Tag: Trade regulation
New support system is key in addressing SA’s export barriers
01 Sep 20 NewsThe South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has launched the Export Barriers Monitoring Mechanism (EBMM) that will put South Africa in a strong posit...
The costs of driving smoking underground
24 Jul 20 BlogIt is not surprising that the total ban on cigarette sales in South Africa, under COVID-19 lockdown regulations, has generated a thriving black market. This impact of banning sale ...
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23 Jul 20 NewsThe 10th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting takes place today. On the agenda: responses to the corona virus outbreak, the strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025, the Multilateral ...
EAC Partner States adopt import duty measures to boost local production amidst COVID-19 pandemic
23 Jul 20 NewsEAC Partner States, i.e. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, have adopted various measures on EAC Common External Tariff (CET) with the aim of boosting local production in...
South Africa’s policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic
03 Jul 20 NewsSince midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020, South Africa has been in lockdown.
President Cyril Ramaphosa first addressed the nation on COVID-19 on 15 March, declaring a national st...
Use of Electronic Certificates of Origin now and beyond COVID-19 in intra-African Trade
29 Jun 20 BlogAs the COVID-19 pandemic persists, it continues to restrain free movement of people, goods and services across African borders to unprecedented levels. Countries find themselves co...
15 Member states ready to pilot the COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin
19 Jun 20 NewsFifteen COMESA Member States are ready to start piloting the COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) System. The eCO is one of the latest tools developed under the COME...
Trade Barriers Report: EU continues to open up markets outside Europe in midst of rising protectionism
19 Jun 20 NewsThanks to the European Union's successful intervention, European companies generated €8 billion in additional exports in 2019. The high number of new restrictions that hinder EU ...
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18 Jun 20 NewsMainstreaming gender in key e-commerce policy areas: possible lessons for AfCFTA (CUTS)
In particular, the study aims to: (i) outline key policy areas for the promotion of e-comme...
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03 Jun 20 NewsThe AfDB has posted its North Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper 2020-2026
The North Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP-NA) 2020-2026 has been designed to su...
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28 May 20 NewsHappening tomorrow:
The SADC Council of Ministers meets. They will review the regional guidelines for the harmonisation and facilitation of movement of critical goods and serv...
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27 May 20 NewsThe inaugural virtual meeting of the Kenya-US Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Secretariat took place today, Kenya’s CS Trade and Industry Betty Maina has announced.
Ghana’s ...
COVID-19: Trade and related measures and responses in Africa
25 May 20 PublicationsMost, if not all, African governments have implemented several trade-related responses and measures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The aims of the measures are to faci...
South Africa’s redesignation as a ‘developed country’ in United States trade remedies legislation and investigations: possible impacts and consequences
18 May 20 PublicationsIn recent weeks and months, numerous media headlines and associated articles have focused on the United States-South Africa trade relationship, some going as far as proclaiming tha...
Covid-19 and export restrictions: The limits of international trade law and lessons for the AfCFTA
14 May 20 NewsThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today released a Policy Brief which provides a preliminary analysis, from an African perspective, of the limits of international ...
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14 May 20 NewsWTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo plans to depart: The WTO will make an announcement Thursday about its Director-General Roberto Azevedo, a spokesman said, following reports he ...
Governance in abnormal times – dealing with COVID-19: A regional perspective from South Africa
13 May 20 PublicationsIt is too early to know the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus arrived unexpectedly, has spread across the globe in a short time, and is disrupting national health se...
SADC embracing electronic Certificate of Origin
11 May 20 NewsThe review of the SADC revised Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and subsequent approval by the Head of States and Government in August 2015 created new d...
South Africa’s new status as a ‘developed country’ for purposes of United States’ subsidies and countervailing duty investigations
04 May 20 BlogEarlier this year, on 10 February 2020, the United States announced changes to the way in which it would conduct aspects of its trade remedy investigations, including that South Af...
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30 Apr 20 NewsAfrican leaders mull 2021 as AfCTA’s new take-off date (This Day)
The Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr Wamkele Mene, spoke during a webinar on the “Political ec...