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Egypt and the African Continental Free Trade Area – challenges and opportunities
23 May 2023 Trade Reports PublicationsEgypt is among Africa’s economic powerhouses which include Nigeria and South Africa. It is the third largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and has been experiencing ste...
read moreDeveloping Value Chains in Africa – mapping the soya value chain
22 Feb 2023 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
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...
read moreThe Potential of the Clothing & Textile Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA
22 Dec 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report analyses one of the value chains identified as a development priority by the AfCFTA: the clothing, textile & leather sector (CT&L) i...
read moreThe Potential of the Agribusiness Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA
22 Dec 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report analyses one of the value chains identified as a development priority by the AfCFTA: the broadly-defined agricultural/agro-processing/agribu...
read moreBenefitting from the AfCFTA: The Case of Mauritius
22 Dec 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
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...
read moreWomen in Services Trade: An overview of female participation and ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2022
21 Dec 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
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...
read moreAfrica’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones
12 Dec 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
The textile, apparel and accessories (TA&A) industry, as well as the footwear industry, hold considerable potential for Africa in terms of economic advanc...
read moreAlthough the WTO is prioritising gender and women empowerment in trade, there is no framework of rules to implement gender parity
30 Nov 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsThis 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...
read moreThe AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve
29 Nov 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsThe 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 ...
read moreHow the AfCFTA began and evolved
28 Nov 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsAfrican 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...
read moreClimate change, trade, and food security in Africa
25 Nov 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsThe 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...
read moreThe SADC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area
24 Aug 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsThe World Trade Organisation (WTO) defines trade facilitation as “the simplification, modernisation and harmonisation of export and import processes.” In spite of the liberalis...
read moreThe 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 Trade Reports PublicationsCitrus 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...
read morePromoting the textiles and clothing value chain: Role of the AfCFTA
25 Jul 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) ...
read moreThe United States anti-dumping investigation against lemon juice from South Africa: what happened, and where to now?
27 Jun 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsOn 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...
read moreSpecial Economic Zones: Ethiopian Case Study
31 May 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) represent delimited zones in which industrial development is promoted by establishing export strategies and by attracting foreig...
read moreWTO Farm Talks on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes: Consequences of the missed deadlines for a Permanent Solution
18 May 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsPublic 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...
read moreGender Provisions in African Trade Agreements: What Commitments Are There For Reconciling Gender Equality and Trade?
25 Mar 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsThe 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...
read moreAfrican Economic Integration through the AfCFTA
23 Feb 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsRegional 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...
read moreThe SADC Protocol on Trade in Services enters into force – what is in it for services trade and for services suppliers?
15 Feb 2022 Trade Reports PublicationsThe 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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