Tag: Trade policy
Who are the winners and losers in Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area?
17 Oct 18 NewsIn March this year, the leaders of 44 African countries endorsed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Since then more countries, including South Africa, have join...
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15 Oct 18 NewsDiarise:
Regional Monitoring Group on the implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol (17-19 October, Uganda)
The Global Competitiveness Report 2018 will be released...
African Development Bank approves strategy to accelerate transformation of Eastern Africa
15 Oct 18 NewsThe African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying out the roadmap for accelerating regional integration in the Region with...
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11 Oct 18 NewsKenya Economic Update: In search of fiscal space – who benefits from government spending and taxation? (World Bank)
The report builds on the options to enhance domestic revenue ...
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08 Oct 18 NewsThe African Continental Free Trade Area and its implications for India-Africa trade (Observer Research Foundation)
The AfCFTA will provide a number of opportunities for the Indian...
Termination of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Trade Agreement: What next?
05 Oct 18 PublicationsThe Government of South Africa has recently given notice of its intention to terminate the 1964 Zimbabwe-South Africa Bilateral Trade Agreement, with effect from 20 November 2018. ...
Africa’s Pulse: Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is slower than expected
04 Oct 18 NewsInvestments in non-resource sectors, jobs, and efficient firms and workers are needed
Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth i...
The Crisis in WTO Dispute Settlement
01 Oct 18 BlogThe effective functioning of the dispute settlement system of the WTO is essential for rules-based multilateral trade. It provides certainty and predictability and prevents power-b...
President Kagame attends ‘New Africa Dialogue’ on AfCFTA Potential
28 Sep 18 NewsPresident Kagame attended the ‘New Africa Dialogue’ on 27 September 2018, organized by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), on the potential of the Africa...
WTO downgrades outlook for global trade as risks accumulate
28 Sep 18 NewsEscalating trade tensions and tighter credit market conditions in important markets will slow trade growth for the rest of this year and in 2019, WTO economists expect.
Trade will...
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27 Sep 18 NewsManagement of Africa’s global position must change: Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s UNGA address
Let me start with a paradox. In no other region is the sense of trans-nat...
Trade policy should not be left to governments alone, says ECA’s David Luke
27 Sep 18 NewsDavid Luke, Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has called for greater private sector involvement in trade po...
SA provides fertile ground for investment
27 Sep 18 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has assured potential investors that South Africa is working hard to provide a conducive environment for investors.
“Government is working with urgency...
Trade wars are symptoms of deeper malaise, UNCTAD warns
26 Sep 18 NewsThe flagship Trade and Development Report 2018 says the international economy remains rigged against the interests of the global poor.
The world economy remains on shaky ground a ...
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20 Sep 18 NewsWomen and African trade:
A set of postings, complementing tralac’s recent newsletter on the same theme
i) Why do gender issues matter in trade relations? How do trade policies...
A push for the formalization of women cross-border trade in West Africa
20 Sep 18 NewsThe Nigeria chapter of the New Faces New Voices (NFNV), an initiative of the Graca Machel Trust, in partnership with the United Parcel Service, the US-headquartered global logistic...
African women: The architects of our economic futures
20 Sep 18 NewsOn September 13-15, 2018 in Accra, Ghana, AWDF convened a select group of activists, scholars, researchers and policy shapers to help build and think through a thoughtful, progress...
WTO members review Seychelles’ accession to the SADC Trade Protocol
20 Sep 18 NewsWorld Trade Organisation members reviewed Seychelles’ accession to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) trade protocol at the 18 September 2018 meeting of the Commit...
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18 Sep 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @SabineBohlke: Seychelles notified the WTO Committee on Regional Agreements on their accession to the SADC Protocol on Trade. Seychelles is a strategic trading part...
The T20 presents its public policy recommendations to the G20
18 Sep 18 NewsThe Think 20 came together in Buenos Aires on 17 and 18 September 2018 to convey its public policy recommendations to the Argentine G20 presidency. President Macri received th...