Tag: Trade governance
tralac contribution to the Inquiry on the UK’s Africa Free Trade Initiative (AFTi)
20 Apr 16 NewsThe Trade Law Centre (tralac) was invited to contribute to the Inquiry on the UK’s Africa Free Trade Initiative (AFTi); which took place on 19 April 2016.
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tralac in the news ~ Regional Courts entrenching rules-based governance in trade integration
13 Apr 16 NewsRegional courts are increasingly becoming important in entrenching rules-based governance for regional trade and integration and ensuring the protection of private party rights.
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Mbeki panel ramps up war against illicit financial flows
06 Apr 16 NewsTax evasion by multinational companies, drug trafficking, smuggling, bribery and embezzlement are the main conduits
On matters pertaining to Africa’s socioeconomic and political...
African Governance Report IV: Rethinking how we measure corruption
04 Apr 16 NewsSince the 1990s, perception-based measures have been influential in determining levels of corruption on the continent. The fourth Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) African Gover...
Revised RISDP: A New Growth Path for SADC’s Industrial Development?
02 Mar 16 PublicationsIn April 2015, the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) adopted the Revised Regional Indicative Strategi...
tralac Annual Conference 2016
29 Feb 16 EventTowards rules-based governance in African trade and integration
tralac hosted its Annual Conference on 7 and 8 April 2016 in Swakopmund, Namibia. Continuing tralac’s commitment ...
The AGOA Saga in a Trade Governance Context
10 Feb 16 PublicationsThe facts pertaining to the recent difficulties between the United States and South Africa about the latter’s continued enjoyment of the trade preferences of the African Growth a...
Review of trade and trade-related issues in 2015
13 Jan 16 DiscussionWilliam Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides a review of key trade-related developments in 2015
The past year has seen a number of important developments in trade and trade-related...
tralac at the Trade and Development Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya: 15 December 2015
10 Dec 15 Eventtralac participated in the Nairobi Trade and Development Symposium (TDS) organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) in partnership with the...
Declaration and Action Plan of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
07 Dec 15 NewsJohannesburg Declaration (Combined Version of Africa and China)
We, the Heads of State, Government and Delegations of the People’s Republic of China and 50 African countr...
The Commonwealth Launches Trade Review Report
26 Nov 15 DiscussionBrian Mureverwi, tralac intern, comments on the launch of a new flagship trade report from The Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat is launching its inaugural Tra...
tralac Trade Governance and Remedies Workshop, 29 October 2015
28 Oct 15 EventOn 29 October 2015, tralac hosted a workshop on the contemporary legislative and governance needs of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS) with respect to the promot...
Investment Protection Agreements: The Implications of South African Policy and Legislative Changes
15 Oct 15 PublicationsInternational agreements on the promotion and protection of foreign investment do not guarantee investments; nor the right kind. They do, however, play an important role as part of...
The Polytol judgment of the COMESA Court of Justice: Implications for rules-based regional integration
01 Jul 15 PublicationsThe judgment by the First Instance Division of the COMESA Court of Justice in Polytol Paints & Adhesives Manufacturers Co. Ltd (Applicant) versus The Republic of Mauritius...
Shaping a 21st Century Trade Integration Agenda for Africa
11 Aug 14 PublicationsThe SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government takes place this week (17-18 August 2014). This occasion presents an important opportunity for decisive deliberations on an integra...
SA must integrate with global economic system, says Gordhan
17 Apr 14 NewsSouth Africa is not an island, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday, and economic growth and development depends on the extent to which the country is integrated with ...
Polytol Paints v Mauritius: Evidence of the existence and direct effect of community law in COMESA?
29 Jan 14 PublicationsIn a landmark case involving Polytol Paints and Mauritius, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Court of Justice First Instance Division made a ruling that su...
Full agenda for 33rd SADC summit in Malawi
12 Aug 13 NewsThe SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for Lilongwe, Malawi this week will deliberate on a wide range of regional issues including the appointment of a new leadership fo...
A new approach to a regional Free Trade Agreement in east Africa: ‘willing participants’
26 Jun 13 PublicationsEarlier tralac research (Sandrey et al., 2011) explored the economic background to the so-called Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Common Market for Eastern and Sou...
South Africa’s National Development Plan and its implications for regional development
12 Jun 13 PublicationsIn 2012/2013, the African National Congress and South African Government adopted the National Development Plan (NDP) as its launchpad and blueprint for a future economic and socioe...