Tag: Women in Trade
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08 Mar 24 NewsPatel meets with EV manufacturers, investors during visit to China (Engineering News)
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel and a high-level delegation recently c...
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07 Mar 24 NewsInnovative businesses gain more access to global markets, study finds (SAnews)
Innovation-active South African businesses have more skilled labour and greater access to the global...
Access to Finance, Mobile Money, and Gender Inclusivity in Africa
29 Feb 24 PublicationsThe realisation of Africa’s full economic potential is exacerbated by limited access to formal financial services, which hinders the ability of entrepreneurs, especially women, t...
The AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade and Trade-Driven Development in Africa
24 Feb 24 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade (the ‘Protocol’) aims to enhance the involvement of women and youth within the AfCFTA. It ...
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31 Jan 24 NewsSA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement (SAnews)
The implementation of the preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become a reality ...
Embracing DigitALL Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality to support achieving the SDGs: the case of Zambia
16 Dec 23 BlogThe theme for the 2023 International Women’s Day (8 March) was “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality.” It has generally been observed that women and girls ...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Pharmaceuticals Sector
14 Dec 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the pharmaceuticals sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs)...
Women Cross-Border Traders and Food Security in Southern Africa: Role of Simplified Trade Regimes – case of Malawi and Zambia
12 Dec 23 BlogA growing food security crisis is looming globally. Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious...
Why Value Chain Development of the Cosmetics & Personal Care Products Sector Could Benefit Female MSME Entrepreneurs in Africa
30 Nov 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
The cosmetics and personal care products value chain in Africa is an emerging and rapidly growing sector, reflecting the increasing demand from a burgeoning middle c...
The AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth as part of a new trade and integration discourse
30 Nov 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
When the negotiations to conclude the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started in 2015, the initial focus was on boosting intr...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Agribusiness Sector
28 Nov 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the agribusiness sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), u...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Cosmetics & Personal Care Sector
28 Nov 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the cosmetics & personal care sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enter...
Gender and Value Chain Upgrading in Africa
07 Nov 23 InfographicsMost majority female-owned businesses in a sample of African countries want to upgrade in their value chain – to produce and trade higher value-added goods. Here we break th...
Supporting women cross-border traders
18 Oct 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
Over the past few years, matters on gender equality, gender biases and gender mainstreaming in trade policy have become more prominent in public debates with increas...
Gender Provisions in the AfCFTA Legal Instruments: Factsheet
17 Oct 23 InfographicsThe AfCFTA provides an opportunity for the Member States of the Africa Union (AU) to address gender inequality in intra-African trade. The AfCFTA is a significant tool to tackle th...
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05 Oct 23 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa: Launch of the Border Management Authority (South African Government)
When our country’s ports of entry and borders are well-protected and well-managed...
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26 Sep 23 NewsA slice of opportunity: Benin joins China’s fruit export market (Ventures Africa)
The recent visit of Benin’s President Talon to China did not hit many international headlines...
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15 Sep 23 NewsSA eyes growing trade, exporting coal to Vietnam (SAnews)
South Africa is looking forward to broadening existing bilateral trade with Vietnam, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile...
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30 Aug 23 NewsNEV disruption holds opportunities for OEMs, component manufacturers (Engineering News)
The world is at the beginning of the biggest disruption to the automotive industry in 100 y...
African CT&L Value Chain Performance, Potential and Gender
12 Jul 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
This Blog is intended to give an idea of the potential of integrated and cross-dimensional value chain, trade performance and gender analysis using tralac’s curren...