Tag: BRICS

Dip in exports out east raises red flags for SA (Freight News) The importance of China in South African trade cannot be overstated, considering the country’s economic well-being...

From the 22nd – 24th of August 2023, the BRICS, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, held its 15th Summit in South Africa. This was the third time South...

Uganda-South Africa trade summit discusses value addition (The Independent Uganda) Day one of the Uganda-South Africa Trade and Investment Summit organized by the Government of Ug...

South Africa: Draft Freight Logistics Roadmap promised by year-end (Engineering News) A new ‘Freight Logistics Roadmap’ is currently undergoing an internal government consulta...

South Africa: Panel agrees agriculture can only grow through impactful collaboration (Engineering News) With the South African agriculture sector not enjoying the same level of St...

Taking Uganda-South Africa trade and investment forward (The Independent Uganda) Latest data from the Bank of Uganda shows that the East African nation and South Africa’s trade ...

Sustaining existing trade partnerships and finding new markets is imperative for SA agriculture (Bizcommunity) South Africa is in the enviable position of being a net exporter of ...

South Africa foreign policy in a tangle (CAJ News Africa) This year will go down the annals of history as one in which the southern African nation faced the greatest dilemma in ju...

South Africa still mulling design for sustainable automotive industry (Engineering News) South Africa’s automotive manufacturing sector is widely regarded as a success story; ho...

BRICS: SA-China trade is nothing unfair, says SA Chamber of Commerce (IOL) South Africa should improve its industrialisation and manufacturing capacity in a bid to balance the tra...

Economists see South Africa averting second-quarter contraction (Engineering News) South Africa’s economy probably avoided a contraction in the second quarter, despite record po...

Patel stresses importance of China-South Africa trade (Engineering News) Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed the August 10 signing of trade and pur...

South Africa’s manufacturing improved in June 2023 (IG) The manufacturing sector has demonstrated an impressive performance in June 2023, showing a 5.5% increase in production (...

Agro-processing Master Plan will help SA sow AfCFTA benefits (IOL) Targeted Spatial Agricultural development in South Africa: operationalising the Agriculture and Agroprocessing M...

South African farmers want WTO dispute declared over EU citrus rules (Engineering News) South African citrus farmers want their government to lodge a complaint against the Europea...

Industrial policy changes needed, TIPS forum hears (Engineering News) Academics and researchers have highlighted some of the policy changes needed within a changing global economy...

South Africa: Trade balance dipped unexpectedly in June (The Citizen) South Africa’s merchandise trade balance unexpectedly dipped in June, with the value of the country’s exp...

Trade statistics for June 2023 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance deficit of R3.5 billion in June 2023. This deficit is attributable...

Duty-free maize imports plan flops on costly supplies (Business Daily) Kenya’s plan to import about 900,000 tonnes of white maize by next month has run into headwinds on costly ...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Kingdom of Lesotho Lesotho’s economy continues to face a number of challenges in the wake of the pandemic. Climat...