Tag: Trade regulation
Regulatory Framework for State-Owned Enterprises in the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area
21 Dec 22 BlogThe governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is essential for efficient and open markets at both the domestic, continental and international levels. In many countries, SOEs are...
The AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve
29 Nov 22 PublicationsThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is anchored in legal instruments concluded by sovereign states. For trade in goods the AfCFTA establishes, through its Protocol on ...
Could Safeguards be used to promote Industrialisation?
14 Nov 22 BlogIndustrialisation depends on many policy inputs. African countries face unique challenges and must develop industrialisation policies suitable for their conditions. Such polices mu...
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22 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa’s farm exports are an economic lifeline, with weak spots (Phys.org)
The African continent remained South Africa’s largest agricultural exports market ...
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15 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
Duty-free African imports put SA coatings sector at risk, claims Sapma (Moneyweb)
South Africa’s coatings sector has warned the government that its future existence ...
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09 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
A 10% increase in manufacturing investment could yield a 13% boost to the economy (Engineering News)
A mere 10% increase in manufacturing investment in South Africa wo...
The role of Negotiating Principles in the design of the AfCFTA
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Since the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA),[1] negotiations on trade liberalisation among African States have been based on a specific set of principl...
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02 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
EU warns SA scrap export ban may contravene WTO obligations (Fin24)
The European Union has raised concerns over Minister Ebrahim Patel’s plans to ban the export...
Why legal Certainty and Remedies matter for African Trade and Integration
26 Aug 22 PublicationsUncertainty is the enemy of endeavours to promote effective regional integration and trade. Business enterprises must can count on predictable outcomes when making investments and ...
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22 Aug 22 NewsLocal
ICYMI: South Africa: Ministers are invisible bottleneck in customs duties decisions (The Africa Report)
Companies seeking either relief on customs duties in the absence of ...
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17 Aug 22 NewsLocal news
Customs duty decision delays are hampering billions of rands in investment, says advisory (Engineering News)
Consultancy XA Global Trade Advisors says billions of rand...
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12 Aug 22 NewsLocal news
SA negotiates settlement to clear citrus blocked in EU ports of entry (SAnews)
The South African government has managed to negotiate a settlement that will see the cle...
The new EU rules for citrus imports from South Africa: Background, applicable legal texts and processes, and the dispute declared by South Africa under the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
11 Aug 22 PublicationsCitrus fruits are one of the most important export products for the South African economy. The South African Citrus Growers Association (CGA) estimates that the country exported 15...
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10 Aug 22 NewsLocal news
Government Publishes Policy Proposals on Measures to Address Scrap Metal Theft (the dtic)
Government today published draft proposals to address widespread theft o...
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02 Aug 22 NewsLocal news
Increased import duties will help local industry compete against dumped goods – SATMC (Engineering News)
Industry association the South African Tyre Manufacturers Co...
Extended border delays a common experience at Kasumbalesa: What are the real issues and can we expect improvements?
25 Jul 22 PublicationsIn 2017, neighbouring countries the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia signed a bilateral trade agreement, paving the way for the formation of a joint border post committe...
Legal Aspects of the Relationship between the AfCFTA and the African Union
01 Jul 22 BlogIn the public discourse about the new trade opportunities and benefits which will come about once the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is up and running, it is often as...
Trade Governance Capacity for Implementing Safeguards
01 Jul 22 BlogThe domestic capacity of African States to implement their trade and economic integration agreements effectively and as rules-based arrangements is vital. The most obvious areas wh...
The United States anti-dumping investigation against lemon juice from South Africa: what happened, and where to now?
27 Jun 22 PublicationsOn 30 December 2021, a California-based producer of lemon juice and other related products (Ventura Coastal LLC) petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International T...
The Russia-Ukraine war, export restrictions on essential food supplies, food insecurity and rising food prices
13 Jun 22 PublicationsThe discussion on export restrictions is a long-standing issue in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agriculture negotiations. This discussion is generally prompted by economic cri...