Tag: AfCFTA
Reciprocity in the AfCFTA Negotiations
11 Apr 22 BlogThere are two sets of norms governing the negotiations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and its Protocols. They are the guiding principles and the mod...
African Union Assembly Decision of February 2022 on Trade in Goods under the AfCFTA
11 Apr 22 BlogThe Decisions, Declarations, Resolution and Motions adopted at the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which took place in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February...
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06 Apr 22 NewsLocal news
Supply chain bottlenecks here to stay for 2022, goods prices to rise sharply – Cargo Compass SA (Engineering News)
Global supply chain backlogs are showing no signs ...
Gender Provisions in African Trade Agreements: What Commitments Are There For Reconciling Gender Equality and Trade?
25 Mar 22 PublicationsThe trade agreements concluded by African countries stand out in many respects in terms of addressing gender issues. Specific provisions on gender have been integrated in African t...
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23 Mar 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa takes massive digital leap forward, says Ramaphosa (Engineering News)
Last week, government concluded the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telec...
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15 Mar 22 NewsLocal news
Choose to buy local: President Ramaphosa (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged South Africans - whether individuals or businesses - to always choose to buy...
Does the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services allow for Flexibilities?
07 Mar 22 BlogThis question is being asked in the context of national preparations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) trade in services negotiations. In principle, all African ...
What needs to be done to begin commercially meaningful trade under the AfCFTA?
07 Mar 22 BlogA press statement by the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) released on 29th January 2022 contains an announcement on the start of trade in goods under...
Coping with Covid after the AfCFTA has been launched
06 Mar 22 BlogThe COVID-19 Pandemic was a massive shock to the world, how it trades, and how it is governed. It arrived in a world of sovereign states, albeit that some of them (such as the Euro...
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04 Mar 22 NewsCountry-related news
Poultry industry winning battle against unfair trade (Farmer’s Weekly)
The fight against unfair competition and illegal imports is starting to reap benefit...
Does the AfCFTA have a new formula for regional integration?
02 Mar 22 BlogThe African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has been launched to boost intra-African trade and industrialisation. For this to happen there needs to be better trade govern...
Does the AfCFTA provide for mechanisms to advance socio-economic rights?
02 Mar 22 BlogIn its present format the AfCFTA does not provide an adequate anchor for the socio-economic goals that belong in a comprehensive continental trade arrangement which includes a prom...
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02 Mar 22 NewsCountry-related news
Impact on SA trade with Russia minimal: BUSA (East Coast Radio)
In a statement released on Tuesday, Busa said it is “gravely concerned” about the situati...
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01 Mar 22 NewsCountry-related news
SA gears up for 4th Investment Conference (SAnews)
As South Africa prepares to host its 4th Investment Conference later this month, Minister Ebrahim Patel ha...
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28 Feb 22 NewsCountry-related news
TFR to release tender in April for take-or-pay access to container corridors (Engineering News)
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will release a request for propos...
How Transaction-Level Customs Data Could Benefit the Cause of the AfCFTA
27 Feb 22 BlogRead the full blog HERE
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds much promise for the economic future of the African continent. This continent-wide free trade area a...
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25 Feb 22 NewsCountry-related news
Smuggling of Illegal Consignments of Clothing into South Africa Presents Ongoing Threat to the Viability of South Africa’s Clothing Industry (GlobeNewswire)...
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24 Feb 22 NewsCountry-related news
SA’s agricultural exports hit a new record high (Cape Business News)
The need to improve logistics efficiency and curb the deterioration of infrastructure ...
African Economic Integration through the AfCFTA
23 Feb 22 PublicationsRegional integration makes sense in and for Africa. Most African nations are developing countries with small domestic markets. Many are land locked. Growth through economic integra...
Does the AfCFTA provide for a new Approach to Regional Integration in Africa?
21 Feb 22 PublicationsRegional integration makes sense for Africa. Most African nations are developing countries with small domestic markets. Many are landlocked. Growth through economic integration has...