Tag: World Trade Organisation
What Happened at the WTO’s Thirteenth Ministerial Conference?
18 Mar 24 BlogThe results of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) – held between the 26th of February and midnight on the 2nd of March in Abu Dhabi – ...
What MC13 Achieved for Least Developed Countries
11 Mar 24 BlogDelegates of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met for the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) between the 26th of February and the 2nd of March in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emira...
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05 Mar 24 NewsWorkshop aims to provide an overview of the AfCFTA (SAnews)
South Africa’s Special Economic Zones operators and businesses are to be exposed to the benefits of the African Conti...
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04 Mar 24 NewsSolar, battery, inverter imports surged to R70bn in 2023 as wind turbines recovered from two-year lull (Engineering News)
South African imports of solar panels, lithium-ion batter...
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01 Mar 24 NewsStimulating sustainable wood in Green Construction in Kenya for low carbon climate resilient development (UNDP)
The forest sector plays a key role in socioeconomic development of ...
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29 Feb 24 NewsSouth Africa: Trade statistics for January 2024 (South African Revenue Service)
Today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) releases trade statistics for January 2024, recordi...
Notification of the AfCFTA in terms of WTO rules
29 Feb 24 BlogPractically all African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) State Parties are members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the AfCFTA must therefore be notified and function ...
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28 Feb 24 NewsSouth Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions (Bizcommunity)
The opportunities the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement cr...
What’s on the Cards for MC13? Reform, E-Commerce, Fish Subsidies and more
28 Feb 24 BlogThe World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) has begun in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and will run until the 29th of February 2024. The list of topics and delivera...
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27 Feb 24 NewsSettling on funding solutions for expedited grid infrastructure set as a Just Energy Transition Investment Plan priority (Engineering News)
Finalising funding solutions for the ex...
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26 Feb 24 NewsOnus largely on private sector to recover economy, says Deloitte (Engineering News)
With the 2024/25 national Budget not having provided much relief to taxpayers, and the economy ...
Thirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference – Abu Dhabi, February 2024: Resource page
26 Feb 24 NewsMC13 ends with decisions on dispute reform, development; commitment to continue ongoing talks
The WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) took place from 26 February to 2 March...
Bangladesh’s upcoming graduation from LDC status, its amended provisions for the protection of Patents and its ongoing use of the WTO TRIPS flexibilities
25 Feb 24 PublicationsThe purpose of this Trade Brief is to provide the background to, and also an update on an important aspect of Bangladesh’s graduation from least-developed country (LDC) status, s...
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23 Feb 24 NewsPremium car market outlook murky as South Africans continue to hunt for Asian bargains (Engineering News)
The South African new-car market has been shifting steadily over the last...
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22 Feb 24 NewsInnovative interventions needed to turn around underperforming growth trajectory (Engineering News)
Against the backdrop of a profoundly challenging macroeconomic environment wher...
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19 Feb 24 NewsSouth Africa: Budget must address revenue challenges, infrastructure investments (Engineering News)
While there has been a clear effort by the National Treasury to rein in spendin...
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15 Feb 24 NewsVegetable export bans stir concerns in Southern African agriculture (Food For Mzansi)
While Botswana and Namibia have banned vegetable exports from South Africa, trade relations b...
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12 Feb 24 NewsIt’s time for Africa! (SAnews)
The official launch of South Africa’s first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on 31 ...
The WTO Dispute Settlement Impasse: What is happening?
12 Feb 24 BlogThe WTO’s Understanding on Dispute Settlement (DSU) provides World Trade Organisation (WTO) members with a legal framework for resolving trade disputes that arise between them wh...
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31 Jan 24 NewsSA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement (SAnews)
The implementation of the preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become a reality ...