International Trade Law and Global Data Governance: the Digital Single Market in Africa
25 April 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Data Governance,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade
In a fireside-style conversation Rutendo Tavengerwei and Neha Mishra explore the interface between data governance in the African digital single market, national law, and global data governance frameworks.
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Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: Learning from Pilot Cities in China’s Zhejiang Province
16 April 2025 | 9.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance
The webinar distilled lessons learned in Zhejiang province and explore the conditions under which new standards and digital platforms can bolster climate finance for small companies across ASEAN+3 countries and beyond.
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Climate Change and Inflation Targeting Frameworks
14 April 2025 | 18.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with E-axes Forum
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Inflation
How can monetary policy adapt in a world where negative supply shocks caused by climate change as well as the introduction of carbon taxes may intensify persistent inflationary pressures?.
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Africa’s Digital Transformation and the Integration of Services Markets
27 March 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade
Africa's early leapfrog into mobile telecommunications spurred rapid adoption of smartphones and related services but delayed the deployment of the high-speed fixed broadband needed for services market integration at scale.
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Macroprudential Systemic Capital Buffers to Address Climate Systemic Risks
10 March 2025 | 9.00-10.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks
The webinar co-hosted with AMRO expores the key arguments presented in a policy brief on "Principles for Addressing Climate Systemic Risks with Capital Buffers", written by Satoshi Ikeda (Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency of Japan) and Pierre Monnin (Senior Fellow, Council on Economic
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Creative Industries in the AfCFTA: Shaping the Digital Transformation
20 February 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade
The African continent hosts a multitude of vibrant creative industries. African music, film and arts are well-known examples. How does the African cultural sector benefit from the digital transformation of the society – and what are the prospects for further development?
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Ensuring Coherence Between Services, Digital, Competition, and IP Protocols in the AfCFTA
17 January 2025 | 14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade,
Trade Governance
The AfCFTA digital protocol emphasizes the importance of promoting local digital content and services. How could the services; competition; and intellectual property protocols support this objective?
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The Digital Protocol in the AfCFTA and the JSI on E-Commerce
15 November 2024 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade,
Trade Governance
This webinar series will bring together experts on digital trade and development, trade law, digital infrastructure and stakeholders from business and trade policy makers to explore how developing countries, particularly in Africa, can benefit from open and well-regulated digital services markets.
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The Importance of Bringing the WTO Joint Initiative on E-commerce Over the Finishing Line
17 July 2024 | Online | 10.00-11.00 am (CET)
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Digital Economy,
Services Trade,
WTO
There is no doubt that global e-commerce and related cross-border data flows require governance to ensure cyber security and privacy. Interoperable rules and regulations across the globe would substantially ease the cost of trade in digitally enabled services for everyone.
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Greening Central Bank Refinancing Operations
20 June 2024 | Online at 9.00 am CEST | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
ASEAN+3,
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Supervision
The upcoming webinar will explore the existing experience with TROs across ASEAN+3 and outline key design elements for the use of TROs moving forward in support of an affordable, secure and clean energy future in the region.
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