Discussions

South African wine production and trade with the European Union The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (June 2017) ranks South Africa seventh among the largest wine-produ...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the non-agricultural market access negotiations at the WTO and the proposal to enhance transparency of regulatory trade measures ...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, comments on the status of the recent Amendments to Annex 1 (Cooperation on Investment) of the SADC Finance and Investment Protocol A...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the possibility of the United States imposing trade restrictions on steel and aluminium imports as a measure against potential thr...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses geographical indications used by South Africa and their protection under the EU-SADC EPA Geographical indications (GIs) are unique n...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses how investment policy reforms in Africa can best be harmonised in order to avoid undesirable fragmentation and overlaps of investment...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses recent trends in African foreign direct investment flows according to the latest World Investment Report Despite efforts to attract ...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on Zambia’s recent efforts to curb illicit timber trade and deforestation At a time when the world looks at multilateral and regio...

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – ICT, comments on the end of roaming charges in the European Union and whether Africa may be heading in the same direction One of the major ...

Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the trade prospects for SACU countries once Britain exists the EU and the impact on the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement The UK i...

Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses how affected private parties in South Africa increasingly resort to litigation as part of the effort to protect their rights and intere...

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – ICT, discusses the challenges facing African countries today and what needs to be done in order to address them We observed another Africa ...

In recognition of Africa Day 2017, Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the significant recent decision by the AU to adopt a new self-funding mechanism Introduction The...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses how trade and integration can be used to facilitate Africa’s quest for inclusive growth In economic terms, as defined by the Organ...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on Africa’s recent agricultural trade performance In a recent article the Secretary General of the Ports Management Association of...

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – ICT, discusses recent public investment in infrastructure trends for the sub-Saharan Africa region Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa wi...

Services trade is increasingly important, yet often restricted in developing countries, writes tralac Associate John Stuart We live in a world where the production and consumption...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses the importance of manufacturing FDI for industrialisation and economic growth and development in Africa According to the United Nati...

Ashly Hope, tralac Associate, discusses the concept of regulatory coherence in the context of financial services regulation in Africa Modern trade agreements are concerned less an...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the need for improved domestic policymaking rather than the use of restrictive trade policies to redress the declining labour share ...