Tag: AfCFTA

Local news Kenya launches national trade strategy (Kenya News Agency) Kenya has launched its National African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy 20...

Local news South Africa’s trade surplus increases mainly due to an increase of precious metals and stones export (Cape Business News) South Africa’s trade surplus narrowed to...

Local news Govt lodges WTO dispute over EU citrus import regulations (Engineering News) The Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other Inter...

African Governments do not settle their disputes about compliance with obligations in intra-African trade and economic integration agreements through adjudication. Adjudication is ...

Local Logistics Performance Index: Nigeria ranks lowest In West Africa — Experts (Tribune Online) The Managing Director/CEO, Analyst Data Service Ltd, Dr Afolabi Olowo-okere, h...

Local news IMF raises South Africa’s growth outlook for 2022, but says global picture tilted to the downside (BusinessTech) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest glo...

Local news Industry calls for renewal of poultry tariffs (Engineering News) The biggest threat to South Africa’s poultry industry is “unfair trade practices from countries li...

tralac organised an AfCFTA Stakeholder webinar on 29 July 2022 on the topic: “Trade under the AfCFTA – in sight?”

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) ...

Local News Arab-Spring Warning Spurs Ramaphosa to Tout Growth-Plan Progress (Bloomberg) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is making progress on a p...

The Trade Law Centre (tralac) offers capacity building on trade and regional integration, including the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). tralac believes access to up-t...

Local news South African president urges stakeholders to examine progress in redressing racialized economy (Xinhua) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged sta...

Local news Key Renewable Energy Market Drivers in South Africa in 2022 (Energy Capital & Power) The need to transition to cleaner sources of fuel in South Africa is made...

Local news Structural growth in South Africa to slow for the rest of this year (Engineering News) While South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth expanded...

Local news AfDB to lead Zim debt clearance roadmap (The Herald) African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has formally accepted President Mnangagwa’s reques...

Local Key South African trade route blocked as fuel costs surge (BusinessTech) Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route linking the...

Local Fitch maintains SA’s sub-investment rating, stable outlook (Engineering News) Ratings agency Fitch has maintained its stable outlook for South Africa, and affirmed the co...

Local news Trucks Block South Africa Road to Mozambique as Fuel Costs Surge (Bloomberg) Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route li...

Local Eskom crisis: ANC NEC hears calls for state of emergency, moving power utility to energy dept (Engineering News) "There were a lot of calls made by ANC leaders on how the g...