Discussions
Reinventing financial sector regulation in South Africa
24 Aug 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the current overhaul of South Africa’s financial sector regulation
South Africa’s financial sector regulatory landscape is in ...
read moreThe woes of the steel industry continue
17 Aug 2016Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the growing protectionism in the South African steel industry
The South African steel industry has increasingly been facing diffi...
read moreWhat is National Policy Space in a Trade Context?
17 Aug 2016Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the debate surrounding the protection of national policy space in trade agreements
National policy space is being re-discovered. The...
read moreThe possible relevance of an unincorporated economic agreement in domestic proceedings
17 Aug 2016Professor Dawid van Wyk, Independent Consultant, discusses recent developments in dispute resolution involving private parties in regional trade arrangements
It has been said that...
read moreFirms operating in Regional Arrangements need the Protection of the Law
17 Aug 2016Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the need for legal certainty regarding dispute resolution in regional trade arrangements
In a judgment delivered on 8 July 2016 the Hi...
read moreHow can the Beitbridge Dispute be resolved?
11 Aug 2016Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the prospects for a resolution to the ongoing dispute between South Africa and Zimbabwe over Harare’s latest import restrictions
In ...
read moreHow will SA respond to Zimbabwe’s import restrictions?
03 Aug 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the latest trade restrictive measures implemented by Zimbabwe and the South African Government’s response
According to a press stateme...
read moreBrexit: scapegoat for EAC countries to back out of the EPA?
27 Jul 2016Willemien Viljoen, tralac researcher, discusses the current predicament facing the EAC states regarding the Economic Partnership Agreement to be signed with the EU
After more than...
read moreE-trade and electronic payments
20 Jul 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the launch of the e-Trade for All initiative at UNCTAD 14 and the opportunities for e-commerce development in Africa
On 18 July th...
read moreUpdate on implementation of WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation in SADC
14 Jul 2016Elisha Tshuma, Customs and Trade Facilitation Expert, comments on the status of implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement in the SADC region
Trade facilitation is the...
read moreSouth Africa’s new draft policy on international migration
06 Jul 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the newly-released Green Paper on International Migration in South Africa and the policy interventions it proposes
The South African Dep...
read moreAfrican Commodity Dependence and Performance Since 2011
29 Jun 2016John Stuart, tralac Associate, discusses African countries’ commodity-dependence and adjustment in the wake of a post-commodity price boom
Theory and experience has taught us th...
read moreThe prudential carve-out
29 Jun 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on financial regulation and the PCO in the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
Many countries in Africa are in the mids...
read moreSouth African containerized exports are facing an uphill battle
22 Jun 2016Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the implications of the pending amendments to the IMO Safety of Life at Sea Convention for South African exporters
Soon container...
read moreTraders demonstrate against new Zimbabwe import regulations
22 Jun 2016Elisha Tshuma, Customs and Trade Facilitation Expert, comments on the protests at Beitbridge border post in response to the government’s new import regulations
The Government of...
read moreSACU Retreat announced by President Zuma
17 Jun 20161. Background
On 9 June 2016 the South African Presidency issued an important statement. After consultations with member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), a Min...
read moreMoU between BRICS and SADC Competition Authorities
09 Jun 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on recent developments in the area of cooperation on competition matters within SADC and the BRICS
At the end of 2015, the South African an...
read moreSouth Africa’s competitiveness and the role of declining international trade
01 Jun 2016Willemien 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...
read moreFinancial services in the TPP and the interests of developing countries
25 May 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the potential impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement for developing country economies, in particular regarding fina...
read moreMovement of services providers in the EAC – review of what is happening and lessons for the TFTA and CFTA
19 May 2016Viola Sawere, Regional Trade Policy Expert, comments on the regulation of movement of services providers in the East African Community and lessons for the ongoing Tripartite a...
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