Discussions
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and African interests in the EU market
20 Aug 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the Canada-EU negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and what it may mean for Africa
Multilateral tr...
read moreBeneficiation in SADC
13 Aug 2014Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses mineral beneficiation and value addition in SADC ahead of the 34th SADC Summit in Zimbabwe
The 34th Southern African Development Commun...
read moreThe WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement – the central issue and the multilateral implication
07 Aug 2014Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the recent failure by WTO members to reach agreement on the adoption of the protocol on the Trade Facilitation Agreement
In ...
read moreBali Package deadlocked: What are the bigger picture implications?
06 Aug 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the implications of the recent failure by WTO members to “bridge the gap” on the Bali Package
July 31, 2014 was the deadline set b...
read moreCementing the BRICS of a New Development Bank
31 Jul 2014Gavin van der Nest, tralac Researcher, comments on the foundations of the BRICS Development Bank
At the Sixth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit recently he...
read moreThe Conclusion of the SADC EPA
23 Jul 2014by Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate
The initialling of the text of the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement last week is a major event. It means there is a final text, which will ...
read moreSouth Africa’s new immigration policies: Attracting skills and investors and securing visas
23 Jul 2014JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the recent overhaul of South Africa’s immigration regulations
On 16 May 2014, as part of a complete overhaul of its immigration p...
read moreThe heightened role of national steering institutions for structural transformation in Africa
16 Jul 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the key findings of UNCTAD’s recently-published Economic Development in Africa Report 2014
Structural transformation is key to ...
read moreDrawing lessons from Swaziland’s AGOA exclusion
10 Jul 2014Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, comments on the recent termination of Swaziland’s eligibility for trade preferences under the AGOA
Late last month, United States Presiden...
read moreComment on the State of the Nation Address
02 Jul 2014Colin McCarthy, tralac Associate, comments on the 2014 State of the Nation Address by South African President Jacob Zuma
During the first half of the year the South African econom...
read moreTrade Remedies and Dispute Settlement under the TDCA: South African Anti-dumping Duties on Chicken Imported from the EU
02 Jul 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the international legal framework governing South African trade remedy investigations with respect to imports from the EU
South Africa...
read moreRenewable energy capacity and trade in renewable energy products – a review of developments in 2013
25 Jun 2014Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the recently-released Renewables 2014 Global Status Report by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (RE...
read moreProposed legislation related to limitations on foreign ownership in the security industry in South Africa: AGOA matters
11 Jun 2014by Eckart Naumann, tralac Associate
The opening line of Public Law 106–200 of May 2000, known more commonly as the (original) AGOA legislation, reads: “To authorize a new trad...
read moreReflections on the recent World Bank ‘Doing Business 2014: Southern African Development Community (SADC)’ report
11 Jun 2014Gavin van der Nest, tralac Researcher, discusses the key findings of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2014 regional report on SADC
The World Bank ‘Doing Business 2014: Sou...
read moreSouthern Africa and the latest Global Information Technology Report
04 Jun 2014JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the findings of the recently-published Global Information Technology Report 2014
The recently released 13th edition of the World Econ...
read morePotential scenarios in the EPAs and implications for the Continental FTA process
28 May 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the challenges posed by the EPA negotiations to the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)
As negotiations towards f...
read moreNew thinking on African integration – reflecting on the 2014 tralac Annual Conference
21 May 2014I would like to share with you some thoughts on African integration, following the conclusion of the 2014 tralac Annual Conference last week.
There is broad agreement th...
read moreWhat does the present EPA debate say about integration and economic development in Africa?
21 May 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations
There is a new debate among African governments about whether to conclude Econ...
read moreThe Regulation of Private Security Firms in South Africa: What are the Governance Signals?
21 May 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the governance implications of the recent amendments to South Africa’s private security industry regulation
The South African Minist...
read moreThe South African Electoral Mandate: Will it entail a Neighbourhood Policy?
21 May 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses economic policy in South Africa following the recent general elections
The results of the fifth democratic South African elections aft...
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