tralac’s Women in Trade Governance Network
21 Mar 19 Article
tralac is establishing a ‘Women in Trade Governance Network’ targeting female professionals working in trade policy and governance with the aim of building technica...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
04 Mar 19 NewsJETRO’s 2018 survey on business conditions of Japanese-affiliated firms in Africa: Chinese companies emerge as top competitors for the first time (JETRO)
Regarding cooperation w...
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President Ramaphosa’s 2019 State of the Nation Address
01 Mar 19 BlogA State of the Nation Address (SONA) is not like a formal contract, especially not in an election year. It cannot be “enforced”. But the one delivered by President Ramaphosa on...
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Good Governance is vital… but is easier said than done once the State has been captured
01 Mar 19 BlogThose who observe South Africa from afar are often puzzled by the fact that despite all the evidence, not a single person has yet been prosecuted and convicted for a crime associat...
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Constitutional Court condemns South Africa’s role in demise of SADC Tribunal
15 Feb 19 BlogIn December 2018, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that the participation of the South African President in the decision to abolish the Southern African Development Com...
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Prospects for reforming/strengthening the WTO
14 Feb 19 BlogMedia coverage of the discussions at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos (which combined globalization issues with the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”) sketched a mixed and...
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Key decisions of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
12 Feb 19 NewsHighlighted decisions adopted in Addis Ababa, January 2019
Decision on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Assembly:
Endorsed the recommendations of African Uni...
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The AfCFTA Institutions: Could the Secretariat hold the key to Implementation?
06 Feb 19 PublicationsThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a vast and ambitious undertaking. It is designed to be an African Union flagship endeavour. It must be implemented under the app...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
30 Jan 19 NewsFeatured commentary, Célestin Monga (Project Syndicate): Reaping the benefits of African economic integration
East Africa’s private sector seeks larger role in resolving EAC ch...
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2018 Corruption Perceptions Index: Undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts in sub-Saharan Africa
30 Jan 19 NewsThe 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released on 29 January 2019 by Transparency International, reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly contro...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection – a WEF special focus
22 Jan 19 NewsThe World Economic Forum 2019 began today in Davos: an easy guide
Today’s profiled WEF session: Achieving a single market in Africa
Africa needs to create 18 million jobs ...
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World Bank president: list of reforms African states should be demanding
22 Jan 19 NewsThe World Bank will launch the process for selecting the new World Bank President on 7 February. There’s been a great deal of talk about the importance of an open and t...
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Brexit after the Prime Minister’s Defeat
18 Jan 19 BlogAfter a devastating defeat for Theresa May, the Brexit clock keeps ticking. On Tuesday 15 January, the House of Commons rejected her Bill on the Withdrawal Agreement with the Europ...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
17 Jan 19 NewsAfrican Economic Outlook 2019: Africa growth prospects remain steady, industry should lead growth (AfDB)
Africa’s general economic performance continues to recover and GDP growt...
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Economic transformation in Africa: key trends in 2019
15 Jan 19 NewsThe global economy is slowing down
The US-China trade war, global increases in sovereign debt, and weak 2018 stock market performance have all weakened prospects for economic grow...
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Africa trade and technology
15 Jan 19 NewsIntroduction
It is perceived that economic nationalism has slowed the meteoric rise of global trade. Since the Uruguay Round created the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, tr...
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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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AGR-V launched in Kigali; emphasises need to improve governance of Africa’s abundant natural resources
05 Dec 18 NewsThe fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched and discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday.
Th...
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AEC2018: African countries must leverage their strengths to accelerate drive towards integration
04 Dec 18 NewsParticipants at the 13th African Economic Conference have called for African countries to leverage the full range of their strengths and resources to accelerate the ...
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Let us make Africa’s infrastructure competitive, Zimbabwean Minister urges continent at PIDA Week
27 Nov 18 NewsAfrica needs to unite and work hard to reverse colonial infrastructure systems which promoted the extraction of profitable agricultural and mineral wealth for export at the expense...
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