Tag: Trade governance
Boosting infrastructure investment by addressing governance gaps
02 Nov 17 NewsGovernment, private sector, multilaterals, and development partners gather in Cape Town as this topic takes center stage globally
Infrastructure is hard to get right – across th...
Africa unites to attach investment at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town
02 Nov 17 NewsThe key themes discussed at Africa Oil Week 2017 were the development of the continents’ oil and gas resources, with a focus on exploration, regulatory frameworks and governance ...
The first international arbitration case under the SADC Finance and Investment Protocol: Lesotho v Swissbourgh Diamond Mines case
01 Nov 17 DiscussionOn 14 August 2017, the Singapore High Court revoked an arbitral award rendered against Lesotho by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Tribunal in the case concerning Lesotho v...
The Supreme Court of Appeal rules that President Zuma must stand trial
18 Oct 17 DiscussionIn 2009, when then President Thabo Mbeki was ousted, Mr Jacob Zuma became the president of the Republic of South Africa. His election, first as leader of the ANC and then as Presid...
When Corruption becomes State Capture
13 Oct 17 DiscussionSouth Africa has seen an avalanche of very disturbing revelations about corruption and state capture. This has been going on for some time,[1] and still there is no response from t...
IOM, IGAD assist East African states strengthen migration governance, migrants protection capacities
06 Oct 17 NewsIOM, the UN Migration Agency, with cooperation from the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), organized a capacity building training from 18 to 29 September at IOM’...
Harnessing Africa’s external trade partnerships for ‘Agenda 2063’
28 Sep 17 NewsIn the context of the African Union’s 50-year vision, Agenda 2063, this paper provides an analytical account and critical assessment of Africa’s strategic trade relations with ...
A unified and assertive Africa Union will benefit everyone – Kagame
22 Sep 17 NewsPresident Paul Kagame who is currently leading the African Union reforms process called for support towards the initiative noting that a more effective and efficient African Union ...
Bringing the CFTA about: Key factors for success
21 Sep 17 NewsHow can African negotiators and policymakers ensure that the CFTA will be successful? With the imminent release of the latest edition in the Assessing Regional Integration in Afric...
Can the Commonwealth help developing countries trade out of poverty?
20 Sep 17 NewsAbout the Inquiry
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade Out of Poverty (APPG-TOP) is undertaking an Inquiry into whether the Commonwealth can help developing countries trade...
Summary comments on the World Bank Group’s 2017 Guidance on PPP Contractual Provisions
20 Sep 17 NewsIn an effort to promote standardization and expedited negotiation of contracts for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the World Bank Group introduced the 2017 Edition of the Guida...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
19 Sep 17 NewsEvents, Thursday, in New York: (i) Flagship reforms for a more effective African Union: a conversation with Rwandan President Paul Kagame (Brookings Institution); (ii) Income inequ...
Africa’s economic giants face increasing competition from upcoming Kenya and Ethiopia
18 Sep 17 NewsNew Africa Risk-Reward Index provides investors with a synthesis of risks and opportunities across the African continent
Africa’s economic giants, Nigeria, South Africa and Egyp...
COMESA to recruit a new Secretary General in 2018
15 Sep 17 NewsThe Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa will appoint a new Secretary General next year (2018), through a competitive process.
With 19 countries, a geographical size of 1...
The Court Ruling on the Elections in Kenya: A Precedent for inter-State Disputes?
14 Sep 17 DiscussionGerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the ruling by Kenya’s Supreme Court to overturn the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, citing irregularities in the national ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
12 Sep 17 NewsLaunched today in Abuja: Nigerian Tax Research Network
Profiled presentations from UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board meeting: Evolution of the international trading system an...
Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa: Nairobi Outcome
12 Sep 17 NewsFostering synergies and coherence between regional integration and the multilateral trading system through WTO accessions
1. Introduction
The Regional Dialogue on WTO Acces...
‘Harmonized policies to underpin mineral resource gains in Africa’
08 Sep 17 NewsThe Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region holds the highest potential for minerals development in the continent.
According to the Secretary General of COMESA Sindis...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
29 Aug 17 NewsFeatured infographics from tralac’s latest resource page: (i) South Africa’s trade relationship with Africa, (ii) US – Africa trade profile 2010-2016, (iii) Africa’s used c...
3rd Cycle of the CFTA Technical Working Groups
29 Aug 17 NewsOpening remarks by Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, Chairman of the Negotiating Forum for the Continental Free Trade Area (NF-CFTA) and Chairman of the Technical Working Group for Tr...