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Newsletter Issue #6
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE Once again the year seems to have raced by, making us wonder how 2019 could be around the corner already! Yet it has been a busy and productive year for TRADE. And in amongst all the activity, we have also paused to reflect on how we have grown since the early…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/A
Newsletter Issue #6 A
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 WTO Chairs Programme - looking back on four memorable years The WTO Chairs Programme is currently in its fourth and final year at the NWU, which means that certain projects are being wrapped up and TRADE’s activity calendar will start to look a bit different from next year. But this does not mean ‘goodbye’ to our…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/B
Newsletter Issue #6 B
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Exciting collaboration potential between TRADE and the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh A recent highlight was a visit to TRADE by 10 academics from the International Business Department at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. The purpose of the visit was to explore the prospects for teaching and research…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/B1
Newsletter Issue #6 B1
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 TRADE joins SAIIA for a project on plurilaterals Two researchers from the TRADE research focus area, Ms. Ali Parry (Extraordinary Research Scientist) and Dr. Adelia Jansen Van Rensburg (Postdoctoral Fellow) traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 1-8 April 2017 to work on a research project on " Developing Country…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/B2
Newsletter Issue #6 B2
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 International Trade and TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference On 11 and 12 September, an interesting cross-section of trade experts and policymakers in South Africa gathered in Pretoria to attend a conference convened by the NWU under the WTO Chairs Programme in collaboration with TRADE Advisory. Day 1 focused on the…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/C
Newsletter Issue #6 C
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Digital transformation and trade - the future is getting closer ‘ Southern Africa and the Digital Challenge: How the G20 Can Influence a Digital Turnaround in the Region ’. This is the title of a chapter that TRADE was invited to write for an eBook published by the ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/D
Newsletter Issue #6 D
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 TRADE looks east - exploring trade opportunities in the Indian Ocean Rim and China with the TRADE-DSM® TRADE has been researching the potential of using the TRADE-DSM® to bridge the information gap and reveal untapped export opportunities among the countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), which could…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/E
Newsletter Issue #6 E
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 African trade flows and the AfCFTA - new hope or false dawn? The untapped trade potential and the barriers that impede trade and investment flows in Africa were put under the spotlight at a ‘ Trade flows in Africa ’ workshop convened in September under the WTO Chairs Programme at the NWU in association with TRADE…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/F
Newsletter Issue #6 F
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism - unpacking the role of business in South Africa A new book hit the bookshelves earlier this year, penned by well-known economist, Prof Raymond Parsons from the NWU Business School, together with Ali Parry from TRADE. Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/G
Newsletter Issue #6 G
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 TRADE PhD student thrives at WTO under Doctoral support programme According to the old adage, ‘you cannot become international by staying at home’. Several Master’s and PhD students studying through TRADE have been fortunate enough to deliver papers at international conferences or conduct part of their studies…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/G1
Newsletter Issue #6 G1
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 PhD for David Dyason On 19 October 2018, David Dyason received his PhD in Economics at a formal NWU graduation ceremony. His doctoral studies were concerned with investigating the economic value, at a local and regional level, of universities in South Africa and his thesis was titled 'Assessing the economic…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/I
Newsletter Issue #6 I
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Recent outputs from TRADE TRADE continually strives to expand the scope of its research activities and outputs, and has an impressive array of accredited articles, conference papers and other publications to its credit. In particular, Prof Derick Blaauw and Prof Anmar Pretorius' in-depth research on the informal…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/publications/newsletters/issue/6/2018/J