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19 Apr 2023Daily NewsJoint Efforts Are Critical in Pulling SA Out of Its Economic Challenges (the dtic)
“As much as government and big business industry players have a role to play in contributing t...
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17 Apr 2023Daily NewsCompetition Commission steel industry inquiry to look into loss of competitiveness (Engineering News)
The Competition Commission of South Africa has gazetted the draft terms of re...
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14 Apr 2023Daily NewsClosing remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 5th South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg (The Presidency)
We have come to the end of the...
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12 Apr 2023Daily NewsPresident Ramaphosa meets business leaders ahead of Investment Conference (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with business leaders from key sectors of the economy ahead of...
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11 Apr 2023Daily NewsEmpowering Farmers: Enhancing Zambia’s Horticultural Exports (Trade for Development News)
Zambia’s horticultural sector has faced significant challenges in recent years, makin...
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06 Apr 2023Daily NewsRamaphosa proposes committee for logistics crisis of ‘catastrophic proportions’ (Engineering News)
During a meeting with key exporters on Wednesday night, President Cyril Rama...
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05 Apr 2023Daily News10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show (Bizcommunity)
South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R16.1bn in February 2023 compared to a deficit of R22.7bn in January 2023, and hig...
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31 Mar 2023Daily NewsComing Soon: Online Platform for Trade in Services (COMESA)
COMESA will soon launch an Online Platform for Trade in Services that will be used to facilitate speedy and efficient n...
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30 Mar 2023Daily NewsTechnology Commercialisation is Capable of Driving Economic Transformation (the dtic)
The use of technology commercialisation can contribute to economic transformation throug...
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29 Mar 2023Daily NewsBuying local critical to economic growth - DP Mashatile (SAnews)
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says buying locally made products and supporting the small businesses which p...
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28 Mar 2023Daily NewsPatel highlights challenges faced by South African manufacturers, notes govt efforts (Engineering News)
To boost productivity in South Africa, four key business factors need urgen...
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23 Mar 2023Daily NewsPrivate energy sector participation could improve SA’s growth outlook – IMF (SAnews)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that South Africa’s implementation o...
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21 Mar 2023Daily NewsUK and Kenya hold first-ever Economic Partnership Agreement Council to secure jobs and increase trade (GOV.UK)
On Tuesday 21 March, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Investments, ...
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20 Mar 2023Daily NewsRC: How to boost Tanzania’s exports to India (The Citizen)
Local exporters have been advised to add value to their products instead of selling them in raw form. Raw exports...
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16 Mar 2023Daily NewsEswatini trade pact to be extended by five years (Taipei Times)
President Tsai Ing-wen and Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini agreed to extend a bilateral economic...
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15 Mar 2023Daily NewsEgypt’s trade deficit plunges 54% YoY in December 2022: CAPMAS (ZAWYA)
Egypt’s trade balance deficit dropped by 54% year on year (YoY) to $1.93 billion in December 2022, ...
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14 Mar 2023Daily News‘EU is putting draconian measures on South African citrus’ (SABC News)
The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has requested Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Pa...
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13 Mar 2023Daily NewsSA tyre manufacturers potentially exposed to dumping from China (The Citizen)
Anti-dumping duties against Chinese exporters of car, bus and lorry tyres to South Africa have e...
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10 Mar 2023Daily NewsIMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Eswatini (IMF)
“Eswatini’s economy was comparatively resilient through the pandemic. Following a strong rebound of 7.9 perc...
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09 Mar 2023Daily NewsProvisional duties on imported tyres from China expire, but Itac investigation continues (Engineering News)
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa ...
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