Tag: AfCFTA

Egypt’s total global trade in goods was US$ was just over US$ 114 billion (9% of GDP) in 2021 of which 64% was imports (down from 69% in 2020). Both imports and exports have incr...

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Join us for this four-part webinar series on the AfCFTA in Egypt. Presented in English with interpretation to Arabic. Arabic to follow Outline Session 1:  23 May 2023, 1...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Kingdom of Eswatini (ZAWYA) Eswatini has shown resilience to multiple economic shocks...

Why Nigeria must join BRICS (TheCable) About five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria and China entered into a currency exchange agreement. The transaction, which wa...

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SA has capacity to produce its own pharmaceutical products – President’s advisor (SAnews) Special Advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Professor Olive Shisana, says South Afr...

Big boost for trade in South Africa (Business Tech) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R6.9 billion in March 2023, according to the South African Revenue...

What is the AfCFTA? The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is, in addition to being a free trade area, a flagship project of the African Union (AU) in terms of Agen...

Report The 2023 tralac Annual Conference took place on 18-19 May 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. Government officials, trade experts, entrepreneurs, and tralac alumni from across the cont...

Small 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...

Joint Efforts Are Critical in Pulling SA Out of Its Economic Challenges (the dtic) “As much as government and big business industry players have a role to play in contributing t...

Competition Commission steel industry inquiry to look into loss of competitiveness (Engineering News) The Competition Commission of South Africa has gazetted the draft terms of re...

Join us on Tuesday 18 April 2023 at the Two Oceans Aquarium for an update on the AfCFTA and the AfCFTA Business Forum. Arrive 18:00 for 18:30 until 20:30. Registration is essential...

Empowering Farmers: Enhancing Zambia’s Horticultural Exports (Trade for Development News) Zambia’s horticultural sector has faced significant challenges in recent years, makin...

Coming Soon: Online Platform for Trade in Services (COMESA) COMESA will soon launch an Online Platform for Trade in Services that will be used to facilitate speedy and efficient n...

The AfCFTA – an opportunity to boost intra-Africa trade The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is set to be the largest free trade area (FTA) in the world with 5...

Patel highlights challenges faced by South African manufacturers, notes govt efforts (Engineering News) To boost productivity in South Africa, four key business factors need urgen...

More work on regulation codes certification and standards needed for hydrogen economy (Engineering News) If South Africa wants to develop a hydrogen economy, it cannot have a...

Private energy sector participation could improve SA’s growth outlook – IMF (SAnews) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that South Africa’s implementation o...