tralac’s Daily News Selection
06 Feb 17 NewsToday in Gaborone: Botswana’s Budget 2017/18
President Paul Kagame: address on AU reform issues at Heads of State and Government retreat (GoR)
The previous landmark studies of ...
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Linking local business with mega-projects in Mozambique
02 Feb 17 NewsThe Infra-Gas Projects 2017 summit highlighted the need to intensify interactions between multinationals and local operators.
It has become trite to say that Mozambique is emergin...
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Trade and the environment
04 Jan 17 ThemesTrade is inextricably linked to the threat of climate change, one of the most urgent issues facing sustainable development. While growth in trade-related activities can contribute ...
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A review of the UNCTAD report on trade misinvoicing, with a focus on South Africa’s gold export
14 Dec 16 NewsIn July 2016, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published a report titled “Trade Mis-invoicing in Primary Commodities in Developing Countries: The c...
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Fourth Trade Policy Review of Zambia: Minutes of the meeting
24 Aug 16 NewsThe fourth Trade Policy Review of Zambia was held on 21 and 23 June 2016. The review shed light on areas requiring the Government’s attention, and possibly further reforms to hel...
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Zambia can beat the economic slowdown by making every kwacha count
22 Jun 16 NewsZambia is facing tough conditions for growth. Despite the current slowdown, investment in mineral and non-mineral sectors in the country remains attractive. This is according to th...
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2016 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
16 May 16 NewsThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will convene the second session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2016) on 17-19 May, in Cairo, Egypt.
The AR...
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tralac in the news ~ African countries should diversify exports to adapt to changes in China
30 Mar 16 NewsThe ongoing changes in China’s economy may be an opportunity for African countries that now mainly export raw materials and oil, to adapt and diversify exports and move up the va...
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The West and Central African trade profile, with a special review of the relationship with China and regional agricultural trade
27 Nov 15 PublicationsThe objective of this paper* is to examine the West and Central African (WCA) trade profile, with some reference to the trading relationship with China and the agricultural trade p...
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Second Trade Policy Review of Angola: Minutes of the Meeting
09 Nov 15 NewsThe second Trade Policy Review of Angola was held on 22 and 24 September 2015, providing a good opportunity to assess the evolution of its socio-economic, trade and investment poli...
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Intra-regional merchandise trade within West Africa and between West and East Africa
21 Oct 15 PublicationsIn recent times tralac has published extensively on African trade, with an emphasis on southern and eastern Africa as the Tripartite FTA developed. There has not been a commensurat...
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When global goals meet African realities: new report sets out an agenda for change
14 Oct 15 NewsThe new Sustainable Development Goals will only succeed if they can succeed in Africa. How can we make that happen? A new report from the Africa Progress Panel, Global Goals, Afric...
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21st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts Meeting: Accelerating Industrialization in Southern Africa
06 Mar 15 NewsThe United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa will convene its 21st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) me...
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Report of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa
02 Feb 15 NewsThe 4th Joint African Union Commission/United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development was held in 2011....
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Nigeria: trade and trade-related issues
20 Aug 14 PublicationsThe objective of this paper is to provide information on Nigeria and its merchandise trading profile and regime. Nigeria is a middle-income country with a Gross Domestic Product (G...
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Export taxes in the South African context
08 May 14 PublicationsExport taxes are increasingly becoming a focus of attention in South African trade policy, and the objective of this paper is to review the trade and economic issues associate...
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Transparency needed to curb Africa’s loss of $38bn through trade mispricing
11 Feb 14 NewsThere has been a general improvement by several mining companies, as well as some governments and policy makers, concerning transparency in mining deals and taxation in Africa, acc...
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The New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement: implications for South Africa
05 Jun 13 PublicationsTwo-way merchandise trade between New Zealand and China has increased since the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was implemented, but this is a weak test of the FTA per se as virtually a...
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Africa faces the devil’s choice amidst huge natural resources
13 May 13 NewsThe leaders of Africa, the world’s poorest continent in terms of economy but richly endowed in natural resources are facing the devil’s choice: to either invest their natural r...
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