The book “Africa’s Trade Facilitation Preparedness & Ethical Property Rights” edited by Gbadebo Odularu, Bamidele Adekunle and Caiphas Chekwoti (eds) explores the policy intricacies and implications of emerging shocks, digitalization, and intellectual property rights in Africa’s trade landscape. The book…
The Global Trade Outlook and Statistics published by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a critical aspect of the global economy, affecting the flow of goods and services across borders. The highly pro-cyclical nature of merchandise trade, which tends to…
THE PREDICAMENT OF COMMODITY-DEPENDENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Introduction The Commodities and Development Report 2023, published by the UN Trade and Development, sheds light on the challenges faced by commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) and the need for economic diversification amidst global challenges…