Discussions
The Economic Report on Africa 2014 – Getting the institutional framework for industrialisation right
14 May 2014Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses the main findings in the latest Economic Report on Africa
The Economic Report on Africa 2014, jointly produced by the Economic Commissi...
read moreThe end of the EU sugar quota and the implication for African producers
08 May 2014Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the implications of the European Union’s new sugar import regime for African countries
The European Union (EU) is the world...
read moreSouth Africa’s Private Security Industry Amendment Bill and the SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment
30 Apr 2014JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the amendments to South Africa’s Private Security Industry Regulation Act in light of the country’s obligations under th...
read moreClimate Change, Development and Trade: A Long Walk to Mitigation
23 Apr 2014Gavin van der Nest, tralac Researcher, discusses recent global developments in the fight against climate change
The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli...
read moreChina – Rare Earths: WTO-plus obligations, and industrial policy implications for some African countries
16 Apr 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the WTO’s recent dispute panel reports concerning rare earths exports from China and the implications of the case for African count...
read moreThe endgame of the EU-SADC EPA negotiations
09 Apr 2014Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, comments on the current state of the EPA negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ...
read moreThe utilisation of restrictive trade measures in recent years
02 Apr 2014Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the monitoring of measures affecting global trade
The global financial crisis which started in August 2007 and the subsequent decre...
read moreThe Temporary Movement of Persons to South Africa under new Immigration Regulations
26 Mar 2014JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the regulation of temporary movement of persons to South Africa
The movement of persons, across borders, to work in another country is in ...
read moreAfrican industrialization and trade: rhetoric and reality
19 Mar 2014Ron Sandrey and Hannah Edinger
Industrialization has become the buzzword for Africa of late, but that must be set against the reality of the present situation. As is usually ...
read moreIs an overhaul of the SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment imminent?
13 Mar 2014Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, comments on recent foreign investment policy issues in southern Africa
Issues of investor protection in southern Africa have been in the news of ...
read moreThe Davos commitment to liberalise trade in environmental goods
05 Mar 2014Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the proposed multilateral liberalisation of global trade in environmental goods
During the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting...
read moreSADC Trade in Services Negotiations
26 Feb 2014JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the Southern African Development Community’s trade in services negotiations
In August 2012, the Members of the Southern A...
read moreOn the post-2015 development agenda and a renewed consensus on structural transformation in Africa
20 Feb 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses Africa’s position on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The 22nd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government was held in Add...
read moreSome Bigger Picture Implications of South African Trade Policies
20 Feb 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses current trade policy issues South Africa
Recent press reports have noted unhappiness in the USA about South Africa’s use of anti-dum...
read moreWhither the India-SACU PTA?
12 Feb 2014Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing negotiations towards an India-SACU preferential trade agreement (PTA)
News reports coming out of Namibia suggest that there...
read moreExport permits on specific agricultural exports from South Africa to the European Union
05 Feb 2014Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and export permits under the TDCA between South Africa and the European Union
In the Government Gaze...
read moreAfrica in a constantly evolving global economic landscape: Reflections from Davos 2014
29 Jan 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the recently-concluded World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014 in Davos and the discussions on Africa’s economic prospects
The 44...
read moreSACU’s uncertain future
22 Jan 2014Stewart Payne, tralac intern, discusses the challenges currently facing the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
In the coming weeks, members of the Southern African Customs Unio...
read moreA GATS perspective on South Africa’s Employment Services Bill
15 Jan 2014JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses South Africa’s 2012 Employment Services Bill in the context of the country’s services commitments at the WTO
South Africa ma...
read moreReview of trade-related developments in 2013
19 Dec 2013Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, provides a review of key trade-related developments in 2013
At the multilateral level, the first half of 2013 witnessed an eventful race for the ...
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