Search results
163 Results
Africa Climate Summit 2023 – Nairobi: Resource page
10 Sep 2023Topic NewsTrade and the environmentBackground
Climate change and global warming pose significant risks to the global community. Its effects are felt in the physical environment in the form of increasing droughts, f...
read moreThirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference – Abu Dhabi, February 2024: Resource page
27 Aug 2023Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceThe next meeting of international trade ministers and senior officials from the World Trade Organisation’s 164 members will take place at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC1...
read more2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28): Resources
24 Aug 2023Topic NewsTrade and the environmentThe 2023 Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will convene from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emir...
read moreFirst shipment of resin exported to Cameroon under AfCFTA
18 Jul 2023Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationTunisia on July 17 exported its first shipment of resin to Cameroon under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), announced the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX).
Customs ...
read moreEU and Kenya conclude negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement with strong sustainability provisions
19 Jun 2023Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceThe EU and Kenya have announced today the political conclusion of the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The Agreement will boost trade in goods and create n...
read moreCOMESA SG Outlines Key Achievements on Regional Integration
12 Jun 2023Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThe 22nd COMESA Summit presented an opportunity for the COMESA Secretariat to brief the Heads of State on the state of integration and the milestones that have been covered this fa...
read more2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27): Resources
29 Oct 2022Topic NewsTrade and the environmentCOP27 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...
read moreWTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12
17 Jun 2022Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceWTO 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...
read moreDG Okonjo-Iweala: Time is running out to reach credible outcomes at MC12
16 Jun 2022Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceDirector-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...
read moreTwelfth WTO Ministerial Conference – Geneva: Resource page
13 Jun 2022Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceWTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12
WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), co-hosted by Kazakhstan, in Geneva on...
read moreCOP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change
15 Nov 2021Topic NewsTrade and the environmentDeliberations 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...
read moreCOP 26 UN Climate Change Conference: Resources
02 Nov 2021Topic NewsTrade and the environmentBackground
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 ...
read moreGlobal economy could lose over $4 trillion due to COVID-19 impact on tourism
02 Jul 2021Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceEconomic 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...
read moreCOVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%
22 Jun 2021Topic NewsFinance and developmentThe 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...
read moreCOMESA Ministers of Industry approve frameworks for implementing the Regional Industrial Strategy
27 May 2021Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationMinisters 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...
read moreSouth African government outlines bold steps to grow industrial output and support greater economic inclusion
19 May 2021Topic NewsTrade law and regulationA 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...
read moreThirteenth extraordinary session on the AfCFTA: The Assembly of the Union adopts decision on the start of trading
07 Dec 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationAfrican 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...
read moreCOVID-19: Trade-related news, analysis and resources
02 Nov 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationtralac 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...
read moreAfrican Union Ministers for Trade report progress in AFCFTA negotiations
29 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationMinister 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...
read moreSouth Africa’s 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
29 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentFinance 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...
read more