Tag: Manufacturing
Special economic zones and regional integration in Africa
10 Jul 13 PublicationsOne of the most prominent features of the global trading landscape in recent years has been the worldwide proliferation of bilateral and regional trade agreements. Africa is no exc...
China and South Africa on their way to sustainable trade relations
29 May 13 PublicationsOver the last decade China has become South Africa’s single biggest trading partner. In this period foreign direct investment from China in South Africa grew as well. Although So...
Made in Africa: Manufacturing growth in the region
16 May 12 DiscussionPaul Kruger, tralac Researcher, discusses the potential for manufacturing growth in the region
The 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which was recently held in Addis ...
The Tripartite Free Trade Area – towards a new African integration paradigm?
03 May 12 PublicationsThis is tralac’s third book focusing on the Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA). Following an economic assessment of the impact of T-FTA, with specific emphasis on agric...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2011
19 Apr 12 PublicationsA number of important trade-related developments took place in southern Africa in 2011. Developments on the rest of the African continent as well as in the global economy had impor...
African Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Local Manufacturing Capacity on Drugs and Vaccines, 10-11 December 2009
17 Dec 09 EventThe workshop convened in the context of the follow up to the WHO Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property and was organized by the ...
A possible SACU/China Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Implications for the SA manufacturing sector
29 Aug 06 PublicationsRegional trade agreements are becoming an increasingly popular trade policy tool in many countries, and SACU/South Africa is embracing this concept with a view to furthering i...