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Simulating UK-Africa Trade Liberalisation: Kenya

21 Dec 18 Publications

With the United Kingdom set to exit the European Union (EU) in the near future, current news is focusing on the future UK-EU trade relationship. For the UK’s global trade partner...

tralac’s Daily News Selection

13 Dec 18 News

IMF’s Chart of the Week: Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is a tale of different experiences President Trump’s new Africa strategy was unveiled today in Washington: Remarks by A...

The Brexit that refuses to arrive

13 Dec 18 Publications

On Wednesday, 12 December (107 days before Brexit happens), a deeply divided Conservative Party voted, under a special procedure allowing a leadership challenge by secret ballot, t...

tralac’s Daily News Selection

29 Nov 18 News

AfCFTA ratification update, @GovUganda: Today (Wednesday) the Instrument of Uganda’s ratification of the AfCFTA was officially handed over to the African Union Commission. Uganda...

tralac’s Daily News Selection

27 Nov 18 News

Diarise: Role of capital markets in mobilizing domestic resources in Africa – a capacity building workshop (5-7 December, Gaborone). Download the concept note (pdf) Featured com...

Is it time for a new Global Order?

18 Nov 18 Blog

The policies of President Trump have brought a new urgency to the debate about the future of the global economic and geopolitical order. American tariffs on Chinese goods[1], the w...

Simulating UK-Africa Trade Liberalisation: South Africa

29 Oct 18 Publications

With the United Kingdom set to exit the European Union (EU) in the near future, current news is focusing on the future UK-EU trade relationship. For the UK’s global trade partner...

tralac’s Daily News Selection

26 Oct 18 News

Ottawa Ministerial on WTO reform: joint communiqué (GoC) We note growing trade tensions are linked to major shifts in the global trading landscape. We also note the difficulties ...

Brexit’s sober Lessons

24 Oct 18 Blog

Had it not been for the crisp analysis (and ridicule at times[1]) by many reporting on the oversimplifications offered by those who see Brexit as an opportunity to restore national...

Exports from the Southern African Development Community to the European Union by mode of transportation: implications of Brexit

11 Oct 18 Publications

The European Union (EU) has been a long-standing trading partner of African countries. EU member countries are some of the main destination markets for African export products, esp...

BREXIT: Where does it stand and what are the options?

12 Sep 18 Blog

If I were a business person in the United Kingdom (UK) or a concerned voter, I would be somewhat unhappy about the persistent uncertainty regarding the outcome of the Brexit proces...

Brexit on Tour in Africa

04 Sep 18 Blog

Prime Minister Theresa May made a brief visit last week to South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. These are the large, anchor economies of Southern, East and West Africa. They are also a...

tralac’s Daily News Selection

29 Aug 18 News

Africa’s trade and investment relations: selected updates from recent events Prime Minister Theresa May in Cape Town (i) Joint statement by UK, SACU and Mozambique on a future ...

Joint statement on UK, SACU and Mozambique EPA

29 Aug 18 News

Joint meeting of the United Kingdom (UK), Southern African Customs Union member states (SACU) and Mozambique trade ministers on a future UK, SACU and Mozambique Economic Partnershi...

South Africa-UK Business Forum: Speech by Prime Minister Theresa May

28 Aug 18 News

PM Theresa May speaks about creating a new partnership between the UK and Africa in our mutual interest Good morning everyone, and thank you all for joining us today. It’s a ple...

Theresa May to lead ambitious three-nation trip to Africa

27 Aug 18 News

Theresa May to visit South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya for the first time with senior ministers and a wide-ranging trade delegation. Theresa May will lead an ambitious trip to Afric...

Is Brexit now in the Emergency Ward?

31 Jul 18 Blog

Brexit is due to happen on 29 March 2019 but there is no agreement yet on how the future relationship between the UK and the EU (the UK’s most important trading partner) will wor...

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26 Jun 18 News

Next month’s BRICS Summit: preview by Standard Bank’s Jeremy Stevens South Africa will host the 10th annual summit of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa group. ...

Minister Baldwin speech on UK-Africa relations

26 Jun 18 News

Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin spoke at the British Foreign Policy Group on 26 June about the future of the UK's partnership with Africa. Thank you, and thank you all for be...

Private Equity Africa Investor Summit: New paradigm investing

13 Jun 18 News

Keynote address by Harriett Baldwin, Minister of State for Africa, UK Government Thank you so much for that very kind introduction and for giving me this platform to speak to...