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South Africa and Japan: towards a new trading relationship?
08 May 2007 Trade Reports PublicationsWhile not generating the media attention that some of the more prominent emerging markets of China, India and Brazil and, in spite of the prominence of the EU Trade, Development an...
read moreSouth African agriculture protection: how much policy space is there?
03 May 2007 Trade Reports PublicationsSupports to South African agriculture were stripped from the sector from 1994/95 to the end of the 1990s, and these domestic reforms were accompanied by the liberalisation of trade...
read moreExamining the India, Brazil and South African (IBSA) Triangular Trading Relationship
03 Apr 2007 Trade Reports PublicationsFollowing a comprehensive examination of the most recent merchandise trade flows between the relevant countries, this paper uses a computer model to look at the possible economic r...
read moreSouth African agriculture: a possible WTO outcome and FTA policy space – a modelling approach
28 Mar 2007 Trade Reports PublicationsThe stalling of the talks in the Doha Round at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva are leading to questions about the value of such a Round for South Africa, and against t...
read moreProposed amendments to the anti-dumping regulations: are the amendments in order?
28 Nov 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsSouth Africa is one of the oldest and most prolific users of the anti-dumping instrument. The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC), which is responsible for conduct...
read moreWTO and the Singapore Issues
20 Nov 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsA feature of the World Trade Organization (WTO) during its first ten years has been the impact of the so-called Singapore issues of investment, competition, government procurement ...
read moreHow can South Africa exploit new opportunities in agricultural export markets? Lessons from the New Zealand experience
14 Nov 2006 Trade Reports Publications
South Africa and New Zealand, both members of the Cairns Group, have undergone comprehensive agricultural sector reforms over the last twenty years. While New Zealand's reforms p...
read moreQuick Guide to the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Jurisprudence
27 Oct 2006 Trade Reports Publications
An attempt has been made to make this Guide ‘reader-friendly’ by capturing the principles in the simplest way possible, without diluting the gist and content of the findings....
read moreThe Memorandum of Understanding and quotas on clothing and textile imports from China: Who wins?
24 Oct 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsClothing, textile and footwear imports from China have increased very significantly since the turn of the century. Many newspaper articles relate the problems the industry faced, s...
read moreTrade and economic implications of the South African restrictions regime on imports of clothing from China
24 Oct 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsAfter some deliberation but not consultation, the South Africa Government announced its Memorandum of Understanding relating to restrictions on the importation of clothing from Chi...
read moreInitiation of WTO Trade Disputes by the private sector by SADC/COMESA countries
11 Oct 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsWTO dispute settlement is inter-governmental in nature since the rules and procedures apply to the settlement of disputes between Members concerning their rights and obligations un...
read moreThe ability of select sub-Saharan African countries to utilise TRIPs Flexibilities and Competition Law to ensure a sustainable supply of essential medicines: A study of producing and importing countries
20 Sep 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsThe impact of the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) on access to essential medicines in the developing world is an issue that has gripp...
read moreA possible SACU/China Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Implications for the SA manufacturing sector
29 Aug 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsRegional trade agreements are becoming an increasingly popular trade policy tool in many countries, and SACU/South Africa is embracing this concept with a view to furthering i...
read moreEcolabels and fish trade: Marine Stewardship Council certification and the South African hake industry
29 Aug 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsProtecting consumers from unsafe food, the environment from overexploitation of resources and pollution, and workers and producers from unjust labour and trade relations are genera...
read moreSouth African Merchandise Trade with India
29 Aug 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsThis data analysis examines South African imports into India and Indian imports into South Africa. Data through to December 2005 is sourced from the respective countries using the ...
read moreTrade Creation and Trade Diversion resulting from SACU trading agreements
29 Aug 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsTrade creation is new trade from a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner which would not have existed otherwise, and that, generally, is good. But often much of this may be just trade...
read moreTrade Liberalisation: What exactly does it mean for Lesotho?
27 Jun 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsAs the euphoria of trade liberalisation is being replaced by hard and realistic analysis, a worrying feature is that the gains from comprehensive liberalisation are being reduced. ...
read moreThe WTO ten years on: Trade and Development
18 May 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsDevelopment issues have long been a component of the multilateral trading system and it is widely recognised that there is a strong link between trade and development. The nature o...
read moreSouth African Merchandise Trade with China
04 May 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsThe data analysis in this paper examines South African imports into China and Chinese imports into South Africa. Data through to December 2005 is sourced from the respective countr...
read moreTrade Liberalisation: What exactly does it mean for South Africa?
04 May 2006 Trade Reports PublicationsAs the euphoria of trade liberalisation is being replaced by hard and realistic analysis, a worrying feature is that the gains from comprehensive liberalisation are being reduced. ...
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