Tag: AfCFTA

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is in the process of taking shape. While continental free trade has not yet been fully realised, progress has been made in the numb...

Local news SA must ease market access barriers for optimal trade, says analyst (SAnews) Until South Africa can find a way of easing market access barriers, the country will not r...

Most commentaries on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) emphasise the massive commercial opportunities which will be unlocked, and more recently how industrialisation...

Local news OECD report calls for caution (SAnews) South Africa faces the threat of reversing social gains if it does not adequately address potential future shocks. This is if th...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) defines trade facilitation as “the simplification, modernisation and harmonisation of export and import processes.” In spite of the liberalis...

Local news ‘SA Agri calls to lift import ban emotional, unbalanced’ (The Namibian) Namibian government officials have called the recent claim that Namibia and Botswana s...

Local news Customs duty decision delays are hampering billions of rands in investment, says advisory (Engineering News) Consultancy XA Global Trade Advisors says billions of rand...

Local news Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development negotiates a settlement to clear citrus blocked in the EU ports (South African Government) The new measures include amen...

Local news SA negotiates settlement to clear citrus blocked in EU ports of entry (SAnews) The South African government has managed to negotiate a settlement that will see the cle...

Local news The new EU rules for citrus imports from South Africa: Background, applicable legal texts and processes, and the dispute declared by South Africa under the rules of the...

Local news Tons of fruit stranded in Europe as SA battles EU over import rules (EWN) Millions of boxes of oranges are spoiling in containers stranded at European ports as South A...

Local news Kenya launches national trade strategy (Kenya News Agency) Kenya has launched its National African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy 20...

Local news South Africa’s trade surplus increases mainly due to an increase of precious metals and stones export (Cape Business News) South Africa’s trade surplus narrowed to...

Local news Govt lodges WTO dispute over EU citrus import regulations (Engineering News) The Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other Inter...

African Governments do not settle their disputes about compliance with obligations in intra-African trade and economic integration agreements through adjudication. Adjudication is ...

Local Logistics Performance Index: Nigeria ranks lowest In West Africa — Experts (Tribune Online) The Managing Director/CEO, Analyst Data Service Ltd, Dr Afolabi Olowo-okere, h...

Local news IMF raises South Africa’s growth outlook for 2022, but says global picture tilted to the downside (BusinessTech) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest glo...

Local news Industry calls for renewal of poultry tariffs (Engineering News) The biggest threat to South Africa’s poultry industry is “unfair trade practices from countries li...

tralac organised an AfCFTA Stakeholder webinar on 29 July 2022 on the topic: “Trade under the AfCFTA – in sight?”

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) ...