

On the 29 March 2017 the former British PM Theresa May invoked Article 50 and officially began the process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, also popularly known as ‘Brexit’. There have been very many analyses about the consequences of Brexit for Europe and the UK but not as much emphasis on the perception of Brexit as a sign of European disintegration and the resultant implication of its role as a model of integration to other regions of the world.

Identifying export opportunities between IORA member states using the TRADE-DSM® methodology

Jansen van Rensburg, S.J., Viviers, W., Cameron, M. & Parry, A. 2019. Identifying export opportunities between IORA member states using the TRADE-DSM® methodology: A case study involving South Africa and Thailand. Journal of Indian Ocean Region, 15(1):78-96.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19480881.2018.1521777?casa_…

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