Discussions

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses Brazil’s filing of a WTO dispute against South Africa On 21 June 2012 Brazil requested consultations with South Africa on Sout...

Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses African trade strategies in a world of preferential trade agreements One of the consequences of World Trade Organization (WTO) mem...

Taku Fundira, tralac Researcher, asks whether the rise in protectionism is a repercussion of the global economic crisis The world economy is facing significant challenges. The fin...

Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses South Africa’s proposed Special Economic Zone Policy In November last year the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) held a Rou...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the Indian request list in the SACU-India Trade Negotiations Formal trade negotiations to establish a Preferential Trade Agreement ...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the future of electricity in Africa The energy sector provides essential backbone support to almost all economic activity and its cost, qu...

Paul Kruger, tralac Researcher, discusses the potential for manufacturing growth in the region The 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which was recently held in Addis ...

Taku Fundira, tralac Researcher, discusses deliberations on Metrology, Export Diversification and Intra-Industry Trade In a globalised trading environment, the development of comp...

Paul Kruger, tralac Researcher, discusses whether the GATS is the appropriate model for developing countries Many developing countries are going through the process of libera...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses recent developments in green industries in South Africa In South Africa’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2012/2013-2014/201...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses infrastructure development in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Members identi...

Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses regionalism, agriculture and economic development A recent special edition of the journal Development Policy Review was devoted to the ...

Taku Fundira, tralac Researcher, discusses the BRICS 2012 Summit The countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa commonly referred to as the BRICS recently conclude...

Paul Kruger, tralac Researcher, discusses the General Agreement on Trade in Services It has been reported that a subgroup of WTO member states is currently holding exploratory tal...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the South Africa-India Investment and Trade Initiative Ms Elizabeth Thabethe, the South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Indust...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the approval of the Massmart – Wal-Mart merger At the end of last week the South African Competition Appeal Court approved the Massmart ...

Quick wins in infrastructure upgrading could be crucial for sustaining the political momentum required to undertake the more challenging aspects of the COMESA-EAC-SADC T-FTA agenda...

Taku Fundira, tralac Researcher, discusses selective regional industrial policy as a means to developing a regional framework in SACU The drive towards the reduction of dependence...

Paul Kruger, tralac Researcher, discusses competitiveness in the South African telecommunications sector One can argue that the telecommunications industry is the central nervous ...

by Daniel Bach, tralac Associate Unlike what has happened in Asia, where the rise of ASEAN since the 1990s correlates with bottom up processes and an emphasis on ‘lean’ i...