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Are Women traders an AfCFTA Constituency in their own right?

23 Jan 2023 ~ Gerhard Erasmus
When the negotiations for the adoption of the legal instruments of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) were launched in 2015, the objective was to boost intra African trade in...read more

Accommodating the needs of Women under AfCFTA and REC Instruments

23 Jan 2023 ~ Gerhard Erasmus
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) wants to boost intra-African trade through a continent-wide preferential trade in goods (and some services) arrangement. It wants to do so ...read more

The AfCFTA Objectives and the furthering of the interests of Women

23 Jan 2023 ~ Gerhard Erasmus
What must the AfCFTA deliver and how? A basic answer to this question can be found in Article 3 (General Objectives) and Article 4 (Specific Objectives) of the AfCFTA Agreement. These two ...read more

Protection and promotion of the rights and interests of women under the AfCFTA

23 Jan 2023 ~ Gerhard Erasmus
The economic, political, and moral arguments for promoting and securing the interests and rights of women traders are irrefutable. Despite some advances, women still hold fewer jobs, are p...read more

Joined at the hip – An Overview of the Competition Aspects of Public Procurement (A South African Perspective)

26 Dec 2022 ~ Songezo Mabece
For many who might be tempted to think that the terrains of competition law and public procurement are two exclusive of each other, their inherent public interest and benefit features toge...read more

Value Chains Can Drive, and be Driven by, the AfCFTA

24 Dec 2022 ~ John Stuart
Regional Value Chains (RVCs) – a localised form of a global value chain (GVC) – are a form of trade that involves a chain of intermediate products and services value addition from mult...read more

Trade-related Outcomes From the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

23 Dec 2022 ~ Gita Briel
Just two weeks after the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) came to a close, the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference o...read more

Why We Need to Promote African Value Chain Industrialisation Now That the AfCFTA Is Here

23 Dec 2022 ~ John Stuart
The ways in which developing countries industrialised post the industrial revolution have drawn attention from scholars for decades. The ‘Asian tigers’ are a group of South-East Asian ...read more

Small-scale Trade and the Simplified Trade Regime

22 Dec 2022 ~ Edina Moyo Mudzingwa
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play a central role in the economic development of many countries. They are a major source of entrepreneurial skills, innovation, and its ...read more

Digital Trade Developments in Kenya: Perspective under AfCFTA

22 Dec 2022 ~ Beru Lilako
Digital trade and digitally enabled transactions of trade in goods and services have been increasing globally. In Kenya, the growth of digital trade and digitally enabled transactions has ...read more

United States – Kenya bilateral trade negotiations: From a Free Trade Area to a Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership

22 Dec 2022 ~ Maleehah Khandwalla
Bilateral trade between the United States (U.S.) and Kenya commenced through the enactment of the African Opportunity and Growth Act (AGOA) as Title I of The Trade and Development Act, sig...read more

Redefining the global supply chain through digitalisation: Enhancing cross-border trade facilitation and trade competitiveness through the e-Bill of Lading

22 Dec 2022 ~ Rwatida Mafurutu
A 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 traded. ...read more

Anticipation of Trade in Services Under AfCFTA – Malawi’s Determination of Schedule of Commitments Under the Protocol on Trade in Services

22 Dec 2022 ~ Kahaki Jere
Malawi ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 15 January 2021 and has been participating in the negotiations of trade in services liberalisation under the Protocol on...read more

Consumer Redress as a Precursor to Consumer Trust in the Digital Age

22 Dec 2022 ~ Eunice Phiri
Digital financial services (DFS) are any financial services that are available digitally and they include payments, savings, credit transfers and insurance. They are procured through digit...read more

The Micro and Small Medium Enterprises Development in Kenya

22 Dec 2022 ~ Elizabeth Mulae
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the economic backbone in Kenya comprising the majority (98%) of all business entities, registered and non-registered, in the country....read more

Regulatory Framework for State-Owned Enterprises in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area

21 Dec 2022 ~ Legborsi Nwiabu
The 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 mai...read more

Nigeria’s Preparedness for the Implementation of the AfCFTA: An Institutional Perspective

21 Dec 2022 ~ Adetutu Talabi
On 7 July 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), formalising Nigeria as a party. After originally declining to sign the deal, t...read more

Leveraging the AfCFTA trade facilitation regime to advance formalisation strategies for Informal Cross-Border Traders (ICBTs) in Africa

21 Dec 2022 ~ Faith Mbakhwa
Economists estimate that a sizeable part of intra-African trade currently goes unrecorded, and this presents challenges for the regional integration agenda in the region[1]. The Economic C...read more

La ZLECA n'est pas lancée sur une bonne base

20 Dec 2022 ~ Gerhard Erasmus
La ZLECA ajoute une zone de libre-échange (ZLE) supplémentaire aux accords commerciaux et d’intégration Africains existants. Elle doit prendre en compte les intérêts de cinquante-ci...read more

Comment la ZLECA s'intègre dans le schéma d'intégration régionale existant en Afrique

20 Dec 2022 ~ Gerhard Erasmus
L’accord de la ZLECA est défini comme “le présent Accord établissant la Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine et ses protocoles, annexes et appendices qui en font partie int...read more
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