Discussions
The digital economy and policy implications for trade
20 Jan 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses how digital technologies are transforming global trade
The emerging fourth industrial revolution is characterised by a fusion of technolog...
read moreThe Challenges of Industrial Development Policy Design in a Post-Liberalisation Era – the case of Zimbabwe
20 Jan 2016Brian Mureverwi, tralac Intern, highlights the essential components of a dynamic industrial development policy using the case of Zimbabwe
In October 2015, the Confederation of Zim...
read moreReview of trade and trade-related issues in 2015
13 Jan 2016William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides a review of key trade-related developments in 2015
The past year has seen a number of important developments in trade and trade-related...
read moreHighlights of the 10th Ministerial Conference for the World Trade Organisation
18 Dec 2015Brian Mureverwi, tralac intern, provides an overview of key issues being discussed at the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi
The tenth ministerial conference (MC10) is...
read moreChina cementing relationships with South Africa
09 Dec 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the growing economic ties between China and South Africa in light of the recently-concluded sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperatio...
read moreHow and to whom will observer status be granted in the CFTA negotiations?
03 Dec 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the need to clarify the relationship between the objectives, rules of procedure and principles guiding the Continental Free Trade Area (C...
read moreSteady progress of community law in COMESA: Malawi Mobile Ltd v Government of Malawi and MACRA
26 Nov 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the latest ruling by the COMESA Court of Justice and the progressive development of community law in the regional bloc
In recen...
read moreThe Commonwealth Launches Trade Review Report
26 Nov 2015Brian Mureverwi, tralac intern, comments on the launch of a new flagship trade report from The Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat is launching its inaugural Tra...
read moreAnti-dumping duties: ITAC at loggerheads with Pakistani cement producers
18 Nov 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the legal battle between ITAC and Pakistani producers regarding an anti-dumping investigation into cement imports by Sou...
read moreU.S. to suspend South Africa’s AGOA benefits
11 Nov 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the outcome of the out-of-cycle review of South Africa’s continued AGOA eligibility
On 5 November 2015 United States Preside...
read moreEnergy Situation in Southern Africa
11 Nov 2015Brian Mureverwi, a tralac Intern, comments on the current energy crisis in southern Africa
Power cuts (or load shedding) have become commonplace in several countries in southern A...
read moreUpdate on Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African regions
04 Nov 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides an update on the state of play in the EPA negotiations between the European Union and African regions
An Economic Partnership Agreement...
read moreConsignment Based Conformity Assessment and Pre-Export Verification of Conformity to Standards programmes in SADC countries
28 Oct 2015In a new tralac Trade Brief, Abrie du Plessis discusses CBCA/PVoC programmes in the SADC region within a GATT, WTO and SADC context
The significant increase in imported consumer g...
read moreZambia’s Provisional Safeguard Measures on Flat-Rolled Products of Iron, Non-Alloy Steel, Trailers and Semi-Trailers
22 Oct 2015In a new tralac Trade Brief, Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the Zambian safeguard measures and the role of trade remedies within the context of multilateral and ...
read moreThe WTO Tenth Ministerial Conference
21 Oct 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on recent developments ahead of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in Nairobi in December
Addressing an informal meeting of Afr...
read moreInvestment Protection Agreements: The Implications of South African Policy and Legislative Changes
15 Oct 2015In a new tralac Working Paper, Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the investment protection debate in South Africa and related developments within a broader international...
read moreNon-tariff barriers frustrating South African agricultural exports
07 Oct 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses non-tariff barriers in the agricultural sector in South Africa
Lessons from regional integration initiatives have shown that the re...
read moreWhat not to do
30 Sep 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on recent developments in the South African tourism industry
The South African Reserve Bank recently released its Second Quarterly Economic...
read moreThe new UN Sustainable Development Goals and Regional Integration in Africa
23 Sep 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the 2015 UN Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda and the relevance of regional integration frameworks when con...
read morePre-shipment inspection for certain goods exported to Zimbabwe – adding to the cost of doing business
16 Sep 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the implications of the recently re-launched Consignment Based Conformity Assessment and Valuation Programme (CBCA) for exporte...
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