Tag: Competitiveness

A service is an intangible transaction between the consumer and the provider. It is a vital source of income and employment to our economies and in some countries, over two thirds ...

AU members should honour financial contributions: Namibia’s PM (New Era) Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called on all member states of the AU to honour their asse...

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has prepared the 1st regional Industrial Competitiveness Report 2017, which will be released to the public in October 2017. The inaugu...

On June 28, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Madagascar’s economic performance under a program supported by an Ext...

The minerals and metal sector in Africa is heavily affected by export control measures of raw materials. Export control measures are amongst the tools which governments employ with...

This edition of the Ghana Economic Update is the second edition of the annual series on Ghana’s economic prospects. Every issue includes both a broad overview of the country’s ...

Industrialisation for Job Creation and Shared Prosperity Introduction The Budget for Fiscal Year 2017/18 is themed: “Industrialisation for Job Creation and Shared Prosperity”...

Competitiveness is defined as the set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country. The level of productivity, in tur...

Southern African leaders are expected to make a bold statement on taking forward the regional integration agenda when they meet in Swaziland to approve a costed action plan for the...

ITC’s practical guides can help small firms take advantage of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. Small businesses may soon become big winners. With the World Trade Organizati...

The World Bank Group yesterday launched TCdata360, a free, open, and easy-to-use online platform that collects, analyzes and visualizes trade and competitiveness data. The website ...

Recognising the paucity and often incomplete and inaccurate trade data available for African countries, tralac periodically reports on the recent trading relationships between the ...

The new realities of the global trading system and improved services trade has made logistics and other trade facilitation measures increasingly important in regional and integrati...

The development of rules-based governance for regional trade and integration in Africa has become an important focus area for tralac. Trade agreements, accompanied by the necessary...

Trade facilitation reforms improve a country’s trade competitiveness and the effectiveness of border agencies. In addition, they can directly help advance development goals such ...

A ten-year decline in the openness of economies at all stages of development poses a risk to countries’ ability to grow and innovate, according to The Global Competitivene...

Early this year, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) unveiled a new project seeking to link local producers with buyers across the country and the region. T...

Boosting competition and promoting deeper regional trade integration are critical for restarting South Africa’s export engine to bolster economic growth, increase efficiency and ...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on South Africa’s performance in the just-released IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2016 On 30 May 2016 the IMD World Competitiv...

A new action agenda to help African economies improve their economic competitiveness is published today by the World Economic Forum, the African Development Bank, OECD and the Wo...