Tag: AfCFTA
What lies ahead for the AfCFTA Trade Remedies and Safeguards Regime?
01 Nov 21 BlogThe legal instruments of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provide for a detailed regime to implement Trade Remedy and Safeguard measures. There are four provisions ...
Making the AfCFTA work: Some additional Requirements
01 Nov 21 BlogStates have jurisdiction over their territories. They control the movement of goods, services, capital, and persons across borders. But no country can prosper in isolation. Trade a...
Dirty Money in domestic Economies and some of the Consequences
01 Nov 21 BlogFinancial services is one of the priority sectors on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Trade in Services agenda. The financial services sector plays a critical role in n...
tralac Daily News
26 Oct 21 NewsNational
Opinion: Breaking the stranglehold on growth and recovery (Engineering News)
In its ’South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan’, the government speaks ...
tralac Daily News
25 Oct 21 NewsNational
the dtic Supports SA Pharmaceutical Companies to Exhibit at Africa Health 2021 (The Department of Trade Industry and Competition)
The Department of Trade, Industry ...
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. ...
The AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism as part of a continental Trade Regime
05 Oct 21 BlogArticle 20 of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Founding Agreement provides for a Dispute Settlement Mechanism as part of the overall AfCFTA design. It reads:
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The Institutions of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the AfCFTA
05 Oct 21 BlogThe implementation of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is governed by a dedicated Protocol, the Protocol on Rules and Procedures...
How will Disputes be resolved under the AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Protocol?
05 Oct 21 PublicationsOne of the first accomplishments of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations was the adoption of the Protocol on Rules and Procedures on the Settlement of Disp...
How will Rulings regarding AfCFTA Disputes be implemented?
05 Oct 21 BlogDisputes declared in terms of the AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Protocol can be settled during the consultation phase, which comes first and is compulsory. Article 7 of the AfCFTA Disp...
tralac Daily News
06 Sep 21 NewsNational
How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector (Yahoo!)
Governments can build credibility over time through consistent commitment ...
tralac Daily News
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...
Can the AfCFTA evolve into a New Generation Partnership for Africa?
01 Sep 21 PublicationsAgreements to establish so-called new generation Free Trade Areas (FTAs) have become frequent. They are “new” because they liberalise not only trade in goods but also services,...
Transforming African Trade Corridors for the Future: What Are the Key Priority Areas?
24 Aug 21 BlogAfrica must prioritise the transformation of key trade corridors which connect the Regional Economic Communities (REC) if indeed the continent is to reap the full potential of the ...
Improving Customs Efficiency: What are the Gains and For Whom?
24 Aug 21 BlogIt is imperative for Africa to transform its customs environment through fast-tracking implementation of interventions geared towards eliminating inefficiencies, if the continent i...
Daily News
23 Aug 21 NewsNational
SA agri posts trade surplus in Q2 despite ongoing Covid challenges (Bizcommunity)
The results of both the first and second quarter of 2021 agriculture export performance...
tralac Daily News
16 Aug 21 NewsNational
SA needs to up its export game, if it’s going to grow - economist | Fin24
As SA focuses on localisation strategies, it should make sure protection measures do not hamp...
tralac Daily News
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...
tralac Daily News
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...