Tag: Trade governance
SACU after the June 2017 Summit: Is the Organization heading the right Way?
05 Jul 17 PublicationsIn many ways, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is an unsung success story. SACU is technically a customs union for trade in goods, and has been notified as such to th...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2015/2016
03 Jul 17 PublicationsRegional integration continues to enjoy strong political support in Africa. But the winds of change blowing in the global economy are being felt on the continent too. It is clear t...
Sixty-six countries struggling with governance of oil, gas and mining sectors
29 Jun 17 NewsNew index shows promise in some developing countries, but raises alarms over sovereign wealth funds and citizens’ freedom to hold governments to account
The majority of governme...
Kagame speaks out on US threat over used clothes ban
23 Jun 17 NewsPresident Paul Kagame has said that Rwanda will proceed with the planned phase-out of importation of second-hand clothes despite the threats that it could lead to a review of eligi...
Intellectual property governance in Africa
22 Jun 17 PublicationsIntellectual property (IP) matters – which generally cover patents, copyrights and related matters, industrial designs, trademarks, geographical indications (GIs), utility models...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
14 Jun 17 NewsUnderway, in Berlin: inaugural ITC/ATI Tax and Development conference, hosted by Germany as part of its G20 Presidency
Related, recent African conference outcomes on illicit finan...
African public finance networks sign a Good Financial Governance Declaration to affirm their commitment to curbing IFFs
14 Jun 17 NewsTwo-hundred and fifty delegates from 42 countries attended an international conference on the theme “Tackling Illicit Financial Flows: An African approach to a global phenomenon...
What are the top 5 challenges Africa is facing?
01 Jun 17 DiscussionTarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – ICT, discusses the challenges facing African countries today and what needs to be done in order to address them
We observed another Africa ...
Zimbabwe govt loses out on mining tax
30 May 17 NewsZimbabwe needs to design a proper mining taxation regime to establish an appropriate royalty system that ensures the economy realises optimal revenues during a commodity boom and b...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
29 May 17 NewsThink 20 Summit: Global Solutions (29-30 May, Berlin). Input by PwC’s Bob Moritz: The forces of globalisation, technology, and financial growth need to be reset for the future
A...
Action Plan for SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap
29 May 17 NewsExecutive summary
At its Extra-Ordinary Summit, held on 29 April 2015, in Harare, Zimbabwe, the SADC Leaders adopted the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063. The...
When will FTAs justify optimistic Expectations about African Integration?
24 May 17 PublicationsThe public debate about what the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) and the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will bring about portrays an optimistic picture. Many commentators cla...
Global growth strengthens in line with economic forecasts, but prospects for some of world’s poorest regions deteriorate: UN report
17 May 17 NewsShifting international policy landscape heightens uncertainty around prospects for world trade, development aid and climate targets
Growth in the global economy has picked up...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
12 May 17 NewsPosted: tralac’s Weekly Newsletter
Akinwumi Adesina: Africa and India – sharing the development journey (IPPMedia)
And nowhere is this partnership more needed than on the iss...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
10 May 17 NewsUnderway, in Kigali: the third Transform Africa Summit. Further details: conference website
Starting tomorrow, in Maputo: the 5th Annual African Mobile Phone Services Policy Initi...
World Economic Forum needs to move beyond spin if it’s going to help Africa
03 May 17 NewsAfrica needs to improve governance, build infrastructure, and reduce trade barriers to achieve inclusive growth.
Set against the backdrop of low growth, dire unemployment figures,...
Africa security forum opens in Ethiopia, natural resources tops agenda
24 Apr 17 NewsThe sixth Tana High-level Forum on Security in Africa opened on 22 April 2017 in the Bahir Dar city of Ethiopia, where the management of the continent’s natural resources tops th...
MEPs in Ghana and Ivory Coast to monitor EPA implementation
19 Apr 17 NewsMEPs from the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee are in West Africa this week, to monitor the implementation of Economic Partnership Agreements.
A team of six M...
A rebalancing act for China and Africa: the effects of China’s rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s trade and growth
11 Apr 17 NewsChina and Africa have developed close economic ties over the past 20 years. China’s rapid growth has boosted its demand for raw materials, many of which come from Africa, and tra...
tralac Annual Conference 2017: International Trade Governance – quo vadis?
05 Apr 17 Discussiontralac is hosting its Annual Conference this week, 6-7 April 2017, in Cape Town. The conference will examine international trade governance matters; reflecting in particular on rec...