Tag: AfCFTA
tralac Daily News
08 Jul 22 NewsLocal
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...
tralac Daily News
07 Jul 22 NewsLocal 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...
tralac Daily News
05 Jul 22 NewsLocal
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...
Legal Aspects of the Relationship between the AfCFTA and the African Union
01 Jul 22 BlogIn the public discourse about the new trade opportunities and benefits which will come about once the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is up and running, it is often as...
Trade Governance Capacity for Implementing Safeguards
01 Jul 22 BlogThe domestic capacity of African States to implement their trade and economic integration agreements effectively and as rules-based arrangements is vital. The most obvious areas wh...
Should the State Parties use the AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism?
01 Jul 22 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement contains a detailed dispute settlement Protocol.[1] It is modelled on the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the W...
Women in Trade in the AfCFTA – what could the Protocol provide?
01 Jul 22 BlogA Protocol on Women and the Youth will be negotiated and be adopted as part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. In this Blog we discuss why such a Protoc...
Trade under the AfCFTA may soon start: What must the State Parties still do?
01 Jul 22 BlogWhen the outstanding tariff offers, rules of origin and specific services commitments of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are finally agreed, this new continent-wid...
tralac’s AfCFTA Programme for Trade Journalists - July 2022
30 Jun 22 Eventtralac is organising a four-part online training programme for trade journalists focusing on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The programme will cover the followin...
tralac Daily News
27 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
Government asks cement producers for ‘no price increases’ (Moneyweb)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel has reportedly asked South Africa’...
tralac Daily News
23 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
Opportunities abound in transport, logistics if challenges can be addressed (Engineering News)
There are considerable challenges facing the country’s commuter transp...
tralac Daily News
21 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa Renews Bid to Stem Blockades on Key Trade Routes (Bloomberg)
South Africa’s government has signed an agreement with trucking associations to end frequen...
Intra-Africa trade by REC: 2020 update
21 Jun 22 InfographicsThe African Union (AU) recognises 8 officially recognised regional economic communities (RECs). These are regarded as building blocks to the AfCFTA. Overlapping membership complica...
tralac Daily News
16 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa Ponders Buying Russian Oil, Signifying Potential Win for Putin (Newsweek)
South African officials are openly considering importing Russian oil to ease rec...
tralac Daily News
14 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
Progress made in Port of Durban repairs (SAnews)
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has hailed Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) for the “significant progress” m...
tralac Daily News
13 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
Localisation strategies must identify, remove constraints for local producers (Engineering News)
Effective localisation strategies must start by identifying the constr...
tralac Short Course: Reading and Interpreting International Trade Agreements - June 2022
10 Jun 22 EventCase study of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) – including the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade
Trade agreements are treaties of a specific kind; they r...
tralac Daily News
06 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
Wamkele Mene: South Africa’s jitters about free trade rules are ‘not supported by evidence at all’ (Daily Maverick)
South Africa’s small and medium businesses ...
tralac Daily News
01 Jun 22 NewsLocal news
SA companies could boost exports to EU by R350bn a year, research shows (Daily Maverick)
South African companies are missing out on R350-billion a year in export oppor...
The Harmonized System: What do users and traders need to know?
31 May 22 PublicationsThe Harmonized System Nomenclature (HS Nomenclature) is an international standardized numerical Customs clearance facility. It is used in the systematic classification of goods and...