Tag: Trade governance
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17 Nov 20 NewsNational
SA Investment Conference gets underway (SAnews)
The first leg of the two-day South Africa Investment Conference will get underway this afternoon at the Sandton Conventio...
Continental and Regional Trade Regimes Need Proper Management to Succeed
20 Oct 20 NewsThere is need for proper management of the interface between the continental and the regional free trade regimes to generate a range of win-win outcomes for various stakeholders in...
Industrial development – the importance of services, regulation and good governance
06 Sep 20 BlogServices, appropriate regulation and good governance are critical in industrial, and broader economic development. Services play a very significant role in Africa’s economic deve...
Governance under the AfCFTA: Linkages between Implementation and Gains
24 Aug 20 PublicationsThere have been several studies about the extensive economic gains that will be generated by the AfCFTA, despite the fact that essential aspects (the extent and tempo of the tariff...
The AfCFTA’s Institutions are vital for effective Implementation
28 Jul 20 BlogWhen all the outstanding negotiations are complete, implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) obligations will be the responsibility of individual Sta...
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27 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: South Africa’s June 2020 merchandise trade statistics will be released on Friday. ABSA forecasts a merchandise trade surplus “due to a combination of weak domestic dem...
AUC, Afreximbank, Afrochampions and UNECA Joint Communiqué on the Need for A Holistic and Coordinated Trade and Investment Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
18 Apr 20 NewsThe 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that is both unprecedented and with many ramifications. The Pandemic poses significant health and social risks to the entire globe. In...
Africa’s Response to COVID-19: Key Messages for IMF and WBG Meetings
14 Apr 20 NewsCOVID-19 is a global crisis affecting the whole world. As the days go by the impact of the crisis becomes more visible and more general.
Though hit later, Africa is already facin...
Domestic Courts and Customs Governance: Time for urgent Reform?
19 Jan 20 PublicationsMis-invoicing in trade is a massive problem in South Africa, and elsewhere in Africa. Trade mis-invoicing occurs when companies or individuals falsify the prices of goods on import...
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06 Nov 19 NewsTrade and trade diversion effects of US tariffs on China (UNCTAD)
Tariffs imposed by the US on China are economically hurting both countries, UNCTAD warned in a paper relea...
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18 Oct 19 NewsWBG/IMF Annual Meetings: selected updates
The Broadband for All Working Group: Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag
Intergovernmenta...
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26 Sep 19 NewsDavid Luke, Phil Rourke: Canada, Africa and the inclusive trade agenda (Canadian Foreign Policy Journal)
Canada's inclusive trade agenda has been put forward as part of the ...
What is happening to the WTO?
13 Sep 19 BlogFreedom of trade and equal market access were central to the plans for reconstructing the post World War II international order. International peace had to be secured through, amon...
South Africa withdraws its Signature from the Decision to abolish the SADC Tribunal
13 Sep 19 BlogChanges to institutional arrangements can happen in unexpected ways and as a result of governments’ new policies. The correct procedure is to follow the formal procedures for ado...
The Institutions of the African Continental Free Trade Area
13 Sep 19 BlogFree Trade Areas (FTAs) need institutions to oversee, promote and monitor the implementation of obligations by the State Parties. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCF...
The Bretton Woods System at 75
13 Sep 19 BlogSeventy five years ago, in July 1944, while World War II was still raging, delegates from all 44 Allied nations gathered in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in the United States, for ...
Implementing Trade Agreements: The Role of National Institutions and Administrative Law
13 Sep 19 BlogTrade and regional integration agreements must be implemented by the State Parties in order to make a difference. Who performs this function and what is the legal basis for the dom...
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10 Sep 19 NewsRethinking the International Trade Architecture: address by WTO’s DDG Alan Wolff at the Institute for International Trade, Adelaide
The topic of our conference is “Rethinking ...
Trade in Services under the AfCFTA and domestic Regulation
30 Aug 19 PublicationsWhen the Protocol on Trade in Services of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) enters into force (which is expected to happen in the not too distant future), an importa...
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26 Aug 19 NewsVictor Harison, Mario Pezzini: Firms must drive Africa’s transformation (Project Syndicate)
But if the AfCFTA is to fulfill its promise, African firms will need to prepare for a...