Tag: Trade Data
Eswatini merchandise trade: Jan-May 2019 and Jan-May 2020 comparison
24 Nov 20 BlogEswatini is one of the few African countries that has reported their 2020 monthly trade data thus far. Eswatini is a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Southern Afri...
Madagascar trade: Jan-Jul 2019 and Jan-July 2020 comparison
24 Nov 20 BlogMadagascar is one of the few African countries that has reported their monthly 2020 data thus far. Madagascar is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and two regional eco...
Africa’s COVID-19 medical supplies trade: January-June 2020
24 Nov 20 BlogThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought an unprecedented demand for medical products (COVID-19 medical supplies) required to curb the spread of the virus. COVID-19 medical supp...
Intra-SADC FTA trade and SADC FTA trade with the rest of Africa 2019
24 Nov 20 BlogThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) consists of 16 members – 13 of which are in a free trade area (FTA). The SADC FTA members are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madag...
Lesotho: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Nov 20 InfographicsWhile only 39 per cent of Lesotho’s world exports are destined for the rest of Africa, 78 per cent of world imports are sourced from other African countries; all most all with ne...
Ghana: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Nov 20 InfographicsGhana mainly trades with global trade partners and intra-Africa trade is mainly with countries which are not members of ECOWAS. This is due to the dominance of South Africa both as...
Angola: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Nov 20 InfographicsAngola mainly trades with countries beyond the African continent. In 2019 only 4 per cent of Angola’s total trade was intra-Africa trade. On the African continent Angola mainly t...
SACU trade 2019
23 Nov 20 BlogThe Southern African Customs Union (SACU), comprising Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa, is a customs union (CU) with duty-free[1] intra-SACU trade and a common...
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20 Nov 20 NewsNational
Manufacturing can play a key role in South Africa’s economic recovery (Engineering News)
The country’s economy is in a dire state, exacerbated by the impact of the C...
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19 Nov 20 NewsNational
Closing address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the third South Africa Investment Conference (The Presidency)
It has been a gathering filled with promise and optimism. I...
AfCFTA negotiations: the current state of REC liberalisation and intra-REC trade
17 Nov 20 InfographicsArticle 19(2) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement states that ‘other RECs, regional trade arrangements and customs unions which have attained among them...
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13 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa on trade, corruption, and the plan to reduce the gap between black and white South Africans (BusinessTech)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded on a number ...
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11 Nov 20 NewsNational
Agri sector predicted to show positive growth (IOL)
Although the agriculture sector was expected to show positive growth next year, the Agribusiness Business Chamber (Ag...
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06 Nov 20 NewsNational
DTIC reiterates importance of quality standards in South Africa (Engineering News)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has reiterated the importance...
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03 Nov 20 NewsNational
Loss of capacity and skills in cotton value chain costs SA R20bn (Cape Business News)
Despite the solid growth that the South African cotton industry has experienced in ...
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29 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) (National Treasury)
Two weeks ago, President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa laid out the government’s conse...
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28 Oct 20 NewsNational
SACUM-UK EPA and SA-US Trade Relations, including AGOA (the dtic)
The United Kingdom (UK) is South Africa’s 5th largest trading partner with total trade amounting to R...
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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 ...
Sub-Saharan Africa: A Difficult Road to Recovery
23 Oct 20 NewsWith difficult recovery ahead, policy makers have fewer resources at their disposal as they cautiously lift restrictions and reopen economies. Transformative reforms are urgently n...
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22 Oct 20 NewsNational
Parliament urges Trade and Industry to accelerate Coronavirus COVID-19-related price abuse investigations (South African Government)
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and...