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2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27): Resources

2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27): Resources

29 Oct 2022Topic NewsTrade and the environment
COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh to Focus on Delivering on the Promises of Paris The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed on 20 November 2022, delivering a pack...
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WTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12

WTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12

17 Jun 2022Topic NewsGlobal trade governance
WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. Th...
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DG Okonjo-Iweala: Time is running out to reach credible outcomes at MC12

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Time is running out to reach credible outcomes at MC12

16 Jun 2022Topic NewsGlobal trade governance
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called today (14 June) on members to go the extra mile to find convergence on the various issues at stake at the 12th Ministerial Conference (M...
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Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference – Geneva: Resource page

Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference – Geneva: Resource page

13 Jun 2022Topic NewsGlobal trade governance
WTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12 WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multila...
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COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change

COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change

15 Nov 2021Topic NewsTrade and the environment
Deliberations under the current session of the COP, CMP and CMA came to an end this Saturday in Glasgow, one day after their scheduled conclusion. The wide-ranging set of decisions...
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COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference: Resources

COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference: Resources

02 Nov 2021Topic NewsTrade and the environment
Background Deliberations under the current session of the COP, CMP and CMA came to an end this Saturday in Glasgow, one day after their scheduled conclusion. The wide-ranging set ...
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Global economy could lose over $4 trillion due to COVID-19 impact on tourism

Global economy could lose over $4 trillion due to COVID-19 impact on tourism

02 Jul 2021Topic NewsGlobal trade governance
Economic losses are mounting in developing countries due to the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations. The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic cou...
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COVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%

COVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%

22 Jun 2021Topic NewsFinance and development
The continent’s commodity-dependent countries have been affected more severely than non-resource-based economies The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on foreign direct...
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COMESA Ministers of Industry approve frameworks for implementing the Regional Industrial Strategy

COMESA Ministers of Industry approve frameworks for implementing the Regional Industrial Strategy

27 May 2021Topic NewsAfrican trade and integration
Ministers of Industry from the 21 COMESA Member States have approved the implementation strategy of the regional local content policy framework and the management of the Special Ec...
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South African government outlines bold steps to grow industrial output and support greater economic inclusion

South African government outlines bold steps to grow industrial output and support greater economic inclusion

19 May 2021Topic NewsTrade law and regulation
A bold set of actions to grow industrial output and support greater economic inclusion was announced today by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Minister Ebrahim Patel in...
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Thirteenth extraordinary session on the AfCFTA: The Assembly of the Union adopts decision on the start of trading

Thirteenth extraordinary session on the AfCFTA: The Assembly of the Union adopts decision on the start of trading

07 Dec 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integration
African Union Heads of State and Government have underscored the urgent need for member states to kick-start trading activities, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCF...
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COVID-19: Trade-related news, analysis and resources

COVID-19: Trade-related news, analysis and resources

02 Nov 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulation
tralac is closely monitoring trade-related policy measures and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic adopted and implemented by African countries and beyond. Below is a selection of u...
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African Union Ministers for Trade report progress in AFCFTA negotiations

African Union Ministers for Trade report progress in AFCFTA negotiations

29 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integration
Minister Ebrahim Patel on progress in AFCFTA negotiations Just short of one month after assuming Chairship of the African Union Ministers of Trade, South Africa’s Minister of Tr...
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South Africa’s 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)

South Africa’s 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)

29 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and development
Finance Minister Tito Tius Mboweni delivered his Medium-Term Budget Policy Speech in Parliament on 28 October 2020 in Cape Town. Below is his speech. Introduction Twenty-si...
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Food Security and Human Welfare Critical in Trade Agreements – South African Minister

Food Security and Human Welfare Critical in Trade Agreements – South African Minister

28 Oct 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commodities
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel participated in the Informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Ministers Meeting on Tuesday, 27 October. The Tr...
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SACUM-UK EPA and SA-US Trade Relations, including AGOA

SACUM-UK EPA and SA-US Trade Relations, including AGOA

28 Oct 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governance
Presentation by Ambassador Xavier Carim, Deputy Director General, Trade Policy, Negotiations and Cooperation Branch at the dtic, to the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Econ...
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Global foreign direct investment falls 49%, outlook remains negative

Global foreign direct investment falls 49%, outlook remains negative

27 Oct 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governance
The biggest drops occurred in developed countries, cutting across all major forms of foreign direct investment. Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49% in the first ...
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F15 Ministers, Special Envoys for mobilization of international COVID-19 support

F15 Ministers, Special Envoys for mobilization of international COVID-19 support

26 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and development
Communiqué of the teleconference between the African Union Commission, the F15 Finance Ministers and the AU Special Envoys for the mobilization of international support for Africa...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: A Difficult Road to Recovery

Sub-Saharan Africa: A Difficult Road to Recovery

23 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and development
With difficult recovery ahead, policy makers have fewer resources at their disposal as they cautiously lift restrictions and reopen economies. Transformative reforms are urgently n...
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AU Heads of State at the 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting call on political and social actors to respect human rights and the rule of law

AU Heads of State at the 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting call on political and social actors to respect human rights and the rule of law

23 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integration
Five years after the adoption of the Africa Agenda 2063 and its vision for greater African economic and political integration, and taking into consideration that next year marks th...
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