Tag: AfCFTA

10:00 - 11:30 SAST | 17 March 2023 Focus Phase 1: Tariffs, RoO, Services Commitments Phase 2: Protocol Adoption Phase 3: Preparing for Negotiations Implementation Matters ...

‘EU is putting draconian measures on South African citrus’ (SABC News) The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has requested Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Pa...

Right from its inception there have been high expectations, here and abroad, about how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would unlock Africa’s potential to increas...

It has been reported that the five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have recently submitted their joint AfCFTA offer of tariff concessions, and that it me...

South Africa is exporting more food. But it needs to find new growth frontiers (The Conversation) South African agricultural exports were up for the third consecutive year in 2022...

South Africa must prioritise decarbonisation, as $1.5bn of exports to EU are at risk (Engineering News) South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as i...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers significant prospects to improve cross-border trade for the entire continent. However, for this to be achieved, supportive n...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has ignited and put emphasis on deeper integration and the development of regional value chains in Africa, an...

Parliament passes Agricultural Amendment Bill (SAnews) The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill and the National Veld and Fores...

Trade, Industry and Competition on Defence Export Council mission to seek export opportunities in Middle East for South African Companies (South African Government) The Chief...

Sugar industry making progress on implementing master plan (Engineering News) The advent of the Sugarcane Master Plan has been a crucial intervention aimed at stabilising the...

Tanzania: Coffee to Trade Under AfCFTA Market From July (All Africa) COFFEE will be the first Tanzania's product to trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ma...

  Background Trade agreements are treaties of a specific kind; they regulate cross-border trade between two or more nations. These agreements establish trade-related rights ...

ECA Support to Equatorial Guinea for the Development of a National AfCFTA Strategy (UNECA) Malabo, 13 February 2023 (ECA) -  the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa...

SA to continue to expand investment opportunities across the globe (SA News) President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that South Africa will continue to expand trade and in...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has a specific design. The relevant information appears, in the first instance, in the AfCFTA founding Agreement. One should start ...

Intervention urgent to resolve rail, port problems, says Business Leadership South Africa (Engineering News) Urgent intervention is required to resolve the problems of South Afric...

SADC 2023: The year for economic growth, resilience and value addition (sardc.net) The year 2023 offers an opportunity for SADC to consolidate its development agenda and the ...

African economic integration has been on the agenda for decades and has seen several designs. Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) there is a new approach. This B...

The policies, decisions, and measures adopted within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) institutions and in the State Parties, will impact directly on the position of...