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International Trade Explainer: Trade terms and concepts – A tralac guide
23 Oct 2023International trade has its own terminology. The following is a list of general trade terms as used in international trade agreements concluded by states and as applied in the lega...
read moreValue chains and industrialisation: what is the status of the AfCFTA RoO?
11 Oct 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsRules of Origin (RoO) are the legal provisions and related criteria that are used to establish the nationality of traded goods. RoO that are used in non-preferential trade serve va...
read moreSome Applications of tralac’s Value Chain Database
28 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsCross-border value chains are a form of trade in which intermediate value (whether product or service) passes from one country to another, to be beneficiated by the recipient count...
read moreIntroducing tralac’s Value Chain Database
28 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe mapping of cross-border value chain flows between countries and regions can be of much assistance in understanding trade and production relationships. Cross-border value chains...
read moreWhat are the Building Blocks of the Digital Trade Environment in Africa?
26 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
The African region is the last region to become integrated into the global digital economy. Throughout Africa, platform usage, e-commerce, social network use ...
read moreEmerging markets – a ten-year review of the BRICS trading relationship
26 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsFrom the 22nd – 24th of August 2023, the BRICS, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, held its 15th Summit in South Africa. This was the third time South...
read moreTrade facilitation and industrialisation: Cross-border value chain development – Progress to date and way forward
26 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsObjectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), such as industrial development through diversification and regional value chain development, increased intra-regiona...
read moreRail transport initiatives in Africa: Implications for improving intermodal transportation linkages on the continent
20 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe growth of demand for freight transport services among African countries is likely to accelerate due to a number of factors which include the sustained effort by individual coun...
read moreA Guide to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for US Companies
14 Sep 2023The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is at the heart of several coordinated projects designed to fundamentally reshape Africa’s economy, creating a more highly integrated...
read moreRecent debates around South Africa’s future AGOA eligibility and the potential impact on trade
05 Sep 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThis Trade Brief addresses recent developments and debates around AGOA, given lingering questions about South Africa’s future AGOA eligibility, and the potential impact on trade ...
read moreEgypt’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AFCFTA
23 Aug 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThis trade brief explores the potential for AfCFTA-enabled regional value chain (RVC) development for Egypt, a North African country with significant value chain links with Europe ...
read moreCan Africa speak with one voice on trade matters through the AfCFTA?
22 Aug 2023 Trade Reports PublicationsThere are high expectations about what will happen once the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is fully operational. Some predict that intra-African trade in goods (and s...
read moreAlgeria’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AfCFTA
15 Aug 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThis trade brief explores the potential for AfCFTA-enabled regional value chain (RVC) development for Algeria, a North African country with significant value chain links with Europ...
read moreAfCFTA Update, August 2023
13 Aug 2023The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement may start soon. In this Update, we remind readers of what the legal instruments of the AfCFTA provi...
read moreSouth Africa, the SADC-EU EPA and the SACUM-UK EPA Tariff-Rate Quota Utilisation Update for 2022
26 Jul 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThis Trade Brief focuses on two trade agreements: firstly, the trading relationship between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) under the Southern ...
read moreMauritania’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AFCFTA
26 Jul 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThis trade brief explores the potential for AfCFTA-enabled regional value chain (RVC) development for Mauritania, a North African country but one that has moderate trade and value ...
read moreAlgeria and the African Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities and challenges
20 Jul 2023 Trade Reports PublicationsAlgeria is classified as a lower-middle-income country, with a real gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) of $488 billion and a GDP per capita (in dollars c...
read moreAlgeria and the AfCFTA – diversification and regional value chain participation
14 Jul 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsThis Trade Brief gives a snapshot overview of Algeria’s global economic and trading environment. It is accompanied by an infographic highlighting key economic and trade indicator...
read moreL'Algérie et la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine – opportunités et contraintes
13 Jul 2023 Trade Reports PublicationsL'Algérie est classée dans la catégorie des pays à revenu intermédiaire de la tranche inférieure, avec un produit intérieur brut (PIB) réel en parité de pouvoir d'achat (P...
read moreL'Algérie et la ZLECAF – diversification et participation à la chaîne de valeur régionale
12 Jul 2023 Trade Briefs PublicationsCette brēf donne commerce un aperçu de l'environnement économique et commercial mondial de l'Algérie. La note est accompagnée d'une infographie mettant en évidence les princi...
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