Training and Capacity Building Programme on Negotiating FTAs

Centre for Trade and Investment Law with the support of the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India and in collaboration with the World Trade Organization Chairs Programme has organized a Training and Capacity Building Programme on Negotiating FTAs for the Officials of Central Electricity Authority on 12 January 2024 at Sewa Bhawan, RK Puram, New Delhi.

Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Agreements: Best Practice Examples and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific, Cambridge University Press

In recent years, more and more countries have included different kinds of gender considerations in their trade agreements. Yet many countries have still not signed their very first agreement with a gender equality-related provision.

Joint Statement Initiatives: A Legitimate End to ‘Until Everything is Agreed’?

At World Trade Organization (WTO), nothing is agreed until everything is agreed and until everyone agrees at the negotiating tables, and that ‘magic’ moment has been difficult to arrive at. Some WTO Members have argued that if all Members cannot move ahead together with the acceptance of new rules, the Members who are able and willing to move ahead should be provided with the required space to do so. Some Members have indeed chosen to push ahead as they have recently sought progress in negotiations through the Joint Statement Initiatives (JSIs).

Conversations with Trade Negotiators. Episode 8

WTO Chair - Ecuador, in partnership with the Centro Andino de Estudios Internacionales and Radio Voz Andina Internacional at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar - Sede Ecuador invite you to listen to the eighth episode of "Conversations with Trade Negotiators".
This time, the distinguished guest is Homero Larrea Monard, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade.
Join the conversation and learn about the Homero Larrea Monard's experience!

Recording of this episode of #ConversationsWithTradeNegotiators is available on Spotify, on Radio Voz Andina Internacional, on YouTube, and on Ecuador WTO Chair

Conversations with Trade Negotiators. Episode 7

WTO Chair - Ecuador, in partnership with the Centro Andino de Estudios Internacionales and Radio Voz Andina Internacional at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar - Sede Ecuador invite you to listen to the seventh episode of "Conversations with Trade Negotiators".
This time, the distinguished guest is Edwin Vásquez, Undersecretary of Negotiations for the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries.
Join the conversation and learn about the Edwin Vásquez's experience!

Recording of this episode of #ConversationsWithTradeNegotiators is available on Spotify, on Radio Voz Andina Internacional, and on YouTube.

Master Class on "Negotiation Skills"

On November 4, 2023, the University of World Economy and Diplomacy hosted a significant master class titled "The Art of Negotiation." The event was exclusively curated for the negotiation team of Uzbekistan, that is currently striving to secure its membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). Notable attendees included representatives from various government bodies and the ministry, as well as esteemed members from academia.

WTO negotiations: recent developments and future prospects

Trade and Gender Capacity Building Session to Researchers and Professors at IIFT, India

A capacity building workshop on Trade and Gender to researchers and professors at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India

Trade and Gender Capacity Building Session for Trade Negotiators in Ecuador

Un taller de capacitación en negociaciones comerciales en materia de género para el Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca de la República de Ecuador (MPCEIP).

Commercial Diplomacy

Overview. Students study the core principles of international trade system (ITS), and mechanisms of its development
The aims of the course are:

  • To teach students to understand the main problems and prospects of modern processes of regional integration and trade liberalization.
  • To develop skills of preparing and conducting international trade negotiations, including negotiations on bilateral trade liberalization.