Tag: Trade policy
June 2015 Graduation: Master of Commerce in Management Practice (specialising in Trade Law and Policy)
17 Jun 15 Newstralac is pleased to congratulate those students who graduated with the degree Master of Commerce in Management Practice (specialising in Trade Law and Policy) on 12 June 2015...
Malawi’s trade profile 2001 to 2013
25 Mar 15 PublicationsMalawi has experienced mixed economic fortunes in recent years, characterised by low growth between 1994 and 2003, a spurt between 2005 and 2009, and balance of payment and fiscal ...
South African Trade Policy: What can it achieve given supply-side stumbling blocks?
18 Feb 15 PublicationsTrade policy refers to the calculated use of interventionist measures at a country’s border to allocate resources to more productive use. The intention is to change the economy...
Looking at trade policy through a “gender lens”: Summary of seven country case studies conducted by UNCTAD
14 Jan 15 NewsEconomic development and social and cultural shifts have led to the decline of many gender-related inequalities across the world. Prominent among them is the rise in female educati...
Call for papers: COMESA-ACBF Capacity Building in Economic and Trade Policy Analysis and Research Project
19 Nov 14 NewsIntroduction
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was established in 1994 to replace the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA) set u...
Raw deal for African women traders
10 Sep 14 NewsUnfriendly trade policies cripple progress
Daily, millions of women in Africa are engaged in one form of trade or another, either within their countries or across national borders...
Presidential Memorandum – Establishing a Comprehensive Approach to Expanding Sub-Saharan Africa’s Capacity for Trade and Investment
05 Aug 14 NewsIn June 2012, I released the US Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, outlining a comprehensive US policy for the region.
The Strategy builds on many of the initiatives launched dur...
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18 Mar 14 ResourceKenya
18 Mar 14 ResourceBoosting trade in Africa: Why women are the key
21 Nov 13 NewsIn many countries in Africa, the majority of small farmers are women. They produce crops such as maize, cassava, cotton, and rice that have enormous potential for increased trade b...
tralac Alumni Roundtable 2011
06 Jul 11 EventIn 2006, tralac launched a postgraduate programme to build trade law and policy capacity, particularly in African governments. The programme is presented in collaboration with the ...
UCT Industrial Policy roundtable with Ricardo Hausmann, 11 March 2010
24 Mar 10 EventOn Thursday 11 March, tralac attended a discussion on South African industrial policy hosted by the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town. This is a particul...
tralac Annual Conference 2009
23 Oct 09 Eventtralac held its 2009 Annual Conference on the 3rd and 4th of September in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of the Conference was to critically review the past year’s key tra...
Trade Policy Tools Training – February/March 2008
04 Mar 08 EventTrade liberalization has gained increasing attention both at the bilateral and multilateral level in the past two decades. We have witnessed the formation of the World Trade Organi...
Trade Policy options for Nigeria: a GTAP simulation analysis
18 Dec 07 PublicationsNigeria is the most populous country in Africa, but a low income country by the World Bank definitions. Fuels and mining products completely dominate exports, and the US and the EU...
Induction Course for Regional Trade Policy Analysts, 8-20 December 2006
22 Dec 06 EventFrom 8 to 20 December 2006, tralac conducted an induction course for new trade policy analysts at The Commodore Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. The course was run in collabo...