Tag: Regional integration
From new regionalism to new regions: The pitfalls of thick regionalism in Africa
22 Feb 12 Discussionby Daniel Bach, tralac Associate
Unlike what has happened in Asia, where the rise of ASEAN since the 1990s correlates with bottom up processes and an emphasis on ‘lean’ i...
The rationale for boosting intra-African trade
01 Feb 12 DiscussionSean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses the rationale for boosting intra-African trade
This past weekend saw African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa for the 18th African Union ...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2010
11 Jul 11 PublicationsThe Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook 2010 marks the tenth edition of this publication. This monitoring exercise, ten years on, is no less relevant than it was at the projec...
tralac Annual Conference 2011
06 Jul 11 EventThe 2011 tralac Annual Conference took place on 8-9 September in Cape Town, South Africa.
Regional integration in Africa, and in other parts of the world, is engaging a ...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2009
08 Dec 10 PublicationsDuring 2009 several important developments highlighted specific challenges for policy makers in Southern Africa. The global economic crisis continued to impact on the region in 200...
Workshop on Southern Africa’s Regional Trade Agenda, 9 February 2010
10 Feb 10 Eventtralac hosted a half-day workshop to discuss specifically regional trade developments for Southern Africa. This workshop was prepared specifically for the diplomatic community and ...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2008
25 Aug 09 Publications2008 has been an eventful year for the Southern Africa region. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched its Free Trade Area in August. In October at a Tripartite ...
WTO Regional Intensive Course on Trade Negotiations Skills, 11-15 May 2009
14 May 09 EventThe World Trade Organisation, in collaboration with tralac and the Universities of Pretoria and the Western Cape, presented a 5-day training course on Trade Negotiations for Englis...
3rd Annual Garnet Conference: Mapping Integration and Regionalism in a Global World, September 2008
23 Apr 09 Eventtralac participated in the 3rd Annual GARNET Conference hosted by the University of Bordeaux from 17-19 September 2008, under the theme Mapping Integration and Regionalism in a Glo...
tralac Annual Conference 2008
20 Jun 08 Eventtralac’s Annual Conference 2008 took place on 12 and 13 June in Cape Town. The Conference focused on Southern Africa’s RTA (Regional Trade Arrangement) agenda.
Background
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tralac Annual Conference 2007
16 Oct 07 Eventtralac not only hosted its 5th Annual Conference but also celebrated 5 years of developing and building trade capacity in the region. Our flagship event was hosted at the BMW pavil...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2006
01 May 07 PublicationsRegional Integration in general is considered as an important theoretical paradigm for and successful practical instrument of economic growth and development. Particularly in South...
Developmental integration and the harmonisation of industrial policies in SACU, 25 October 2006
01 Nov 06 EventOn 25 October 2006, tralac Associate and Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Colin McCarthy, presented a paper at a workshop convened by the Inst...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2005
01 Mar 06 PublicationsRegional integration is generally accepted as an important step towards a wider global involvement. This is particularly true in Southern Africa, where we can find many countries w...