Tag: Trade regulation - tralac trade law centre

The Buenos Aires G20 Meeting: Has Rules-based global Trade survived?

11 Dec 18 Blog

The communiqué issued at the end of the Group of 20 meeting in Buenos Aires recently (30 November and 1 December 2018) reads like the to-do list for the world’s leading countrie...

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06 Dec 18 News

Getting to 22: Namibia, South Africa ratify the AfCFTA @AmbMuchanga: More great news on AfCFTA ratification! The National Assembly of Namibia has approved the ratification of ...

WCO and SACU region celebrate successful conclusion of the regional Customs Modernization Programme

05 Dec 18 News

Back in 2014, the World Customs Organization (WCO), the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Secretariat and the five Customs administrations of the SACU region (Botswana, Lesotho...

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30 Nov 18 News

AfCFTA ratification update, @AUTradeIndustry: “Great and welcome news. Getting closer to 22. Senegalese cabinet last night adopted draft law authorizing ratification of AfCFTA A...

Safety, competitiveness, infrastructure key to aviation’s benefits in Africa

30 Nov 18 News

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Africa to maximize the positive social and economic power of aviation by working together to promote safe, s...

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28 Nov 18 News

Tomorrow, in Addis Ababa: 6th African Union Commission-United States High Level Dialogue. Amb. Kwesi Quartey (AUC Deputy Chairperson) and Tibor Peter Nagy (US Assistant Secretary o...

Zimbabwe 2019 National Budget presented to Parliament

26 Nov 18 News

“Austerity for Prosperity” 2019 Budget Speech presented to Parliament by Hon. Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, on 22 November 2018 I feel honoured ...

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22 Nov 18 News

WTO updates: (i) G20 economies: WTO report shows sharp rise in trade-restrictive measures A total of 40 new trade-restrictive measures were applied by G20 economies during the re...

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20 Nov 18 News

The South Africa-Zimbabwe bilateral free trade agreement terminates today. What does this mean for the future of their bilateral trade relationship? A tralacBlog by Elisha Tsh...

Termination of the South Africa-Zimbabwe bilateral trade agreement: What does it mean for South Africa-Zimbabwe trade?

20 Nov 18 Blog

The Bilateral Trade Agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe will be terminated on 20 November 2018. The termination of the Agreement will affect certain imports from South...

Cut flower sector wilting under new rules, competition

20 Nov 18 News

Hopes by Kenya’s flower growers to exploit the lucrative United States market and stop dependence on the European market will not bear much fruit despite the recent launch of dir...

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19 Nov 18 News

Pan-African policy events starting today: Africa Industrialization Week 2018 [ODI blog: Five new ways to promote African industriali-sation] Workshop on Continental Tran...

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15 Nov 18 News

AfCFTA Phase II negotiations: expert workshop concludes today in Addis (UNECA) The AfCFTA Phase II issues are investment, competition policy, and intellectual property rights. The...

Global Financial Integrity releases new study on trade misinvoicing in South Africa

14 Nov 18 News

Trade misinvoicing in South Africa leads to massive revenue losses Analysis of trade misinvoicing in South Africa from 2010-2014 shows that the potential average loss of revenue t...

ECOWAS Commission restates commitment to strengthening regional customs union and infrastructure upgrade

02 Nov 18 News

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, has restated the commitment of the Commission to strengthening regio...

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31 Oct 18 News

G20 Africa Investment Summit: selected updates Remarks by South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. We are convinced that the impact of the Compact with Africa initiative will be enhanced...

Global Financial Integrity releases new study on trade misinvoicing in Nigeria

31 Oct 18 News

Nigeria trade misinvoicing leads to significant revenue losses Analysis of trade misinvoicing in Nigeria in 2014 shows that the potential loss of revenue to the government was app...

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30 Oct 18 News

Alert: The Doing Business 2019 report will be released tomorrow (Wednesday) Featured newsletter: African Cotton, Textiles & Apparel Monitor #32 Featured trade commentaries: R...

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25 Oct 18 News

Our featured tweet, @AmbMuchanga: Great news. Got notification from Chief Negotiator. South Africa Parliament has approved ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement. Formal deposit to b...

South Africa welcomes product exclusion for some steel and aluminium products from the Section 232 duties

25 Oct 18 News

The US Department of Commerce has granted product exemptions for imports of 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the Section 232 duties that the United States imposed against f...