Tag: SACU
Statement at the conclusion of the IMF’s 2014 Article IV Consultation Mission to Swaziland
14 May 14 NewsA mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Jiro Honda visited the Kingdom of Swaziland during April 28-May 12, 2014 to conduct the 2014 Article IV consultation w...
Eswatini
18 Mar 14 Resource
Namibia
18 Mar 14 Resource
Lesotho
18 Mar 14 Resource
South Africa
18 Mar 14 Resource
Botswana
18 Mar 14 Resource
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2012
11 Sep 13 PublicationsThe Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook has become a household name in the SADC region, when it comes to monitoring the progress or non-progress of integration within the...
BRICS: South Africa’s Way Ahead?
28 Aug 13 PublicationsThe accession of South Africa into the ‘BRICS’ formation has attracted wide attention internationally. Some welcomed the step while others questioned it. A closer look at BRICS...
A Perspective on Common Industrial Policies for the Member States of the Southern African Customs Union
16 Jan 13 PublicationsThe Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a customs union, as defined by having regional free trade behind a common external tariff (CET). This creates a common customs area cov...
Review of South Africa’s industrial policy and implications for SACU
02 May 12 PublicationsSouth Africa is currently reviewing and formulating its industrial policy. The objective of this paper is not so much to present an examination of the South African Industrial Poli...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2011
19 Apr 12 PublicationsA number of important trade-related developments took place in southern Africa in 2011. Developments on the rest of the African continent as well as in the global economy had impor...
Trade capacity building: from Stockholm to Cape Town, March 2012
28 Mar 12 EventThe Swedish National Board of Trade has organized two one-year capacity building programmes during 2011-2012, in the areas of Rules of Origin and Trade Facilitation. The programmes...
Policy Brief: Southern Africa Customs Union – Getting ready for services negotiations
03 Aug 11 Publicationstralac has worked with Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) on Trade in Services matters in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Although the 2002 SACU Agreement doe...
South African Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry workshop on developments in SACU, 16 March 2011
04 Apr 11 Eventtralac collaborated with the South African Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry to present a workshop on developments in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU...
A Permanent Summit of the Heads of State and Government for SACU: How and Why?
02 Mar 11 PublicationsRegional integration features prominently in the development strategies of most African countries. The current regional integration agenda for East and Southern Africa is ambitious...
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...
AGOA at 10: Reflections on US-Africa trade with a focus on SACU countries
29 Nov 10 PublicationsThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has formed the basis for preferential US-African trade over the past decade. However, AGOA is about more than just trade, but represen...
Regional trade agreements and South-South FDI: potential benefits and challenges for SACU-MERCOSUR investment relations
25 May 10 PublicationsIn December 2004, the countries of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed an initial preferential trade agreement (PTA) as a...
South Africa’s way ahead: Shall we Samba?
14 Apr 10 PublicationsThe timing of the third book in tralac’s ‘South Africa’s way ahead’ series exploring trade policy options fits perfectly with the recent interest in examining both South Af...