Tag: Regional integration

Trade statistics for April 2023 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R3.5 billion in April 2023. This surplus is attributab...

This booklet provides guide to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and how it fits within Africa’s broader development agenda – the architecture of the AfCFTA Agre...

Big boost for trade in South Africa (Business Tech) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R6.9 billion in March 2023, according to the South African Revenue...

Empowering Farmers: Enhancing Zambia’s Horticultural Exports (Trade for Development News) Zambia’s horticultural sector has faced significant challenges in recent years, makin...

Right from its inception there have been high expectations, here and abroad, about how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would unlock Africa’s potential to increas...

Proposed excise stamp rate hikes bad for Kenya’s manufacturing agenda (Business Daily) The proposed Excise Duty (Excise Goods Management System) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 se...

Citrus growers call for urgent WTO intervention to ensure oranges can be exported to EU (Engineering News) Industry organisation the Citrus Growers Association of South Afric...

African economic integration has been on the agenda for decades and has seen several designs. Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) there is a new approach. This B...

Construction Industry Plays Critical Role in Creating an Enabling Environment in South Africa (the dtic) The construction industry plays a critical role in creating an enabling bu...

South Africa: Renewables industrialisation plan to be aligned to expected surge in private projects The newly appointed facilitator of the South African Renewable Energy Masterpla...

Economic growth facing challenges – Godongwana (SAnews) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says international and local challenges continue to pose as obstacles in the growth of ...

 

L’accord de la ZLECA est défini comme “le présent Accord établissant la Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine et ses protocoles, annexes et appendices qui en font pa...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is anchored in legal instruments concluded by sovereign states. For trade in goods the AfCFTA establishes, through its Protocol on ...

African economic integration has a long history, but 10 years ago the African Union (AU) Assembly adopted a decision that put matters on a new course. This decision dealt with boos...

Local news R4-trillion needed for South Africa’s hydrogen economy, PIC declares (Engineering News) South Africa’s State-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC) stated on Mo...

The AfCFTA Agreement is defined as “this Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area and its Protocols, Annexes and Appendices which shall form an integral par...

Economic integration is vital for Africa. The domestic markets of many African nations are small; several are Least Developed Countries (LDCs), land-locked, or island economies. Ec...

Updates from COP27 Namibia Minister launches Conference Outcome at COP27 Africa Day event (UNECA) Africa Day took place on Tuesday the 8th November 2022 at the Africa Pavilion at...

Local news South African transport infrastructure needs to be prioritised, panel states (Engineering News) Infrastructure in South Africa’s logistics sector needs to be a prior...