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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...