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Developing Value Chains in Africa – mapping the soya value chain

Developing Value Chains in Africa – mapping the soya value chain

23 Feb 2023  Working Papers Publications
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has ignited and put emphasis on deeper integration and the development of regional value chains in Africa, an important feature of ...
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The Potential of the Agribusiness Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

The Potential of the Agribusiness Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

22 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
This Trade Report analyses one of the value chains identified as a development priority by the AfCFTA: the broadly-defined agricultural/agro-processing/agribusiness sector in Afric...
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The Potential of the Clothing & Textile Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

The Potential of the Clothing & Textile Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

22 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
This Trade Report analyses one of the value chains identified as a development priority by the AfCFTA: the clothing, textile & leather sector (CT&L) in Africa, from the per...
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Benefitting from the AfCFTA: The Case of Mauritius

Benefitting from the AfCFTA: The Case of Mauritius

22 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
This trade report deals with the possible ways African countries can benefit from the AfCFTA as that preferential trade area becomes a reality, with Mauritius as a case study. It e...
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Women in Services Trade: An overview of female participation and ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2022

Women in Services Trade: An overview of female participation and ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2022

21 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
Trade is an integral part of the engine of economic growth. Services trade has the potential to form an increasingly important role in trade within Africa and for Africa trading wi...
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Africa’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones

Africa’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones

12 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
The textile, apparel and accessories (TA&A) industry, as well as the footwear industry, hold considerable potential for Africa in terms of economic advancements. These buyer-dr...
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Although the WTO is prioritising gender and women empowerment in trade, there is no framework of rules to implement gender parity

Although the WTO is prioritising gender and women empowerment in trade, there is no framework of rules to implement gender parity

30 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
This Trade Report reviews the impact of gender sensitive domestic policies on global trade rules. It provides a comparison between the work-programme of the gender and women empowe...
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The AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve

The AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve

29 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is anchored in legal instruments concluded by sovereign states. For trade in goods the AfCFTA establishes, through its Protocol on ...
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How the AfCFTA began and evolved

How the AfCFTA began and evolved

28 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
African economic integration has a long history, but 10 years ago the African Union (AU) Assembly adopted a decision that put matters on a new course. This decision dealt with boos...
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Climate change, trade, and food security in Africa

Climate change, trade, and food security in Africa

25 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
The relationship between food security, trade and the environment is a complex but increasingly important one. The impacts of climate change have undermined progress in food securi...
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The SADC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area

The SADC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area

24 Aug 2022  Working Papers Publications
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) defines trade facilitation as “the simplification, modernisation and harmonisation of export and import processes.” In spite of the liberalis...
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The new EU rules for citrus imports from South Africa: Background, applicable legal texts and processes, and the dispute declared by South Africa under the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

The new EU rules for citrus imports from South Africa: Background, applicable legal texts and processes, and the dispute declared by South Africa under the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

11 Aug 2022  Working Papers Publications
Citrus fruits are one of the most important export products for the South African economy. The South African Citrus Growers Association (CGA) estimates that the country exported 15...
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Promoting the textiles and clothing value chain: Role of the AfCFTA

Promoting the textiles and clothing value chain: Role of the AfCFTA

25 Jul 2022  Working Papers Publications
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) free trade areas (FTAs...
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The United States anti-dumping investigation against lemon juice from South Africa: what happened, and where to now?

The United States anti-dumping investigation against lemon juice from South Africa: what happened, and where to now?

27 Jun 2022  Working Papers Publications
On 30 December 2021, a California-based producer of lemon juice and other related products (Ventura Coastal LLC) petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International T...
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Special Economic Zones: Ethiopian Case Study

Special Economic Zones: Ethiopian Case Study

31 May 2022  Working Papers Publications
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) represent delimited zones in which industrial development is promoted by establishing export strategies and by attracting foreign direct investment (F...
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WTO Farm Talks on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes: Consequences of the missed deadlines for a Permanent Solution

WTO Farm Talks on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes: Consequences of the missed deadlines for a Permanent Solution

18 May 2022  Working Papers Publications
Public stockholding (PSH) for food security purposes continues to be a contentious issue in the WTO Agriculture negotiations. While contending positions are put forcefully in the n...
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Gender Provisions in African Trade Agreements: What Commitments Are There For Reconciling Gender Equality and Trade?

Gender Provisions in African Trade Agreements: What Commitments Are There For Reconciling Gender Equality and Trade?

25 Mar 2022  Working Papers Publications
The trade agreements concluded by African countries stand out in many respects in terms of addressing gender issues. Specific provisions on gender have been integrated in African t...
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African Economic Integration through the AfCFTA

African Economic Integration through the AfCFTA

23 Feb 2022  Working Papers Publications
Regional integration makes sense in and for Africa. Most African nations are developing countries with small domestic markets. Many are land locked. Growth through economic integra...
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The SADC Protocol on Trade in Services enters into force – what is in it for services trade and for services suppliers?

The SADC Protocol on Trade in Services enters into force – what is in it for services trade and for services suppliers?

15 Feb 2022  Working Papers Publications
The Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to liberalise trade in the service sectors in efforts to enhance regional integration and the creation...
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2021: Review of ITAC Investigations in a Pandemic Environment

2021: Review of ITAC Investigations in a Pandemic Environment

06 Feb 2022  Working Papers Publications
The aim of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC), as mandated by the International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (the ITA Act), is to foster eco...
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