Tag: COMESA
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28 Feb 24 NewsSouth Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions (Bizcommunity)
The opportunities the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement cr...
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25 Jan 24 NewsSales of NEVs on the rise in South Africa (Engineering News)
Amid a global emphasis on green energy and the subsequent global energy transition, total sales of new energy vehicles...
The exhaustion of local remedies: The evolving jurisprudence of the COMESA Court of Justice
15 Jan 24 PublicationsIn August 2023, the Appellate Division of the COMESA Court of Justice delivered an important judgment in two appeals brought by a Mauritian company, Agiliss Limited, against earlie...
Trading under the COMESA Simplified Trading Regime: Review of Zimbabwe-Zambia-Malawi
09 Jan 24 PublicationsThe informal economy plays a crucial role in Africa’s development, particularly without formal economic opportunities. It contributes to income generation, job creation, structur...
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28 Nov 23 NewsSouth Africa’s logistics crisis: lion’s share of economy at risk (Freight News)
Sixty per cent of South Africa’s economy is at risk because of the “high inefficiencies and...
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14 Sep 23 NewsSA economy demonstrates resilience through multiple gains (SAnews)
Despite the prevailing difficult global economic conditions, South Africa’s economy continues to demonstrate i...
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12 Sep 23 News‘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 ...
Kenya: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
31 Aug 23 InfographicsFor 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...
Malawi: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
28 Aug 23 InfographicsIn 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...
Zambia: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
28 Aug 23 InfographicsThe 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...
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20 Aug 23 NewsSouth 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...
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03 Aug 23 NewsIndustrial policy changes needed, TIPS forum hears (Engineering News)
Academics and researchers have highlighted some of the policy changes needed within a changing global economy...
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10 Jul 23 NewsThe 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...
COMESA SG Outlines Key Achievements on Regional Integration
12 Jun 23 NewsThe 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...
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09 Jun 23 NewsSA’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...
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08 Jun 23 NewsTrade, Industry and Competition on Continental Free Trade Area ushering significant milestone journeying towards Economic Integration in Africa (South African Government)
The impl...
How to exhaust domestic remedies? The Agiliss cases before the COMESA Court of Justice
18 Apr 23 PublicationsIn 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...
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31 Mar 23 NewsComing 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...
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03 Mar 23 NewsSouth 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...
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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 ...