Tag: AfCFTA
Will the AfCFTA generate NTB related Disputes?
17 Nov 20 PublicationsWhen private sector stakeholders are encouraged to report instances of encountering NTBs on a public monitoring platform such as tradebarriers.org, the assumption is that their com...
AfCFTA negotiations: the current state of REC liberalisation and intra-REC trade
17 Nov 20 InfographicsArticle 19(2) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement states that ‘other RECs, regional trade arrangements and customs unions which have attained among them...
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17 Nov 20 NewsNational
SA Investment Conference gets underway (SAnews)
The first leg of the two-day South Africa Investment Conference will get underway this afternoon at the Sandton Conventio...
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16 Nov 20 NewsNational
Third chapter of SA investment conference gets underway this week (The South African)
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the third South Africa Investment Conference on...
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13 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa on trade, corruption, and the plan to reduce the gap between black and white South Africans (BusinessTech)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded on a number ...
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12 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa surprises with further easing of Covid-19 restrictions (Moneyweb)
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a surprise move during his latest address to the nation on the ...
First Meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Technical Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights
11 Nov 20 BlogThe Seventh Meeting of African Union (AU) Ministers of Trade, which took place on 12-13 December 2018 in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, directed that Technical Working Groups (TWGs...
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11 Nov 20 NewsNational
Agri sector predicted to show positive growth (IOL)
Although the agriculture sector was expected to show positive growth next year, the Agribusiness Business Chamber (Ag...
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03 Nov 20 NewsNational
Loss of capacity and skills in cotton value chain costs SA R20bn (Cape Business News)
Despite the solid growth that the South African cotton industry has experienced in ...
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30 Oct 20 NewsNational
Technical advisory panel on investment infrastructure being finalised (SAnews)
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says the department is in the p...
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29 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) (National Treasury)
Two weeks ago, President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa laid out the government’s conse...
African Union Ministers for Trade report progress in AFCFTA negotiations
29 Oct 20 NewsMinister Ebrahim Patel on progress in AFCFTA negotiations
Just short of one month after assuming Chairship of the African Union Ministers of Trade, South Africa’s Minister of Tr...
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28 Oct 20 NewsNational
SACUM-UK EPA and SA-US Trade Relations, including AGOA (the dtic)
The United Kingdom (UK) is South Africa’s 5th largest trading partner with total trade amounting to R...
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26 Oct 20 NewsNational
SA Government Commits to Strengthening Economic Ties with the Middle East (dtic)
The South African government is committed to strengthening bilateral economic relations ...
AfCFTA will harmonize investment rules, create level-playing field, says ECA Director
23 Oct 20 NewsThe African Continental Free Trade Area is going to harmonize investment rules between its member countries and the rest of the world in order to create a level playing field after...
AfCFTA will address Africa’s investment challenges, says ECA’s Karingi at AIM2020
23 Oct 20 NewsRegional Investment Agreements and Investment Drivers in Africa: Shaping Global Investment Strategies through the African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free ...
AU Heads of State at the 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting call on political and social actors to respect human rights and the rule of law
23 Oct 20 NewsFive years after the adoption of the Africa Agenda 2063 and its vision for greater African economic and political integration, and taking into consideration that next year marks th...
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23 Oct 20 NewsNational
Tax hikes and changes proposed for South Africa – including digital products and services (BusinessTech)
South Africa is facing a significant shortfall in revenue coll...
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22 Oct 20 NewsNational
Parliament urges Trade and Industry to accelerate Coronavirus COVID-19-related price abuse investigations (South African Government)
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and...
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20 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s track record bodes ill for investment drive (IOL)
South Africa will be hard pressed to realise its ambitions of attracting R1 trillion ($61 billion) of ...