Tag: Women in Trade
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08 Mar 22 NewsDomestic, country-related news
SA economy grows by 1.2% in fourth quarter of 2021 (SAnews)
Trade grew by at least 2.9%, manufacturing recorded an increase of about 2.8%, personal...
Making intra-African investment work for women: what should be considered in the AfCFTA Protocol on Investment
27 Jan 22 BlogThe ongoing negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Investment Protocol provide a unique opportunity to make the intra-African investment work for women. T...
Eight Types of Provisions to Make the AfCFTA Investment Protocol Gender-Responsive
31 Dec 21 PublicationsThe ongoing negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Investment Protocol present a unique opportunity to make intra-African investment work for women by des...
Women traders in the AfCFTA event – Expo 2020 Dubai
08 Oct 21 EventThe Women Traders in the AfCFTA, a partnership formed by ICC, UPS, Trade Law Centre (tralac), and West Blue Consulting, met at Expo 2020 Dubai to support women-led SMEs in Africa. ...
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01 Sep 21 NewsNational
Trade balance remains in surplus while exports take a knock after July unrest (Daily Maverick)
South Africa recorded a trade surplus in July of R36.9bn, down from a revi...
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24 Aug 21 NewsNational
New transport initiative aims to empower almost a thousand women (Engineering News)
A new initiative championed by the Commercial Transport Academy (CTA) will aim to emp...
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12 Aug 21 NewsNational
SA records agricultural trade surplus of R22bn (IOL)
South Africa recorded an agricultural trade surplus of $1.5 billion (about R22bn) in the second quarter of this year...
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11 Aug 21 NewsNational
dtic announces economic recovery support interventions (SAnews)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has announced that the economic recovery support...
Gender-Responsiveness in Trade Agreements – how does the AfCFTA fare?
30 Jul 21 BlogGender mainstreaming in free trade agreements is becoming an increasingly common practice.[1] This involves including provisions to address the specific needs of women and implemen...
How can the AfCFTA assist Small Scale Traders?
28 Jul 21 BlogWhen thinking about international trade, pictures of cargo ships carrying multi-coloured crates or large haulage trucks cruising along an empty highway are usually evoked. While th...
Gender Provisions in African Trade Agreements: An Assessment of the Commitments for Reconciling Women’s Empowerment and Global Trade
19 Jul 21 PublicationsSince the early stage of trade integration within the African continent, women's interests have been on the agenda, at least that is what the agreements reveal. Indeed, including s...
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03 Jun 21 NewsNational
Report shows tax shrunk the sugar industry, says association (Engineering News)
A report, commissioned by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) a...
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28 May 21 NewsFeatured news
Launch of eTradeHubs to simplify trade processes for woman small business owners in AfCFTA (International Chamber of Commerce)
The Women Traders in the African Cont...
tralac Daily News
18 May 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Business wants jobs and competitiveness prioritised amid 20% import-substitution request (Engineering News)
Organised business is preparing ...
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14 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
South Africa garment sector agrees vaccine rollout campaign (just-style)
The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTW...
Women in Services Trade: An update of participation and ownership data for Sub-Saharan Africa
24 Mar 21 PublicationsTrade in services (mostly through modes 1 and 4) has great potential gender-specific benefits. These include expanding the participation of women in the exports of services, a...
Gender-Responsiveness in Trade Agreements – how does the AfCFTA fare?
17 Mar 21 BlogGender mainstreaming in free trade agreements is becoming an increasingly common practice.[1] This involves including provisions to address the specific needs of women and implemen...
tralac Daily News
16 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate (SAnews)
Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina has reminded regulators with consumer prote...
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15 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Imports pick up as trade recovers in fourth quarter, according to Reserve Bank data (News24)
South Africa’s current account balance remained in surplus territory ...
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03 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
South Africa's factory activity slows in February - PMI (Creamer Media’s Engineering News)
South African private sector activity expanded again in February ...