Tag: COMESA

SA economy demonstrates resilience through multiple gains (SAnews) Despite the prevailing difficult global economic conditions, South Africa’s economy continues to demonstrate i...

‘The world is not waiting for us’ on digital technology – Minister Gungubele (News24) South Africa will become an irrelevant trading partner if the country does not keep up ...

For 2022, the value of Kenya’s intra-African merchandise trade totalled US$5.3 billion, accounting for 19% of Kenya’s total merchandise trade. Kenya’s intra-African merchandi...

In 2022, Malawi's intra-African trade (imports + exports) was US$808 million, accounting for 32% of Malawi's total trade. Malawi's main intra-African trading partners include South...

The value of Zambia’s intra-African trade (imports + exports) was US$8.49 billion, accounting for 41% of Zambia’s total trade in 2022. The main intra-African trading partners o...

South Africa foreign policy in a tangle (CAJ News Africa) This year will go down the annals of history as one in which the southern African nation faced the greatest dilemma in ju...

Industrial policy changes needed, TIPS forum hears (Engineering News) Academics and researchers have highlighted some of the policy changes needed within a changing global economy...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (Afcfta) Unveils Remarkable Benefits for South Africa (the dtic) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has emerged as a gam...

The 22nd COMESA Summit presented an opportunity for the COMESA Secretariat to brief the Heads of State on the state of integration and the milestones that have been covered this fa...

SA’s logistics chain in ‘desperate’ need of PPPs – SAAFF (Engineering New) Port and rail parastatal Transnet and government cannot “go it alone” to repair South Africa...

Trade, Industry and Competition on Continental Free Trade Area ushering significant milestone journeying towards Economic Integration in Africa (South African Government) The impl...

In this paper, we provide a discussion of the principles which apply when a regional court such as the COMESA Court of Justice (CCJ) has to decide whether the requirement of exhaus...

Coming Soon: Online Platform for Trade in Services (COMESA) COMESA will soon launch an Online Platform for Trade in Services that will be used to facilitate speedy and efficient n...

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...

Local news Uganda Seeks Sustainable Growth Through Regional Trade (Mirage News) KAMPALA, December 15, 2022 – As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning ...

Local news After challenging season, citrus industry moves to mitigate new and old risks (Engineering News) South Africa’s citrus growers industry has, despite achieving a marg...

Local news Rebuilding economy tops leaders’ conference agenda (SAnews) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the country’s economy faces an urgent need to rebuild infrastruc...

Local news The new EU rules for citrus imports from South Africa: Background, applicable legal texts and processes, and the dispute declared by South Africa under the rules of the...

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...