Tag: Development finance
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25 May 21 NewsNational
New forum to detect, prevent corruption in infrastructure sector (SAnews)
A newly established forum to monitor infrastructure projects more effectively and put systems i...
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20 May 21 NewsNational
SA’s Industrial Policy gets a shoeshine in financial inclusion (IOL)
The government has proposed radical legislative amendments for South Africa’s industrial policy,...
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19 May 21 NewsNational
Government Outlines Bold Steps to Grow Industrial Output and Support Greater Economic Inclusion (the dtic)
A bold set of actions to grow industrial output and support gr...
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18 May 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Business wants jobs and competitiveness prioritised amid 20% import-substitution request (Engineering News)
Organised business is preparing ...
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17 May 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Covid-19: Only 13% of small-scale farmers recovered (Food for Mzansi)
A shocking new survey reveals that while 63% of commercial-scale farme...
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04 May 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Poultry sector still on high alert for avian flu (IOL)
The South African poultry and ostrich industries continued to remain under national h...
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26 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Increased focus on customs and excise policy framework (Moneyweb)
South Africa’s business community should brace itself for several change...
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16 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
South Africa president calls for ports’ enhanced effectiveness in boosting economy (Xinhua)
Enhancing the effectiveness and performance of...
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02 Feb 21 NewsCountry focus
Ports upgrade and expand to support manufacturing and exports (Global Africa Network)
Almost a third of South Africa’s manufactured exports are produced in KwaZul...
Trade and development finance in Africa in the shadow of COVID-19
21 Dec 20 PublicationsEven under the immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent, great opportunities exist for the expansion of trade through trade and development financ...
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21 Dec 20 NewsNational
Aviation industry anxious as COVID-19 resurgences force new travel bans (The South African)
With a host of countries – mainly across Europe – announcing over the wee...
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15 Dec 20 NewsNational
Full Quarterly Bulletin - No 298 - December 2020 (South African Reserve Bank)
Following a fourth successive quarterly contraction in the second quarter of 2020, the real...
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26 Oct 20 NewsNational
SA Government Commits to Strengthening Economic Ties with the Middle East (dtic)
The South African government is committed to strengthening bilateral economic relations ...
F15 Ministers, Special Envoys for mobilization of international COVID-19 support
26 Oct 20 NewsCommuniqué of the teleconference between the African Union Commission, the F15 Finance Ministers and the AU Special Envoys for the mobilization of international support for Africa...
South Africa’s PPE shortage – what can we learn?
14 Oct 20 BlogWithin the first week of South Africa’s lock down in response to the Covid-19 crisis, at the end of March, health care professionals were warning that locally available supplies ...
Consortium of Global Multilateral Development Banks calls for measures to support trade continuity in Sub-Saharan Africa
09 Oct 20 NewsThe Pulse check report issued by a consortium of multilateral development banks and trade research institutions, recounts the views of sub-Saharan banks on multi-lat...
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30 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Commitment made to reduce food waste (TimesLIVE)
“Ultimately, the CGCSA is advocating for legislation to make it possible for surplus food, which is still safe fo...
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10 Sep 20 NewsCity of Cape Town eyes air cargo as new revenue stream (IOL)
The tourism industry requires innovative ways to ensure revenue is being generated by the sector, so air cargo will be...
Digital economy can put citizens in control of finance, says UN Task Force
27 Aug 20 NewsA UN Task Force set up to look into the risks and benefits of the digital economy, has concluded that it could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, and empowe...
Rwanda harnesses technology to fight COVID-19, drive recovery
06 Aug 20 NewsIn a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury Richard Tusabe explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-...