Tag: Trade Data
São Tomé and Principe: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Jul 20 InfographicsIn 2019, 4% of São Tomé and Principe’s world exports and 27% of world imports were to and from the rest of Africa Between 2018 and 2019, São Tomé and Principe’s intra-Afric...
Comoros: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Jul 20 InfographicsIn 2019, 12% of Comoros’ world exports and 10% of imports were to and from the rest of Africa. Between 2018 and 2019, Comoros’ intra-Africa exports increased significantly by 3...
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23 Jul 20 NewsThe 10th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting takes place today. On the agenda: responses to the corona virus outbreak, the strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025, the Multilateral ...
Morocco: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
20 Jul 20 InfographicsOnly 4% of Morocco’s total world trade for 2019 was trade with other African countries, mainly Egypt and Algeria. Intra-Africa exports are mainly to countries outside PAFTA and A...
Ivory Coast: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
20 Jul 20 Infographics23% each of Ivory Coast’s world exports and world imports are intra-Africa; 43% of intra-Africa exports are to Mali and Burkina Faso while 58% of intra-Africa imports are from Ni...
Cape Verde: 2019 intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
20 Jul 20 InfographicsFor 2019, only 1% of Cape Verde’s world exports and 2% of world imports were to and from other African countries. 46% of intra-Africa exports, mainly eggs and preserved fish were...
Strict lockdown regulations – medical and electronic equipment flown in and cross-border road traffic reduced by two-thirds
14 Jul 20 BlogSouth Africa’s main trading partners are China (imports of electronic components, machinery and parts and motor vehicle components; exports of ores and concentrates), Germany (im...
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14 Jul 20 NewsThe UN Secretary‑General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ms Cristina Duarte of Cabo Verde as his Special Adviser on Africa.
The AU has advertised the position...
South Africa’s trade data update – the May 2020 data reveals the effect of eased lockdown restrictions
14 Jul 20 BlogSince the beginning of May 2020 South Africa gradually started to ease lockdown restrictions with a consequent increase in trade reflected in South Africa’s trade data for May wh...
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02 Jul 20 NewsAfrican Union says urgent need to address patents and technology barriers for access to future COVID-19 vaccines (ReliefWeb)
In a communique issued following the ‘Africa’...
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01 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: As part of the AU’s commemoration of Africa Integration Day 2020, tralac will on 4 July host a webinar, Leveraging the AfCFTA for Africa’s development – Lessons from...
African Continental Free Trade Area negotiations: WHO is negotiating with WHOM? CEMAC and ECOWAS
26 Jun 20 InfographicsEconomic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
CEMAC has six member states – Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon w...
African Continental Free Trade Area negotiations: WHO is negotiating with WHOM? SACU and the EAC
26 Jun 20 InfographicsSouthern African Customs Union (SACU)
SACU is a customs union with a common external tariff applicable to imports from outside the common customs area irrespective of the destinat...
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22 Jun 20 NewsDiarise: ECOWAS Ministerial meeting for the adoption of two new ECOWAS standards (25 June)
The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) has launched its official website. Th...
South Africa’s April 2020 trade statistics – reduced exports lead to a significant trade deficit
16 Jun 20 BlogSouth Africa’s March 2020 trade data[1] showed that measures adopted by its global trade partners to curb the spread of COVID-19 mainly impacted South Africa’s imports. Main so...
Global trade continues nosedive, UNCTAD forecasts 20% drop in 2020
12 Jun 20 NewsNew data shows a worrying deterioration of trade for developing countries and a continued struggle for the automotive and energy sectors, while office equipment rebounds.
Internat...
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10 Jun 20 NewsToday is World Anti-Counterfeiting Day:
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Kenya’s National Baseline Survey Report: Kenya loses over Ksh 100B in revenue to illicit trade (KBC)
Kenya’s Ant...
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09 Jun 20 NewsDiarise, Thursday (11 June): Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are expected to table their respective 2020/2021 national budgets. Industrialists are lobbying, through the EABC, f...
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01 Jun 20 NewsDiarise:
The OACPS hosts (3 June) first-ever Inter-Sessional Summit on the theme: Transcending the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.
ec...
SARS releases merchandise trade statistics for April 2020
29 May 20 NewsThe South African Revenue Service (SARS) today released trade statistics for April 2020 recording a trade deficit of R35.02 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswa...