Tag: Trade governance
Transfer pricing and developing economies: A handbook for policy makers and practitioners
10 Jan 17 NewsIn today’s globalized world, a corporation might have a retail store in one country, a factory in another, and financial services provider in yet a third. Corporate interconnecte...
Reconnecting with the Commonwealth: the UK’s free trade opportunities
10 Jan 17 NewsBrexit offers the UK an opportunity to pursue an independent, worldwide trade liberalisation and tariff elimination agenda – ushering in a return to its free trading principles. ...
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09 Jan 17 NewsFeatured tweet, @AUTradeIndustry: CFTA Planning retreat from 2-7 January 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya
African integration: facing up to emerging challenges (ICTSD)
This paper exami...
Trade law and regulation
04 Jan 17 ThemesThe development of rules-based governance for regional trade and integration in Africa has become an important focus area for tralac. Trade agreements, accompanied by the necessary...
Global trade governance
04 Jan 17 ThemesInternational trade and the global economy have undergone significant changes in recent years as a result of improved technology, a shift towards trade in services, and increasing ...
African trade and integration
04 Jan 17 Themestralac’s primary aim is to help build capacity for government officials, policymakers, and regional organisations to more adequately address the most pressing trade matters facin...
Trade policy review for 2016: is there a trump card?
15 Dec 16 PublicationsSeveral key events took place during 2016 that may collectively result in a turning point for trade liberalisation around the globe. South Africa, and perhaps more importantly Afri...
The EPA story and Implications of Brexit
15 Dec 16 PublicationsThe objective of this paper is to set the background for a discussion and analysis of the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the implication of Brexit on the overall t...
While South Africa slept: why is it not an Asian economy? Part One
01 Dec 16 DiscussionThe key points
In this Discussion*, Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, comments on South Africa’s failure to move forward from its strong industrial base and large pool of cheap lab...
National laws in need of speedy approximation to regional legislation – EALA says
24 Nov 16 NewsRegional legislators now want Partner States to speedily undertake harmonization and approximation of laws in line with those of the Community saying that delays affect the speed w...
Is doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa becoming more challenging?
10 Nov 16 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on sub-Saharan Africa’s performance in the 2017 Doing Business Report
At the end of October 2016 the World Bank released their lat...
How to forge a better SACU? Not by following the News Headlines
02 Nov 16 DiscussionGerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the need for reform in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
The news of the day tends to shape the news of the day. South Africa...
Subsidiarity: Should it be included as a guideline for the CFTA Negotiations?
27 Oct 16 PublicationsAfrica’s integration agenda has always been an ambitious one. The typical approach is to target trade in goods and for the Member States to determine, in advance, the timelines f...
A Hollowing Out: Disjunctive Policy in South Africa and Implications for the Trade Agenda
27 Oct 16 PublicationsSouth Africa’s approach to the future of trade negotiations can be expected to be informed by leading documents such as the National Development Plan (NDP) and recent Industrial ...
Governance Implications of South Africa’s Withdrawal from the International Criminal Court
27 Oct 16 PublicationsMedia reports described South Africa’s recently announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as showing “startling disregard for justice from a country long...
What negotiating modalities should be adopted to achieve CFTA objectives?
28 Sep 16 DiscussionJB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses how CFTA objectives supported by modalities and guiding principles should inform the development of negotiating texts on trade in services ...
Statement of the Coalition for an Effective SADC Tribunal on Reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal
30 Aug 16 NewsStatement of the Coalition for an Effective SADC Tribunal on Reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal (with access to individuals), addressed to the SADC member states, 17 August 2016
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When History and Governance Confusion undermine Trade Certainty: The 1964 Trade Agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe
24 Aug 16 PublicationsLegal certainty is essential for the functioning of FTAs. Compliance with the WTO rules is important to protect the rights of all parties in the multilateral system; including...
How do the Southern African RECs compare as Rules-based Arrangements?
20 Jul 16 PublicationsDuring the week of 4 to 11 July 2016 tralac hosted a training workshop for the COMESA Court of Justice. It was a very worthwhile experience in terms of offering an opportunity to t...
Addressing corruption in Africa with the right focus
28 Apr 16 NewsGovernance and corruption are controversial issues of great significance for sustainable development.
Fostering structural transformation requires more than a national policy and ...