Under the patronage of the University of Jordan President (UJ), Prof. Nathir Obeidat, the activities of the 7th  International Conference of the School of Business / WTO Chair will kick-off at the university on Sunday, under the title: "Contemporary Issues in International Trade: A Development Lens" .

The two-day conference, is held  in cooperation with WTO Chairs  of the University of Cairo, the University of Chile, the University of Egypt, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), the University of Mauritius, the University of Oman, the University of Tunis, University of Turkey, and the University of the West Indies.

Dean of the School of Business, Prof. Ra'ed Masa'deh, said that the conference presents the latest developments in international trade policies and provide a quantification of the effects of trade policies and their impact on inequalities and other economic development indicators.

It aims, according Masa'deh, to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on the recent global developments and its reflections on Economics, Business and finance environments.

For his part, Director of the WTO Chair Program at the university, Prof. Taleb Awad Warrad, said that the conference, which is organized with the support of the World Trade Organization, provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and take new initiatives with the collaboration of academia, industry and policymakers across the globe.