Tag: Trade regulation
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24 Apr 23 NewsSmall Businesses Must Strive into Becoming Sustainable and Competitive Entities — Deputy Minister Gina (the dtic)
While it is the mandate of government to promote the estab...
How to exhaust domestic remedies? The Agiliss cases before the COMESA Court of Justice
18 Apr 23 PublicationsIn this paper, we provide a discussion of the principles which apply when a regional court such as the COMESA Court of Justice (CCJ) has to decide whether the requirement of exhaus...
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12 Apr 23 NewsPresident Ramaphosa meets business leaders ahead of Investment Conference (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with business leaders from key sectors of the economy ahead of...
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05 Apr 23 News10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show (Bizcommunity)
South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R16.1bn in February 2023 compared to a deficit of R22.7bn in January 2023, and hig...
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29 Mar 23 NewsBuying local critical to economic growth - DP Mashatile (SAnews)
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says buying locally made products and supporting the small businesses which p...
Is the national electricity state of disaster the answer for South Africa?
29 Mar 23 BlogIntroduction
On 1 March 2023, South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom reached the 100-year mark. Instead of celebrations, the day passed under the dark cloud of measures ...
A questionable answer to South Africa’s electricity crisis: a national state of disaster?
28 Mar 23 PublicationsWednesday, 1 March 2023 marked the centenary of South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom. There was little cause for celebration. Instead, the day was marked by a se...
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15 Mar 23 NewsEgypt’s trade deficit plunges 54% YoY in December 2022: CAPMAS (ZAWYA)
Egypt’s trade balance deficit dropped by 54% year on year (YoY) to $1.93 billion in December 2022, ...
With the SACU tariff offer in the bag, what happens next to AfCFTA trade?
08 Mar 23 BlogIt has been reported that the five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have recently submitted their joint AfCFTA offer of tariff concessions, and that it me...
Redefining the global supply chain through digitalisation: Enhancing cross-border trade facilitation and trade competitiveness through the e-Bill of Lading
22 Dec 22 BlogA Customs bill of entry and the bill of lading (BOL) are among the critical and determinant documents that are used in the clearance of cargo and services that are internationally ...
Regulatory Framework for State-Owned Enterprises in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area
21 Dec 22 BlogThe governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is essential for efficient and open markets at both the domestic, continental and international levels. In many countries, SOEs are...
The AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve
29 Nov 22 PublicationsThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is anchored in legal instruments concluded by sovereign states. For trade in goods the AfCFTA establishes, through its Protocol on ...
Could Safeguards be used to promote Industrialisation?
14 Nov 22 BlogIndustrialisation depends on many policy inputs. African countries face unique challenges and must develop industrialisation policies suitable for their conditions. Such polices mu...
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22 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa’s farm exports are an economic lifeline, with weak spots (Phys.org)
The African continent remained South Africa’s largest agricultural exports market ...
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15 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
Duty-free African imports put SA coatings sector at risk, claims Sapma (Moneyweb)
South Africa’s coatings sector has warned the government that its future existence ...
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09 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
A 10% increase in manufacturing investment could yield a 13% boost to the economy (Engineering News)
A mere 10% increase in manufacturing investment in South Africa wo...
The role of Negotiating Principles in the design of the AfCFTA
05 Sep 22 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
Since the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA),[1] negotiations on trade liberalisation among African States have been based on a specific set of principl...
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02 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
EU warns SA scrap export ban may contravene WTO obligations (Fin24)
The European Union has raised concerns over Minister Ebrahim Patel’s plans to ban the export...
Why legal Certainty and Remedies matter for African Trade and Integration
26 Aug 22 PublicationsUncertainty is the enemy of endeavours to promote effective regional integration and trade. Business enterprises must can count on predictable outcomes when making investments and ...
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ICYMI: South Africa: Ministers are invisible bottleneck in customs duties decisions (The Africa Report)
Companies seeking either relief on customs duties in the absence of ...