Tag: Trade Data

Local news Special Economic Zones Make Good Progress in Attracting Investors - Deputy Minister Gina (The dtic) The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalung...

Domestic, country-related news SA economy grows by 1.2% in fourth quarter of 2021 (SAnews) Trade grew by at least 2.9%, manufacturing recorded an increase of about 2.8%, personal...

This infographic takes a look at the trade costs associated with non-tariff barriers to trade in Africa, i.e., all costs associated with the trading of goods bilaterally between tr...

Since 2017, South Africa has been experiencing a trade surplus with most trading partners with the exception of Asia (with total trade of exports + imports at ZAR 1.3 trillion) whe...

South Africa’s latest trade policy formulation retains the clear connection between trade and industrial policy, noting that that trade policy instruments such as the import tari...

Read the full blog HERE The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds much promise for the economic future of the African continent. This continent-wide free trade area a...

AGOA remains the cornerstone of Africa-U.S. preferential market access, and the legislation accounts for virtually all of Sub-Saharan Africa’s non-MFN exports to the U.S. Through...

Country-related news Trade Statistics for December 2021 (South African Revenue Service) SARS has released trade statistics for December 2021 recording a preliminary trade ba...

Country-related news SARS Customs scales up digital transformation (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs division will scale up digital transformation and inc...

For 2020, 11% of Congo's world exports were to the rest of Africa. Congo's main African destination markets are neighbouring states and other ECCAS members. Export destination...

Country news South Africa unlikely to see solid economic growth in near term, says GlobalData (Engineering News) Against a backdrop of travel bans, higher inflationary pressures,...

Trade data updates Solid SA trade surplus surprises, but rand takes hit (Fin24) South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R35.83 billion in November, from a revised surplus of R27...

National Address by Fikile Majola, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition delivered on the occasion of the Virtual Colloquium: Opportunities in mobile applications dev...

National New COVID strain hits revival of S.Africa’s international tourist trade (Reuters) Omicron’s sudden emergence last month prompted the imposition of international trav...

National Treasury notes IMF concerns (SAnews) The National Treasury says the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) concerns over the South African economy are aligned with govern...

National Economist: COVID effects will be determining factor in SA’s economic growth (Eyewitness News) Economists say the effects of the Omicron variant and the ability of busi...

National SA’s trade surplus narrows to R19.78bn in October (Moneyweb) South Africa’s trade surplus narrowed to R19.78 billion ($1.23 billion) in October from a revised surplu...

In 2020, 25% of Niger’s world exports were to the rest of Africa. Apart from South Africa, and Algeria, the main African destination markets are other CEN-SAD and ECOWAS countrie...

In 2020, 9% of Burkina Faso’s world exports were to the rest of Africa. Apart from Mauritius and South Africa, the main African destination markets were other CEN-SAD and ECOWAS ...

Seychelles’ intra-Africa trade was USD 8 million in 2020. This was 2% of its global exports. The bulk of Seychelles’ intra-Africa exports were destined to different African cou...