Newsletter Issue #3F NWU Excellence in Research awards
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 NWU Excellence in Research Awards On Friday 28 October 2016, at the NWU Excellence in Research Awards, Prof Wilma Viviers (holder of a WTO Chair) received the individual award for international recognition as well as a joint award for international success together with Prof Ludo Cuyvers (of the University of…
Newsletter Issue #3G
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 Reaching out to local communities TRADE, together with the School of Economics, is involved in an outreach programme, the ‘Holding Hands’ community project, whereby seamstresses in the community of Rysmierbult in the North West province supply TRADE with custom-designed and hand-made small office furnishings and…
Newsletter Issue #3G MD
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 Mandela Day visit to Holdings Hands Mandela Day is a wonderful opportunity to give or do something to encourage and support another community in South Africa. On Monday 18 July 2016, several members of the TRADE team visited the Holdings Hands community project at Rysmierbult to distribute gift packages to the…
Newsletter Issue #3H
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 Recent outputs from TRADE TRADE prides itself on being highly responsive to local and international developments in the economics and trade spheres, as evidenced in its many research outputs, including journal articles, conference papers, economic analyses, industry reports and policy briefs. A full list of…
Newsletter Issue #3I
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 Upcoming events Name of event: From Trade Rules to Trade Deals: Whither US Trade Policy in the Trump Administration? (Organised in collaboration with BUSA, Agbiz, Tutwa Consulting and the JCCI) Date: 28 February 2017 Details: A thought-provoking debate on the likely trajectory of US trade policy in the months…, Cultural intelligence workshop, Date: 24-25 April 2017 Details: A workshop aimed at equipping TRADE staff with the skills to engage effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds Enquiries: trade@nwu.ac.za Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE TRADE at the WTO TRADE staff and postgraduate students polish their skills TRADE partners with SAIIA to…
Newsletter Issue #2
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE We are living in interesting – but disturbing – times. Although there is much uncertainty in the world today, with South Africa and other countries facing tough economic realities and choices, what remains constant is the need for a strong and diversified economy…
Newsletter Issue #2A
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TRADE Research Advisory (Pty) Ltd takes off TRADE Research Advisory (Pty) Ltd (trading as 'TRADE Advisory') was formally registered in March this year as the commercial advisory arm of the NWU TRADE research entity, focusing on commercial and project-based initiatives in the areas of international trade, economic…
Newsletter Issue #2A SEIFSA
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 SEIFSA Indaba On 27 May, Proffs Wilma Viviers and Raymond Parsons attended the Southern Africa Metal and Engineering Indaba held at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Conference Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg. The purpose of the indaba was to spark the revival of manufacturing in general, and the…
Newsletter Issue #2A BITC
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TRADE-DSM™ training for BITC On 12 and 13 May, staff from the Gaborone-based Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) visited TRADE for training in the use of the TRADE-DSM Navigator™. This forms part of the support package provided to the BITC in terms of the licence agreement it has entered into for the use…
Newsletter Issue #2A DTI
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TRADE-DSM Navigator™ training for the dti On 26 February, seven people from the dti (Department of Trade and Industry) visited the TRADE research entity on the Potchefstroom Campus to undergo their second tier of training on the TRADE-DSM™ methodology and the TRADE-DSM Navigator™. The dti group were given the…
Newsletter Issue #2A NWPG
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TRADE-DSM Navigator™ training for the NWPG On 14 March, Mr Martin Cameron conducted a practical training session for five individuals from the North West Provincial Government’s Department of Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development (FEED) on the use of the TRADE-DSM Navigator™. Related news: TRADE Research…
Newsletter Issue #2B
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TRADE partners with ICTSD to study SMEs and services TRADE is currently working with the Geneva-based ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development) in a number of projects aimed at better understanding the potential of SMEs operating in the services sector in least-developed countries (LDCs)…
Newsletter Issue #2C
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Global Value Chains (GVCs) under the spotlight Over the past six months, TRADE has hosted two roundtables at its premises in Potchefstroom under the auspices of the WTO Chairs Programme (outreach component). At the first roundtable on 25 January, which drew participants from academia, government and the private…
Newsletter Issue #2C GVC1
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 GVC analysis roundtable Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis is a complex matter and can involve various levels of firm-level and sector-level empirical research. This was the focus of a roundtable hosted by the TRADE research entity on 25 January at the NWU Potchefstroom Campus. The main presenter, Dr Sonja Grater…
Newsletter Issue #2C GVC2
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 WTO-TRADE GVC roundtable At a roundtable convened by the TRADE research entity at the NWU, Dr Tebogo Makube from the Industrial Procurement Chief Directorate of the dti spoke about the government’s (re)industrialisation drive and the role of local manufacturing in strengthening South Africa’s capacity to produce…
Newsletter Issue #2C CEG
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 GEGAfrica dialogue on GVCs and SMEs On 24 May, Ms Ali Parry (an extraordinary research scientist in the TRADE research entity) attended a dialogue in Pretoria organised by the GEGAfrica group (Global Economic Governance) on the theme: ‘Global Value Chains and SMEs – what role for the G20?’. The main speaker at…
Newsletter Issue #2C TIPS
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TIPS Development Dialogue On 21 January, a number of TRADE members attended a Development Dialogue arranged by TIPS (Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies) on the topic of Global and Regional Value Chains and how these are creating both opportunities and challenges for South African and regional policymakers and…
Newsletter Issue #2D
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Master's and PhD students tackle pressing economic and trade challenges In today’s complex and unpredictable world, trade policymakers and practitioners cannot afford to be complacent. This realisation is reflected in the dissertation and thesis topics being selected by TRADE’s Master’s and PhD students. From…
Newsletter Issue #2D CAPLP1
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 CAPLP Writing School session #1 The NWU Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice (CAPLP) held its first Writing School session of the year for Master’s and PhD students on 18 and 19 February. A follow-up session is scheduled for 10 and 11 March 2016. For more details about the Writing School, contact…