Tag: World Trade Organisation

The 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...

SA 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 ...

Italy-Africa Summit Italy unveils its plan for the development of Africa (Africanews) Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday unveiled Italy’s big development plan for Africa ...

President to officiate launch of SA’s first shipment under AfCFTA (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday officiate the launch of South Africa’s first shipment an...

Sustaining growth for South Africa’s vibrant fintech industry (Daily Maverick) Fintech enterprises frequently leverage cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, bl...

Kenya unveils e-commerce strategy to better harness the digital economy (UNCTAD) Kenya launched a national e-commerce strategy on 13 December to fortify its position as a digital ...

Botswana: Budget in Q1 surplus but FY deficit still looms (Mmegi Online) The national budget recorded a P5.2 billion surplus in the first quarter of the financial year, a performa...

South Africa to seek bids for new nuclear power station (Reuters) South Africa will launch a bidding process for an extra 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by March, as the co...

Zimbabwe is paying $400 million Afreximbank debt with platinum exports (Business Insider Africa) The southern African nation’s reliance on its platinum resources to secure borro...

DOWNLOAD BLOG It has been said that “… the significance of the AfCFTA cannot be overstated. It is the world’s largest free trade area since the establishment of the World Tr...

South Africa’s logistics crisis: lion’s share of economy at risk (Freight News) Sixty per cent of South Africa’s economy is at risk because of the “high inefficiencies and...

Cabinet decision to allow cheaper cement imports hits local market (New Zimbabwe) The decision by the cabinet to allow cheaper cement imports is likely to trigger chaos among loca...

Rail Forum and Southern African Railway Association sign letter of intent (RailBusinessDaily) Rail Forum (RF) and the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) have signed a Let...

Kenya Country Economic Memorandum: Seizing Kenya’s Services Momentum (World Bank) The latest Kenya Country Economic Memorandum – Seizing Kenya’s Services Momentum, anal...

President Ramaphosa to officially launch the BMA (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday preside over the launch of the Border Management Authority (BMA) in Musina, Li...

SA agriculture grows sector at international show (Freight News) South Africa is participating in the sixth International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Resources being held...

Trade statistics for August 2023 (SARS) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181....

A slice of opportunity: Benin joins China’s fruit export market (Ventures Africa) The recent visit of Benin’s President Talon to China did not hit many international headlines...

Mombasa harbour customers cry foul over ‘illegal’ levies (The East African) Mombasa port users are worried that rampant flouting of maritime regulations by some shipping lines...