tralac’s Daily News selection
02 Apr 20 NewsTrade events to diarise: East Africa has been impacted by COVID-19. Cross border trade has especially declined. To discuss mitigation and trade strategies, TradeMark East Afri...
Tag: COVID-19
Communiqué of the Bureau of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State and Government Teleconference on COVID-19
30 Mar 20 NewsHis Excellency President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Arica, in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union, convened a teleconference of the B...
Three things the G20 must do to support Africa in COVID-19 Pandemic
26 Mar 20 NewsThis is a global crisis affecting the whole world. Africa, however, will be hit harder with a heavy and durable economic toll, which will threaten progress and prospects, widen ine...
Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit Statement on COVID-19
26 Mar 20 NewsG20 leaders made a statement on COVID-19 after a virtual summit on 26 March 2020 The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic is a powerful reminder of our interconnectedness and vulnerabi...
Media Briefing on COVID-19 – Remarks by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel
26 Mar 20 NewsGovernment’s intervention measures on Coronavirus Remarks delivered on 24 March 2020 The address by the President last night recognised that saving lives must be the prior...
South Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
26 Mar 20 Blogtralac is monitoring trade-related policy responses to COVID-19 From midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020, South Africa is in lockdown for 21 days. This announcement was made by Pr...
World Bank Group increases COVID-19 response to $14 billion to help sustain economies, protect jobs
24 Mar 20 NewsFocus on private sector and workers spearheaded by IFC to mitigate financial and economic impact of crisis The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors on 17 March 2020 approved...
Message from tralac on COVID-19
17 Mar 20 ArticleWe recognise COVID-19 as a global disaster and are adapting the way we work and how we deliver our work programme, to safeguard the health of our staff, and all with whom we work. ...