Tag: AfCFTA

National Third-quarter Real Economy Bulletin shows auto, iron, platinum export weaknesses (Engineering News) While the sharp downturn in the latest gross domestic product (GDP) d...

National Address by Fikile Majola, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition delivered on the occasion of the Virtual Colloquium: Opportunities in mobile applications dev...

The preparations for the negotiations of the Investment Protocol under the AfCFTA agreement (The Agreement) are already underway though still in the early stages. The AfCFTA envisa...

National Treasury notes IMF concerns (SAnews) The National Treasury says the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) concerns over the South African economy are aligned with govern...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement contains detailed provisions on trade remedies and safeguards, modelled on World Trade Organisation (WTO) principles. Sin...

National Cyril Ramaphosa | Let’s focus on the continent for renewed trade and investment opportunities (News24) Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, which coi...

National Auto industry welcomes the introduction of cleaner fuels in 2023 – Naamsa (Engineering News) The Automotive Business Council says it welcomes the announcement of the n...

During a recent webinar on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), some of the participants asked specific questions about how the AfCFTA will deliver concrete outcomes i...

The AfCFTA legal instruments contain detailed provisions on trade remedies and safeguards. Article 2 of Annex 9 to the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods says the “State Parties m...

In 2020, 25% of Niger’s world exports were to the rest of Africa. Apart from South Africa, and Algeria, the main African destination markets are other CEN-SAD and ECOWAS countrie...

National South Africa urges careful planning for end of coal (Engineering News) South Africa’s energy department has said it will start preparing for the end of coal-for-power ...

National Maersk - Grindrod JV to offer end-to-end logistics in South Africa (Logistics Update Africa) A. P. Moller - Maersk announced its intention to form a joint venture with G...

Domestic trade news “South Africa is a leader in eco-friendly tourism” (African Business) Tourism has suffered a number of setbacks in the previous couple of years, with...

National South Africa expo backs intra-continental trade (CAJ News Africa) THE upcoming Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) will offer South African companies a platform to broad...

National SA Companies to Participate at Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 (the dtic) More than 80 South African companies, supported by government, will have an opportunity to s...

The legal instruments of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provide for a detailed regime to implement Trade Remedy and Safeguard measures. One gets the impression th...

There are high expectations about the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), an ambitious and comprehensive plan for the establishment of a continent-...

The legal instruments of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provide for a detailed regime to implement Trade Remedy and Safeguard measures. There are four provisions ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is generating a new awareness of and an interest in the Regional Economic Communities (RECs). They are expected to play a role in a...

Financial services is one of the priority sectors on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Trade in Services agenda. The financial services sector plays a critical role in n...