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.

Convergence on e-commerce: the case of Argentina, Brazil and MERCOSUR

E-commerce is growing rapidly in Argentina and Brazil, and in both countries the share of the population participating in e-commerce transactions exceeds the Latin American average. Both countries have established a legal framework for data protection, regulation of the internet, consumer protection, taxation of e-commerce, and contracts and e-signatures. Argentina and Brazil also have submitted proposals for negotiations over the treatment of e-commerce transactions in WTO Agreements, and included e-commerce provisions in free trade agreements (FTAs).

Enjeux de l’adhésion du Maroc aux négociations plurilatérales sur le commerce électronique : quelle stratégie pour le Maroc ? [The stakes of Morocco's accession to the plurilateral negotiations on electronic commerce: what strategy for Morocco?]

In light of the rapid advancement of e-commerce in the country, it is imperative that Morocco formulate a national e-commerce strategy and participate in the plurilateral negotiations which are taking place at the WTO. As a developing country, it must analyse the risk of adopting e-commerce rules that could widen the digital deficit in favour of businesses and developed countries which have a technological and historical advantage.
 

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

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 take regarding global governance of the digital economy in the face of the US, EU and Japan's strategies, and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also examine China's efforts to constrain data governance hegemony through the "Digital Silk Road," a component of the Belt and Road Initiative.

2nd meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Forum (EAC TBT FORUM)

The members of the WCP team at the University of Nairobi participated in organizing and attending the 2nd meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Forum.

Rethinking, Repackaging, and Rescuing World Trade Law in the Post-Pandemic Era

This book explores the ways to 'rethink', 'repackage' and 'rescue' world trade law in the post-COVID-19 era. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an important context, the book makes original and critical contributions to the growing debate over a range of emerging challenges and systemic issues that might change the landscape of world trade law in the years to come. The book asks: do these unprecedented times and challenges call for reengineering the world trading system and a further retreat from trade liberalisation?