Tag: Non-tariff barriers

Access to finance is a key barrier for women entrepreneurs. Women in business, trade and export face gender biases as they seek access to finance. Financial institutions question t...

Non-tariff trade costs are barriers to trade that are not tariffs. They include import quotas, licensing requirements, technical standards, customs clearance procedures among other...

SA: Private renewable energy procurement landscape is changing (ESI-Africa.com) While investment opportunities into renewable energy used to concentrate on the large-scale project...

Non-tariff trade costs (NTTC) include, among others: Transport costs; direct and indirect costs associated with differences in languages and currencies; and cumbersome import and e...

The AfCFTA – an opportunity to boost intra-Africa trade The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is set to be the largest free trade area (FTA) in the world with 5...

‘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...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers significant prospects to improve cross-border trade for the entire continent. However, for this to be achieved, supportive n...

ECA Support to Equatorial Guinea for the Development of a National AfCFTA Strategy (UNECA) Malabo, 13 February 2023 (ECA) -  the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa...

Local news Uganda Seeks Sustainable Growth Through Regional Trade (Mirage News) KAMPALA, December 15, 2022 – As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning ...

Local news Brand SA to host the 6th Annual Nation Brand Forum aimed at rebuilding the economy (BizNews) This year’s Nation Brand Forum will be held from the 4th to 6th of Octob...

In 2017, neighbouring countries the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia signed a bilateral trade agreement, paving the way for the formation of a joint border post committe...

Surveys indicate that about 70-80 percent of informal traders are women. Women traders face gender based barriers at borders affecting potential for inclusive growth. It has also b...

This infographic takes a look at the trade costs associated with non-tariff barriers to trade in Africa, i.e., all costs associated with the trading of goods bilaterally between tr...

Africa must prioritise the transformation of key trade corridors which connect the Regional Economic Communities (REC) if indeed the continent is to reap the full potential of the ...

Border posts are one of the most important nodes whose performance has a significant bearing on corridor performance, efficiency of supply chains and trade competitiveness. In sub-...

Country Focus Qatar-South Africa fresh food trade soared in 2019-20: Ambassador (MENAFN – The Peninsula) Trade between Qatar and South Africa in fresh foods has grown significa...

The Assembly of the African Union (AU) met virtually in Johannesburg on 5 December 2020 and adopted several important decisions about interim trade arrangements, the completion of ...

Introduction The East African Community (EAC) has several avenues to use to address/eliminate non-tariff barriers (NTBs) – including the East African Court of Justice. Despite t...

When one speaks to the private sector operators (freight forwarders in particular) involved in the business of clearing goods for export to African states, their biggest complaints...

When private sector stakeholders are encouraged to report instances of encountering NTBs on a public monitoring platform such as tradebarriers.org, the assumption is that their com...