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tralac Daily News

28 Sep 2023Daily News  Trade Briefs News
Dip in exports out east raises red flags for SA (Freight News) The importance of China in South African trade cannot be overstated, considering the country’s economic well-being...
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Some Applications of tralac’s Value Chain Database

Some Applications of tralac’s Value Chain Database

28 Sep 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
Cross-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...
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Introducing tralac’s Value Chain Database

Introducing tralac’s Value Chain Database

28 Sep 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
The 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...
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What are the Building Blocks of the Digital Trade Environment in Africa?

What are the Building Blocks of the Digital Trade Environment in Africa?

26 Sep 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
DOWNLOAD 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 ...
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Emerging markets – a ten-year review of the BRICS trading relationship

Emerging markets – a ten-year review of the BRICS trading relationship

26 Sep 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
From 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...
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Rail transport initiatives in Africa: Implications for improving intermodal transportation linkages on the continent

Rail transport initiatives in Africa: Implications for improving intermodal transportation linkages on the continent

20 Sep 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
The 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...
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Recent debates around South Africa’s future AGOA eligibility and the potential impact on trade

Recent debates around South Africa’s future AGOA eligibility and the potential impact on trade

05 Sep 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This 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 ...
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Egypt’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AFCFTA

Egypt’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AFCFTA

23 Aug 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This 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 ...
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Algeria’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AfCFTA

Algeria’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AfCFTA

15 Aug 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This 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...
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South Africa, the SADC-EU EPA and the SACUM-UK EPA Tariff-Rate Quota Utilisation Update for 2022

South Africa, the SADC-EU EPA and the SACUM-UK EPA Tariff-Rate Quota Utilisation Update for 2022

26 Jul 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This 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 ...
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Mauritania’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AFCFTA

Mauritania’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AFCFTA

26 Jul 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This 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 ...
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Algeria and the AfCFTA – diversification and regional value chain participation

Algeria and the AfCFTA – diversification and regional value chain participation

14 Jul 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This 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...
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L'Algérie et la ZLECAF – diversification et participation à la chaîne de valeur régionale

L'Algérie et la ZLECAF – diversification et participation à la chaîne de valeur régionale

12 Jul 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
Cette 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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La Mauritanie et la ZLECAF – tirer parti de l'agriculture dans la participation à la chaîne de valeur régionale

La Mauritanie et la ZLECAF – tirer parti de l'agriculture dans la participation à la chaîne de valeur régionale

10 Jul 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
En 2022, la croissance du PIB a atteint 5,3%, contre 2,4% en 2021, tirée par les secteurs de l'exploitation minière, de l'agriculture et de la pêche. Le pays possède d'imp...
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What have we learned from the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative?

What have we learned from the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative?

29 Jun 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION During the 9th Meeting of the Council of Ministers held in July 2022, the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H...
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Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Beneficiation Gamble – Some Thoughts

Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Beneficiation Gamble – Some Thoughts

29 Jun 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
This trade brief attempts to evaluate the potential of Zimbabwe’s recently announced export ban on lithium ore to succeed. In this case, ‘success’ is defined as the developme...
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Mauritania and the AfCFTA – leveraging on agriculture in regional value chain participation

Mauritania and the AfCFTA – leveraging on agriculture in regional value chain participation

20 Jun 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
In 2022, GDP growth in Mauritania reached 5.3% from 2.4% in 2021, driven by the mining, agriculture, and fisheries sectors. The country has large deposits of gold, copper, and oil-...
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Egypt and the AfCFTA – an opportunity for diversifying manufacturing exports and regional value chain participation

Egypt and the AfCFTA – an opportunity for diversifying manufacturing exports and regional value chain participation

22 May 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
Egypt’s total global trade in goods was US$ was just over US$ 114 billion (9% of GDP) in 2021 of which 64% was imports (down from 69% in 2020). Both imports and exports have incr...
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Recent Developments Shaping the Global Trade and Climate Landscape

Recent Developments Shaping the Global Trade and Climate Landscape

10 Apr 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
As the threat of dangerous levels of global warming becomes more severe, climate change is climbing to the top of the list of domestic and international policy priorities. To tackl...
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A questionable answer to South Africa’s electricity crisis: a national state of disaster?

A questionable answer to South Africa’s electricity crisis: a national state of disaster?

28 Mar 2023  Trade Briefs Publications
Wednesday, 1 March 2023 marked the centenary of South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom. There was little cause for celebration. Instead, the day was marked by a se...
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