Tag: Trade in services
Trade in services and the AfCFTA: No service is an island
15 Mar 18 DiscussionAshly Hope, tralac Research Coordinator (trade in services and regulation), discusses services trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area
The contribution of the services...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
08 Mar 18 NewsToday’s tralac daily news selection marks International Women’s Day 2018: enjoy our compilation of commentaries, data sources, event pointers
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Namibia’s Mrs Sabine Bö...
A gender responsive AfCFTA
08 Mar 18 BlogThe African Union’s agenda 2063 includes bold aspirations and targets for gender parity. It states:
Africa of 2063 will have full gender parity… the economic and political gla...
Rwanda: Trade and Economic Profile
02 Mar 18 PublicationsThis Working Paper provides a profile of the economy of Rwanda, an African least-developed country (LDC), with a special emphasis on trade and production (i.e. the real economy).&n...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
23 Feb 18 BlogIn September 2015, the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were adopted by world leaders. The overarching rationale for the SDGs is to eradicate poverty, protect...
Trade Policy Review: Egypt
21 Feb 18 NewsThe fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Egypt takes place on 20 and 22 February 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by t...
RwandAir to start flights to Abuja, Cape Town
14 Feb 18 NewsRwandAir, the national carrier, is set to expand its wings to Abuja in Nigeria and Cape Town in South Africa.
According to airline officials, RwandAir will operate four weekly fli...
Experts move to bridge digital standards gaps in Africa
06 Feb 18 NewsDifferent experts from across Africa are pushing for more standards that would see countries benefit fairly from the growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
T...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
01 Feb 18 NewsPublished in Addis: African Union Handbook 2018
The book has at its heart information about the principal organs established by the AU Constitutive Act and subsequent protocols: t...
Trade Policy Review: The Gambia
23 Jan 18 NewsThe first review of the trade policies and practices of the Gambia takes place on 23 and 25 January 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report b...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
20 Jan 18 NewsDiarise: 4th EAC Heads of State Retreat on Infrastructure Financing and Development (21-22 February, Kampala)
Regional integration and informal trade in Africa: evidence from Beni...
Women in Services Trade: Participation and Ownership, A Sub-Saharan African Focus
15 Dec 17 PublicationsTrade in services makes an increasingly important contribution to economic growth, employment, and poverty reduction in countries across the globe. There is also mounting evidence ...
11th WTO Ministerial Conference – Buenos Aires: Resource box
08 Dec 17 NewsWorld Trade Organisation (WTO) members wrapped up their 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 13 December 2017, having brought together nearly 4,000 mini...
CFTA Update – 4th Meeting of the AMOT, Niger
04 Dec 17 NewsAn intense four weeks of CFTA negotiations, including meetings of the Technical Working Groups, the Negotiating Forum, and the Senior Trade Officials, culminated in a pivotal meeti...
Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VIII: Bringing the Continental Free Trade Area about
06 Nov 17 NewsThe Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) is the first flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and a key initiative in the industrialization and economic development of ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
30 Oct 17 NewsDoing Business 2018 launches tomorrow. Selected previews:
(i) Ilyas M. Dawaleh (Djibouti’s Minister of Economy and Finance): We, govt of Djibouti, did great jobs in recent year...
The sub-Saharan African services economy: Insights and trends
30 Oct 17 NewsWhile sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for a small share (1.8%) of global commercial services trade volume, SSA services trade volume has grown rapidly in recent years, accounting...
Trade Policy Review: Members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
26 Oct 17 NewsThe first review of the trade policies and practices of the members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) takes place on 25 and 27 October 2017. The basis for the...
Value Chains in the Global South: Case Studies of the Cape Town ICT Sector
25 Oct 17 PublicationsICT services are a critical input into development since unlike any other service, they are able to shift the production possibility frontier outward over time and enable better ut...
African tourists bring better jobs for women and youth
28 Sep 17 NewsOn a continent where unemployment is a major concern, tourism – especially tourism between African countries – is providing hope. The industry is expected to create some 1...