tralac’s Daily News Selection
02 Sep 19 NewsThe following African trade policy events began today:
The African Union’s AfCFTA trade in services signalling conference (Cape Town)
The UNECA’s ad-hoc expert group meeting ...
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A No-Deal Brexit is on the Cards. What are the Implications for Trade with the UK?
30 Aug 19 PublicationsBoris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) on 24 July 2019 and changed the narrative on Brexit. He wants to renegotiate the withdrawal deal agreed by his predec...
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The 2019 European Parliamentary Election results
28 Jun 19 PublicationsThe 2019 European Parliamentary elections were, in many ways, a battle for the hearts and minds of the citizens of the member states. The “values” for which the EU stands, its ...
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How will United Kingdom-African trade be conducted post-Brexit?
13 May 19 PublicationsThe United Kingdom is in the process of extricating itself from the European Union, a comprehensive and well-functioning common market. As a result, it will be required to re-inven...
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The Brexit Saga is far from over
07 May 19 BlogBrexit has become a political and constitutional fiasco. It may also have dire consequences for business. Firms must deal with lingering uncertainty and the possibility of forfeiti...
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06 May 19 News2019 Draft Joint OECD/WTO Aid for Trade at a Glance: OECD posts the abstracts for the nine chapters (pdf)
This seventh edition of the Aid for Trade at a Glance publication seeks t...
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10 Apr 19 NewsConcluding today, in Windhoek: UNCTAD regional capacity building training workshop on the use of statistics and the Productive Capacities Index to inform evidence-based policy-maki...
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05 Apr 19 Newstralac’s March 2019 newsletter is posted: the newsletter carries a comprehensive report of debates at tralac’s annual conference, convened recently in Nairobi
Diarise: The Afr...
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Workshop on current and emerging trade issues for Kenya – Nairobi, 20 March 2019
20 Mar 19 EventWhile in Nairobi for the 2019 Annual Conference, tralac and the Export Promotion Council co-hosted a workshop on 20 March 2019 in Nairobi on current and emerging trade issues for K...
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19 Mar 19 NewsA reminder of the call for papers for the TMEA, University of Portsmouth, Centre for International Trade and Investment Law (India) conference: Inclusive and sustainable participat...
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18 Mar 19 NewsUnderway, in Marrakech: Africa Regional Midterm Review Meeting of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024
Starting tomorr...
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14 Mar 19 NewsThe GTR AFRICA 2019 conference starts today in Cape Town. Twitter updates: #GTRAFRICA
The WTO’s 2019 Public Forum theme has been announced: Trading forward – adapting to a cha...
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SACU, Mozambique make progress on impending Brexit
14 Mar 19 NewsSubstantial progress has made to conclude a Roll-Over Economic Partnership Agreement between SACU, Mozambique and the UK.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says pr...
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22 Feb 19 NewsMarking two years since the TFA entered into force: An Update on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and African countries
This tralac Trade Brief gives an account of the current...
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15 Feb 19 NewsAfrican Union Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture: Continental strategy for Geographical Indications in Africa 2018-2023
The protection of GIs could give African coun...
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Prospects for reforming/strengthening the WTO
14 Feb 19 BlogMedia coverage of the discussions at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos (which combined globalization issues with the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”) sketched a mixed and...
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11 Feb 19 News32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union: opening address by President Kagame
The future of the global economy is digital. At this Summit, we will consider guidelines for a comm...
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07 Feb 19 NewsEconomic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern Southern Africa (ESA) States and the UK: documentation downloads
Explanatory memorandum
Parliamentary report
Treaty text
Afri...
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ESA-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Continuing the UK’s trade relationship with the Eastern and Southern African region
07 Feb 19 NewsThe United Kingdom has committed to continue its current trade arrangements with the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) States if it leaves the European Union without a deal on 29 M...
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UK signs Eastern and Southern Africa trade continuity agreement
01 Feb 19 NewsTrade Policy Minister George Hollingbery signed the trade continuity agreement in London with a number of representative governments.
A continuity agreement will see British busin...
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