Tag: Trade regulation
Protectionist trade policies to address the declining labour share of national income?
19 Apr 17 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the need for improved domestic policymaking rather than the use of restrictive trade policies to redress the declining labour share ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
19 Apr 17 NewsFeatured tweet/infographic, @RencapMan:
While some like to suggest the Africa Rising story is over, there are an awful lot of African countries still growing at 5% or more
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Making the international trade in plants and seeds a safer venture
18 Apr 17 NewsInternational plant health body adopts new global standards
The international body that oversees plant health has taken a big step forward with the adoption of a new global standa...
The TFTA as a legal construct: What is it and how will it be implemented?
05 Apr 17 PublicationsThe Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) is not, like the regional economic communities (RECs), a legal person. It is a sui generis framework agreement for promoting trade in goods am...
Non-tariff barriers and ‘complaints’ in the East African Community’s reporting process
03 Apr 17 NewsSince the establishment of the East African Community (EAC), comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, the region has seen a steady strengthening of economic and poli...
South Africa’s International Arbitration Bill 2016: Stepping-stone for increasing trade and investment
29 Mar 17 DiscussionTalkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, comments on the transformation of South Africa’s international commercial arbitration law
On 1st March 2017, the South African Cabinet appro...
EAC states urged to harmonise standards for most traded goods
28 Mar 17 NewsEast African Community (EAC) partner states are being urged to expedite harmonisation of standards for the prioritised 20 most traded goods such as edible fats and oils so as to bo...
Transnational crime is a $1.6 trillion to $2.2 trillion annual “business”, finds new GFI report
28 Mar 17 NewsTransnational crime undermines economies, societies, and governments in developing countries; national and global policy efforts needed to address shadow financial system responsib...
UN Commission on the Status of Women provides roadmap to women’s full and equal participation in the economy
27 Mar 17 NewsUN Member States have committed to ensure women’s full and equal participation and leadership in the economy, as well as women’s right to work and rights at work, as a vital st...
Validation workshop of the African Union Policy on Business and Human Rights
24 Mar 17 NewsThe two-day validation workshop on the Draft AU Policy Framework on Human Rights and Business co-organized by the African Union Commission’s Department of Political Affairs and t...
EACJ hears an application seeking Court’s order for stay of signing the EPA by partner states
16 Mar 17 NewsThe First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice heard an Application filed by Castro Pius Shirima, a Tanzanian resident, against the EAC Partner States and the Sec...
EAC legislators should do more to facilitate businesses, traders say
09 Mar 17 NewsThe East African Business Council (EABC) has raised concerns over high cost of air transport that is attributed to the slow pace of liberalisation, and have challenged the East Afr...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
02 Mar 17 NewsFour events to diarise:
SA’s trade and industry minister Rob Davies: ‘Implications of changing international trade: the view from South Africa’ (8 March, Chatham House, Lond...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
01 Mar 17 NewsToday’s featured tweets:
G7 Italy 2017: Today meeting of the #G7 Africa Directors in Rome. Fruitful exchange of views on the situation and the way forward in Sub-Saharan Africa....
Namibia Trade Forum looks into poultry dumping claims
13 Feb 17 NewsThe poultry trade between South Africa and Namibia is not clearly defined, leading to confusion regarding the actual origin of many chicken products imported into the Southern Afri...
Better agriculture regulations could help feed world’s growing population, says WBG report
08 Feb 17 NewsImproving agriculture regulations in low and middle income countries could go a long way toward feeding the world’s growing population and improving farmers’ livelihoods around...
SA government committed to resolve the poultry crises
03 Feb 17 NewsA number of interventions are being identified which include measures to boost competitiveness, value-addition and technology upgrading; trade measures; export support to assist th...
The ongoing chicken wars put in perspective
01 Feb 17 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the state of the South African poultry industry and the trade remedies being sought to protect the local market
Attending the Wor...
Kenya Revenue Authority now mulls regional customs system
27 Jan 17 NewsKenya Revenue Authority is mulling a regional customs management platform to curb tax evasion within East African countries. Commissioner General John Njiraini said work had starte...
Dealing with Technical Barriers to Trade in the Continental Free Trade Area
25 Jan 17 PublicationsAfrica might be entering a new phase in its pursuit to boost intra-African trade and deepen regional integration. This could happen if the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) provid...