Tag: Trade policy
Third Trade Policy Review of Mozambique: Minutes of the Meeting
20 Jun 17 NewsThe third Trade Policy Review of Mozambique was held on 3 and 5 May 2017, allowing Members to have a better understanding of Mozambique’s trade and investment policies as well as...
Trade Policy Review: Nigeria
13 Jun 17 NewsThe fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Nigeria takes place on 13 and 15 June 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the ...
Transforming Kenya’s economy through its first ever national trade policy
06 Jun 17 NewsIn recent years, Kenya has moved up 21 places in the World Bank’s ease of doing business index, from 113 in 2015 to 92 in 2016. The country is hopeful of making further gain...
Towards the Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities for South Africa’s Industrial Policy Action Plan priority sectors in the Kenyan market
18 May 17 PublicationsSince the launch of the tripartite free trade area (TFTA) negotiations between the member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Com...
Trade Policy Review: Mozambique
03 May 17 NewsThe third review of the trade policies and practices of Mozambique takes place on 3 and 5 May 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the ...
Trade recovery expected in 2017 and 2018, amid policy uncertainty
12 Apr 17 NewsGrowth in the volume of world merchandise trade is expected to rebound this year from its tepid performance in 2016, but only if the global economy recovers as expected and governm...
Senegal: the trade policy and performance profile
29 Mar 17 PublicationsThis paper examines the trade profile and performance of Senegal since 1960, with particular emphasis on the period since 2001. Over the course of 2015, Senegal’s macroeconomic p...
Without a gender perspective, trade policy may undermine women’s empowerment
14 Mar 17 NewsTrade policies that are “gender-blind” can inadvertently undermine women’s economic empowerment, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said ahead of the opening in New York...
Trade in services and economic transformation: A new development policy priority
22 Feb 17 NewsServices play a vital role in economic transformation and job creation in poor countries, but the effects are different from those in agriculture or manufacturing. While much of th...
Madagascar: the trade policy and performance profile
16 Feb 17 PublicationsThis paper examines the trade profile and performance of Madagascar, focusing on the period since 2001. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO, 2015), Madagascar is slowly ...
Trade Policy Review: Sierra Leone
15 Feb 17 NewsThe second review of the trade policies and practices of Sierra Leone takes place on 14 and 16 February 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a repo...
Second Trade Policy Review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Minutes of the meeting
12 Jan 17 NewsThe second Trade Policy Review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was held on 25 and 27 October 2016. This meeting was a good opportunity for Members to discuss in great...
Agriculture and commodities
04 Jan 17 Themestralac’s work in this area examines Africa’s trade in agriculture and commodities and the emerging challenges and opportunities for sustainability resulting from changes in glo...
Trade and the environment
04 Jan 17 ThemesTrade is inextricably linked to the threat of climate change, one of the most urgent issues facing sustainable development. While growth in trade-related activities can contribute ...
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 ...
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...
African Continental Free Trade Area: Policy and negotiation options for trade in goods
12 Dec 16 NewsIntroduction
Trade has been the motor of economic, social and political integration of African countries for many centuries prior to the establishment of Africa’s first regional...
Africa Trade Week: Report of CUTS side event on Competition Policy in Africa and the CFTA
01 Dec 16 NewsFinal report of the Africa Trade Week side event by ‘CUTS’ held on the 30th November 2016
Introduction
African leaders launched negotiations to create a Continental Free Trad...
Trade Implications of Brexit for South African Agricultural Trade and Trade Policy
23 Nov 16 PublicationsThe objective of this paper is to set the background for a discussion and analysis of the old Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) and its replacement the SADC Econom...