Discussions
While South Africa slept: why is it not an Asian economy? Part Three
07 Dec 2016The influence of Industry in GDP growth
In this third note in a five-part series*, Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, discusses the rise of industry in Asia and the growth o...
read moreWhile South Africa slept: why is it not an Asian economy? Part Two
07 Dec 2016Analysis of the Economic Growth Performances
In this second note in a five-part series*, Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, discusses economic growth and trade performances in So...
read morePromoting agricultural global (regional) value chains in Africa
01 Dec 2016Taku Fundira, tralac Associate, comments on the development of agricultural value chains in Africa and policy-related issues to consider for them to be successful
The need for a b...
read moreWhile South Africa slept: why is it not an Asian economy? Part One
01 Dec 2016The key points
In this Discussion*, Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, comments on South Africa’s failure to move forward from its strong industrial base and large pool of cheap lab...
read moreDesigning Sector Development Strategies and Regulatory Frameworks for the CFTA
23 Nov 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the trade in services negotiating agenda under the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)
In 2011, African Union (AU) Members embarked ...
read moreCourt to rule on whether the EAC EPA should be signed: What lessons for REC Integration Efforts?
23 Nov 2016Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the lodgement of a civil suit by a Tanzanian national in the EAC Court of Justice opposing the signing of the EAC Economic Partnershi...
read moreBanking in Namibia – closing the doors?
16 Nov 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, discusses financial sector development in Namibia
The financial system in Namibia is sophisticated and well regulated. The financial sector is...
read moreIs doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa becoming more challenging?
10 Nov 2016Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on sub-Saharan Africa’s performance in the 2017 Doing Business Report
At the end of October 2016 the World Bank released their lat...
read moreHow to forge a better SACU? Not by following the News Headlines
02 Nov 2016Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the need for reform in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
The news of the day tends to shape the news of the day. South Africa...
read moreTrade rules assisting SMEs to compete better
27 Oct 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the WTO’s recently-published World Trade Report 2016, subtitled ‘Levelling the trading field for SMEs’
The 2016 World Trade Report...
read moreIndustrial development – why invest in financial sector development?
20 Oct 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the importance of investment in financial sector development for successful industrialisation in the 21st century
Industrialisatio...
read moreIndia-South Africa: Will the envisaged MoUs on certain agricultural products be beneficial for South African exports?
12 Oct 2016Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the potential implications of MoUs between India and South Africa on pigeon peas, persimmons, mangoes and pork products for local ex...
read moreIs Africa Deindustrializing Prematurely?
12 Oct 2016John Stuart, tralac Associate, discusses Africa’s recent industrialization path by examining trends in industrial employment and manufacturing value added in relation to oth...
read moreSector development, regulation and the CFTA: a look at the financial sector
07 Oct 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on financial sector regulation and how the Continental Free Trade Area negotiations could be used to help realise wider development ob...
read moreWhat negotiating modalities should be adopted to achieve CFTA objectives?
28 Sep 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses how CFTA objectives supported by modalities and guiding principles should inform the development of negotiating texts on trade in services ...
read moreGuiding principles for Investment Policy-Making – A South Africa Scorecard
21 Sep 2016Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, and Talkmore Chidede, tralac Intern, provide an analysis of South Africa’s foreign investment regime according to the G20 Guiding Principles ...
read moreChecking the cost of trade: Electricity tariffs in South Africa under judicial scrutiny
14 Sep 2016Professor Dawid van Wyk, Independent Consultant, comments on recent developments in the regulation of electricity tariffs in South Africa
Without adequate energy – read ‘elect...
read moreFlexibilities in safeguard measures: possible options for the Continental Free Trade Area
07 Sep 2016Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses how the Continental FTA negotiations could build flexibility into safeguard measures
Regional integration amongst countries of uneq...
read more36th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit – overview of the agenda
31 Aug 2016Brian Mureverwi, Independent Expert, discusses the key topics on this year’s SADC Summit agenda, convening in Swaziland under the theme Resource Mobilisation for Invest...
read moreSA’s proposed integrated Border Management Agency
31 Aug 2016JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on what the BMA Bill, currently being considered by parliament, may mean for integrated border management in South Africa
South Africa’s ...
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