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2010-09-09 tralac Newsletter
2010-09-09 tralac
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COMESA hails Malawi’s agricultural policy
2010-09-09 Ntaote, Billy (The Nation, Malawi)
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WTO ruling on Boeing subsidies expected Sept. 15
2010-09-09 Palmer, Doug (Reuters, Washington)
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EU suspends WTO dumping sanction bid against US
2010-09-09 AFP, Geneva
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Grand free trade area to meet Jan 2011
2010-09-08 Mchulu, Aubrey (Nation Online, Malawi)
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China to push forward WTO talks
2010-09-08 Guanqun, Wang (Xinhua, Xiamen)
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Namibia set to push exports
2010-09-08 Martindale, Nick (SupplyManagement.com, London)
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SA a top 20 priority global investment destination – Unctad survey
2010-09-07 Creamer, Terence (Engineering News Online, Johannesburg)
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Lamy calls on G20 leaders to ‘give more’ on trade deal
2010-09-07 Olsen, Kelly (Business Report, Cape Town)
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African fisheries must deal with threats, opportunities
2010-09-07 Sasman, Catherine (New Era, Windhoek)
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Kenya goods lose edge in rush for single trade bloc
2010-09-06 Omondi, George (Business Daily, Nairobi)
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ECOWAS lawmakers caution on EU trade pact
2010-09-06 Udo, Bassey (234NEXT.com, Timbuktu)
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Kenya asked to lead the way in counterfeits war
2010-09-06 Odhiambo, Allan (Business Daily, Nairobi)
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SA close to joining BRIC group
2010-09-03 BuaNews, Pretoria
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Lamy unsure on Doha endgame
2010-09-03 Mokgoabone, Kabo (Sunday Standard Online Edition, Gaborone)
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Lamy applauds Botswana’s membership to WTO
2010-09-03 Sunday Standard Online Edition, Gaborone
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Broaden COMESA Free Trade Area – Mugabe
2010-09-02 Makhurane, Tumeliso (The Herald, Harare)
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Trade value still up by about 25% in the first half of 2010 [Press release]
2010-09-02 World Trade Organisation, Geneva
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Canada, South Africa, India in preliminary trade talks with Mercosur
2010-09-02 MercoPress
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Finalisation of India-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement soon [Press release]
2010-09-01 Press Information Bureau
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EAC states rush to beat market laws deadline
2010-09-01 Odhiambo, Allan (Business Daily, Nairobi)
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Global stimulus withdrawal premature
2010-09-01 I-Net Bridge (Business Report, Cape Town)
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2010-08-31 tralac Newsletter
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Trade ‘centre of gravity’ shifts
2010-08-31 Langeni, Loyiso (Business Day, Johannesburg)
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Private sector urged to actively participate in Grand FTA
2010-08-31 Njoroge, Evelyne (Capital FM, Ezulwini)
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‘EAC needs to emulate the European Union’
2010-08-31 Muwanga, David (East African business Week, Kampala)
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SA settles outstanding Customs Union payments
2010-08-30 Kaira, Chamwe and Bell, Gordon (Bloomberg, Johannesburg)
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East Africa to discuss illicit trade
2010-08-30 Nakaweesi, Dorothy (Daily Monitor, Kampala)
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COMESA to create fund to support smaller African carbon trade projects
2010-08-30 van der Westhuizen, Lauren (Bloomberg)
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SA-China pattern of trade needs changing
2010-08-27 I-Net Bridge (Business Report, Cape Town)
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COMESA will drive global economy
2010-08-27 Dlamini, Welcome (Times of Swaziland, Ezulwini)
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Political will vital for farmers to benefit from EAC Common Market
2010-08-27 Kamndaya, Samuel (The Citizen, Dar es Salaam)
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EAC competition law will increase cross-border trade
2010-08-26 Bonge, Godwin Muhwezi (Business Daily, Nairobi)
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SA wants to join so-called BRIC nations
2010-08-26 Sapa-AFP (Business Report, Cape Town)
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Fair trade is growing but Africans lag behind
2010-08-26 Avril, Hilaire (Inter Press Service, Paris)
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2010-08-25 tralac Newsletter
2010-08-25
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African economic blocs set rules for free trade areas
2010-08-25 Odhiambo, Allan (Business Daily, Nairobi)
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India takes steps to re-energise Doha round
2010-08-25 The Economic Times, New Delhi
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COMESA carbon trade plan backed
2010-08-25 Mutarubukwa, Al-amani (The Citizen, Dar es Salaam)
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South Africa looks to boost investment from China
2010-08-24 Buckley, Chris (Reuters, Beijing)
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SA needs environment for investment
2010-08-24 BuaNews Online, Pretoria
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Africa offers huge trade potential for Viet Nam
2010-08-24 Viet Nam News, HCM City
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BLS countries to sign anti-double taxation agreement
2010-08-23 Mmegi Online, Gaborone
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SA sugar producers seek interim EU trade pact
2010-08-23 Kumwenda, Olivia (Reuters, Durban)
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Nairobi to host talks on Africa-China trade relations
2010-08-23 The Standard Online Edition, Nairobi
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EPA the biggest threat to African integration
2010-08-20 Masawi, Tirivangani (Informanté)
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Snail pace for SADC financial integration
2010-08-20 Maramwidze, Andrew (Botswana Business Diary)
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Zuma talks trade in China next week
2010-08-20 SAPA (Business Day, Johannesburg)
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SADC fails to meet deadline
2010-08-19 Botswana Press Agency, Gaborone (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation)
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Openness can unlock stalemate in Doha talks
2010-08-19 Odhiambo, Allan (Business Daily, Nairobi)
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