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Mohammed bin Rashid College of Government opens the door for research participation in a conference "Finance and international trade"

Dubai, February 24 / WAM / The Mohammed bin Rashid College of Government, in cooperation with the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait, announced the opening of the reception of papers and research proposals to participate in the scientific conference “International Finance and Trade in Light of New Protectionism”.

The conference will be held with the participation of an elite group of regional and international academics, experts and policy makers, on the 28th and 29th of next September at the college’s headquarters in the City Walk area in Dubai.

The two organizing bodies invited researchers to submit summaries of their papers no later than March 15, with the results of the initial arbitration being announced on May 1, and the final arbitration on August 1.

Regarding the importance of this event, His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Sebaa Al Marri, CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid College of Government, stressed that the conference embodies the college’s role in supporting applied scientific research related to policy making, and providing a knowledge platform for analyzing global economic transformations and anticipating their effects on Arab economies, in a way that enhances the development of more flexible and balanced policies.

Professor Dr. Adel Al-Waqyan, Director General of the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait, explained that the conference represents a joint Arab platform to deepen the discussion on structural transformations in the international finance and trade systems, with the aim of providing practical alternatives that enhance the flexibility of Arab economies.

The conference aims mainly to discuss the current transformations in the international trade and financial systems amid the escalation of new protectionist trends, and its repercussions on international trade, investment financing, and supply chains.

The conference topics cover several critical issues, most notably the challenges of financing trade, the effects of non-tariff restrictions, and the role of industrial and trade policies in achieving “smart protection,” in addition to examining the prospects for Arab economic integration to keep pace with accelerating global changes.

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