Tag: AfCFTA
The Trade Remedies and Safeguards Regime of the AfCFTA
30 Nov 21 PublicationsThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement contains detailed provisions on trade remedies and safeguards, modelled on World Trade Organisation (WTO) principles. Sin...
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29 Nov 21 NewsNational
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...
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25 Nov 21 NewsNational
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...
Can the ACFTA deliver urgent Outcomes?
24 Nov 21 BlogDuring 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...
Why does the AfCFTA provide for Trade Remedies?
23 Nov 21 BlogThe 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...
Niger’s intra-Africa trade and tariff profile for 2020
19 Nov 21 InfographicsIn 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...
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18 Nov 21 NewsNational
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 ...
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16 Nov 21 NewsNational
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...
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09 Nov 21 NewsDomestic 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...
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08 Nov 21 NewsNational
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...
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05 Nov 21 NewsNational
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...
How will the Trade Remedy Regime of the AfCFTA impact on Trade Governance?
02 Nov 21 PublicationsThe 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...
Should the RECs disappear in order to have the AfCFTA?
02 Nov 21 PublicationsThere 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-...
Making the AfCFTA work: Some additional Requirements
01 Nov 21 BlogStates have jurisdiction over their territories. They control the movement of goods, services, capital, and persons across borders. But no country can prosper in isolation. Trade a...
Dirty Money in domestic Economies and some of the Consequences
01 Nov 21 BlogFinancial 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...
Regional Economic Communities have unique Features and different Functions
01 Nov 21 BlogThe 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...
What lies ahead for the AfCFTA Trade Remedies and Safeguards Regime?
01 Nov 21 BlogThe 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 ...
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26 Oct 21 NewsNational
Opinion: Breaking the stranglehold on growth and recovery (Engineering News)
In its ’South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan’, the government speaks ...
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25 Oct 21 NewsNational
the dtic Supports SA Pharmaceutical Companies to Exhibit at Africa Health 2021 (The Department of Trade Industry and Competition)
The Department of Trade, Industry ...
Women traders in the AfCFTA event – Expo 2020 Dubai
08 Oct 21 EventThe Women Traders in the AfCFTA, a partnership formed by ICC, UPS, Trade Law Centre (tralac), and West Blue Consulting, met at Expo 2020 Dubai to support women-led SMEs in Africa. ...