Tag: Trade Data
Africa’s Trade in Wildlife Commodities – data, regulation and sustainability challenges
29 Feb 24 PublicationsWildlife trade involves the buying, selling, or bartering of wildlife and wildlife products, which can be done for commercial, subsistence, or cultural purposes. Wildlife trade can...
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29 Feb 24 NewsSouth Africa: Trade statistics for January 2024 (South African Revenue Service)
Today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) releases trade statistics for January 2024, recordi...
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22 Feb 24 NewsInnovative interventions needed to turn around underperforming growth trajectory (Engineering News)
Against the backdrop of a profoundly challenging macroeconomic environment wher...
South Africa’s 2023 Global Trade Update
08 Feb 24 PublicationsThis trade report provides a trade data analysis of South Africa’s trading relationship with Africa; the European Union (EU); the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, and China, plus 6 ...
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31 Jan 24 NewsSA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement (SAnews)
The implementation of the preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become a reality ...
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11 Jan 24 NewsSouth Africa’s trade balance is thinning and in need of urgent resolve (The Mail & Guardian)
A review of South Africa’s trade data for the period 2018 to 2022 revealed tha...
Intra-Africa trade: Facts and figures 2022
19 Dec 23 InfographicsOver the past 10 years, intra-Africa trade has grown from US$ 98 billion in 2013 to US$ 102 billion in 2022. Despite this performance, intra-Africa trade as a share of Africa’s g...
Africa’s Trade Liberalisation and Intra-Africa Trade Performance: 10-year Review
18 Dec 23 PublicationsThis Trade Report presents an update on the state of trade liberalisation and intra-Africa trade. It highlights the state of trade liberalisation in Africa, focusing on intra-Afric...
Non-Tariff Trade Costs: Factsheet
16 Dec 23 InfographicsNon-tariff trade costs are barriers to trade that are not tariffs. They include import quotas, licensing requirements, technical standards, customs clearance procedures among other...
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31 Oct 23 NewsCitrus association urges that R100bn Transnet bailout be granted (Engineering News)
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has called on Finance Minister Enoch...
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06 Oct 23 NewsEnergy transition has potential to dramatically increase demand for steel (Engineering News)
With local electricity grid constraints becoming more prevalent and given the global e...
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05 Oct 23 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa: Launch of the Border Management Authority (South African Government)
When our country’s ports of entry and borders are well-protected and well-managed...
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28 Sep 23 NewsTrade statistics for August 2023 (SARS)
South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181....
Emerging markets – a ten-year review of the BRICS trading relationship
26 Sep 23 PublicationsFrom the 22nd – 24th of August 2023, the BRICS, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, held its 15th Summit in South Africa. This was the third time South...
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20 Sep 23 NewsForex shortage challenging intra-Africa trade (Engineering News)
Intra-country trade across Africa is stuttering as businesses struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably ...
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13 Sep 23 NewsSA agricultural exports amounted to $3.4bn in second quarter (IOL)
South Africa’s agricultural exports amounted to $3.4 billion (R64bn) in the second quarter of this year, up by...
South Africa: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
01 Sep 23 InfographicsIn 2022, South Africa’s intra-African merchandise trade was valued at approximately US$40 billion, accounting for only 17% of the country’s total merchandise trade. South Afric...
Kenya: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
31 Aug 23 InfographicsFor 2022, the value of Kenya’s intra-African merchandise trade totalled US$5.3 billion, accounting for 19% of Kenya’s total merchandise trade. Kenya’s intra-African merchandi...
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29 Aug 23 NewsSouth Africa missed the boat on some localisation opportunities, but higher value industries can be pursued (Engineering News)
The latest research from policy research entity Trad...
Malawi: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
28 Aug 23 InfographicsIn 2022, Malawi's intra-African trade (imports + exports) was US$808 million, accounting for 32% of Malawi's total trade. Malawi's main intra-African trading partners include South...