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The Tripartite FTA: Background and overview of progress made in developing new harmonized Rules of Origin
25 Jun 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsRules of Origin (RoO) are instruments used to determine the real source and economic origin of traded goods. Different types of RoO however serve different objectives. Non-preferen...
read more2014 SADC Summit – tralac submissions
17 Jun 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsAs the region prepares for the 2014 SADC Summit to be held in August, tralac takes note of two articles from the SADC Treaty:
Article 23 of the Treaty states that SADC “shall ...
read moreThe possible effects on the Namibian economy of the signing or non-signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Commission as on 1 October 2014
12 Jun 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe relationship between the European Commission (EC) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries is governed by the Agreement that was signed in Cotonou in June 20...
read moreCost benefit analysis of socioeconomic implications of a possible signature or non-signature of an Economic Partnership Agreement for Namibia and some repercussions for member states of the Southern African Customs Union
12 Jun 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe document titled The possible effects on the Namibian Economy of the signing or non-signing of the EPA with the European Commission sketched only the possible direct negative ef...
read moreMozambique – Trade and trade related issues
12 Jun 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe objective for this paper is to firstly set the background for a discussion and analysis of Mozambique and its merchandise trading background before presenting a more detailed a...
read moreZambia – Trade and trade related issues
12 Jun 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsZambia is a medium sized landlocked country in East Africa. Its land area of around three quarters of a million square kilometres (similar to Turkey, Chile and Pakistan) makes...
read moreRevisiting export competitiveness: The World Bank’s most recent economic update for South Africa
05 Mar 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsEarlier in February 2014, the World Bank’s Africa Region Poverty Reduction and Economic Management researchers presented their most recent economic update on South Africa, which ...
read moreA new Road to Regional Integration?
05 Mar 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsShifts in mega debates often occur gradually and in small steps. The extent of the adjustment will only become clear over time. Things may, however, also move in directions not ori...
read moreHigh Court of Botswana steps into void left by SADC Tribunal
05 Mar 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe suspension in 2010 of the SADC Tribunal has left a serious gap in the functioning of the Organization. The integrity and operations of SADC are affected if it is impossible for...
read moreNegotiations on movement of business persons in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite region
20 Feb 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe Communiqué of the first COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Summit of Heads of State and Government held in October 2008 provides, in the area of trade, customs and economic integratio...
read morePolytol Paints v Mauritius: Evidence of the existence and direct effect of community law in COMESA?
29 Jan 2014 Trade Briefs PublicationsIn a landmark case involving Polytol Paints and Mauritius, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Court of Justice First Instance Division made a ruling that su...
read moreA fresh look at a Preferential Trade Agreement among the BRICS
20 Nov 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsTo date, little emphasis has been placed upon examining future trading relationships within the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. In general, economi...
read moreThe admission of foreign legal practitioners in South Africa: a GATS perspective
29 Oct 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe legal services sector has experienced several changes as a consequence of the growth in international trade. The proliferation of South African companies doing business in Afri...
read moreTerms of trade in agricultural trade
16 Oct 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsSouth Africa has traditionally been a net exporter of agricultural products, but in recent years the gap between these exports on the one side and imports on the other has been nar...
read moreThe COMESA Court of Justice: Regional agreements do protect private parties
15 Oct 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsStates are the parties to international agreements; only they derive rights from such agreements and only they can litigate before international courts when violations occur. Natur...
read moreA closer look at India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) trade
11 Sep 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsIn June 2003, the foreign ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) met in Brasilia to discuss forging closer ties between their nations. It was at this meeting that the I...
read moreReconstructing regional integration in Africa? A briefing paper on the UNCTAD 2013 Economic Development in Africa Report
11 Sep 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsDuring July 2013, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its new edition of the annual Economic Development in Africa Report. The focus in this sp...
read moreGood governance and the management of natural resource endowments
04 Sep 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsThe importance of good governance for regional integration arrangements is a constant theme in tralac writings. We consider respect for the rule of law and the availability of soun...
read moretralac Policy Brief: A new tribunal for SADC, but with limited jurisdiction and fewer powers
28 Aug 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsAt the recent SADC Summit for Heads of State and Government, which took place from 17 to 18 August 2013, in Lilongwe, Malawi, an important decision on the future of the SADC Tribun...
read moreThe IBSA Dialogue Forum ten years on: Examining IBSA cooperation on trade
27 Aug 2013 Trade Briefs PublicationsIn recent years there has been much discussion in the global media and in trade policy circles about the rise of emerging economies and the impact this phenomenon is having on the ...
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