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25 Sep 19 NewsTributes continue to pour in following the death of Nigeria's chief trade negotiator and one of the AfCFTA's architects, Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe. A selection:
(i) Dav...
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The SACU Institutions that never were
13 Sep 19 BlogThe Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a customs union (CU) and is in operation since 1910. It has a single customs territory and a Common External Tariff (CET). SACU is also...
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30 Jul 19 NewsSACU’s reforms in shreds (Southern Times)
Namibia’s Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein, who last week became the chairperson of the SACU Council of Minister, admitted to The S...
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22 Jul 19 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, from @ch_nji: “It’s done, Cameroon has ratified the AfCFTA today, 19 July 2019. Instrument of ratification to be deposited with the depository in th...
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The first Dispute under the SADC EPA has been declared
12 Jul 19 PublicationsWhen the SADC EU Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC EPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Member States of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Mozambique was con...
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When is a levy not a tax? A guideline from Namibia
11 Jul 19 BlogIn the electronic communications industry the stakes are high. It is a lucrative world, complex and indispensable. If unregulated, things could easily get out of hand. Since it kno...
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08 Jul 19 NewsA comprehensive set of AfCFTA updates:
The operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area was launched yesterday after a day-long summit of Heads of State and Govern...
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26 Jun 19 NewsThe role of rules of origin in boosting intra-African trade: a CNBC interview with Junior Davis, chief of UNCTAD’s Africa Section
AfDB voting powers, as at 31 May 2019.
Key reg...
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Conclusion of the Bilateral Tariff Negotiations between SACU and the EAC
07 Jun 19 NewsPress release
The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), which was launched on 10th June 2015, aims to establish a single market for 27 African countries with a co...
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14 Mar 19 NewsThe GTR AFRICA 2019 conference starts today in Cape Town. Twitter updates: #GTRAFRICA
The WTO’s 2019 Public Forum theme has been announced: Trading forward – adapting to a cha...
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SACU, Mozambique make progress on impending Brexit
14 Mar 19 NewsSubstantial progress has made to conclude a Roll-Over Economic Partnership Agreement between SACU, Mozambique and the UK.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says pr...
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How will South Africa engage the Region, the Continent and the World?
01 Mar 19 BlogIn the African context, South Africa is a trading nation. What does the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2019 say about South Africa’s trade policy? President Ramaphosa emphasi...
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14 Feb 19 NewsNegotiating African trade policy:
Event reminders
Expert meeting on Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) Reporting, Monitoring and Elimination under the AfCFTA (concluded today in Nairo...
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Namibia: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
20 Dec 18 ResourceThis Trade Data Update provides an overview of Namibia’s intra-African trade relationships, both within the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and with other individual African...
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Lesotho: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
20 Dec 18 ResourceThis Trade Data Update provides an overview of Lesotho’s intra-African trade relationships, both within the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and with other individual African...
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SACU’s Trade Facilitation Programme: Talking Regional Customs Modernisation
14 Dec 18 BlogTrade Facilitation in SACU
Generally, the Trade Facilitation process intends to reduce impediments and bottlenecks in cross-border trade and thus promote a seamless movement of go...
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Southern African Customs Union (SACU)’s trade and tariff profile
14 Dec 18 BlogThe members of SACU are Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa. SACU’s objectives include to, inter alia, facilitate cross-border movement of goods between me...
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What is a Customs Union like SACU about?
14 Dec 18 BlogFrom a legal and technical point of view the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a Customs Union (CU) and an international organization with legal personality. Since a CU is a...
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Revenue sharing in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
14 Dec 18 BlogAll customs, excise and additional duties (trade taxes) collected in the SACU Common Customs Area are paid into the Common Revenue Pool and shared among member states. Member state...
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SACU’s operational Challenge
14 Dec 18 BlogWhat does the 2002 SACU Agreement promise in terms of how the Organization would function? What did the Member States subsequently do in order to ensure that the agreed formula wou...
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