Tag: AfCFTA
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...
How Should the AfCFTA Approach ICT Infrastructure Regulation?
17 Mar 21 BlogThe importance of the digital economy in the 21st Century cannot be overstated. From a means of improving information dissemination, to a vehicle for electronic commerce, to a faci...
African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Comparative analysis of tariff offers
15 Mar 21 Infographics36 countries have deposited their instruments of ratification of the AfCFTA; 41 countries have submitted their schedules of tariff concessions. The tariff offers available are thos...
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12 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
State ponders issuing SI over AfCFTA trading (Daily Mail Zambia)
Government will soon issue a statutory instrument (SI) under the Customs and Excise Act to pav...
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10 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Container shortage in South Africa (Fruitnet)
Almost exactly one year after major disruptions to exports through the port of Cape Town, and other ports in the count...
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05 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
MPs talk value addition before ratifying SADC protocol (New Era)
After the tabling of the ratification of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) protocol...
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04 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
South Africa urged to play to strengths as its plots role in lithium-ion battery value chain (Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly)
A newly released study of the p...
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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 ...
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02 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Namibia edges closer to South Africa with customs connectivity (The South African)
Namibia introduced customs connectivity with South Africa in February. The ...
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24 Feb 21 NewsCountry Focus
Low-key budget for Lesotho (MENAFM.COM)
FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea presented a low-key budget of M23.8 billion that painted a gloomy economic picture in the w...
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23 Feb 21 NewsCountry focus
Sapa applies for anti-dumping duty against Brazil, four EU countries (Engineering News)
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) has applied to the Internationa...
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22 Feb 21 NewsCountry Focus
Qatar-South Africa fresh food trade soared in 2019-20: Ambassador (MENAFN – The Peninsula)
Trade between Qatar and South Africa in fresh foods has grown significa...
Uganda: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
11 Feb 21 InfographicsFor 2019, Uganda’s intra-Africa exports are 16 per cent less than for 2018. Imports increased by 47 per cent between 2018 and 2019. Imports of gold, cigarettes, material bags, ce...
Mali: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
11 Feb 21 InfographicsApproximately 50 per cent of Mali’s total trade is with other African countries, mainly South Africa, Senegal, and Ivory Coast. Apart from South Africa, all other main trade part...
Trade under AfCFTA Rules started on 1 January 2021, but hard work lies ahead
10 Feb 21 BlogAt its 13th Extra Ordinary Session held virtually in Johannesburg on 5 December 2020, the Assembly of the African Union (AU) announced that trade in goods under the AfCFTA will sta...
Will 2021 see African Governments negotiating with External Partners?
10 Feb 21 BlogThe conclusion of trade agreements between African States and third parties is an important matter. Only 16% of the goods produced in Africa are sold in Africa. This indicates that...
The AfCFTA Secretariat: Is the Action now in Accra?
10 Feb 21 BlogThe Assembly of the African Union (AU) met virtually in Johannesburg on 5 December 2020 and adopted several important decisions about interim trade arrangements, the completion of ...
Speculating about Phase II of the AfCFTA Negotiations
10 Feb 21 BlogThe negotiations to adopt the AfCFTA’s Phase II Protocols are being launched and Phase III negotiations should be concluded by 31 December 2021[1]. Phase II will cover investment...
AfCFTA Phase II and III Negotiations – Update
10 Feb 21 BlogThe scope of the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) covers trade in goods, trade in services, investment, intellectual property rights (IPRs) a...
Preferential trade with Mauritius: market access for the UK, China, and state parties of the AfCFTA
10 Feb 21 BlogAs of 1 January 2021, the Mauritian tariff book has three additional columns for preferential market access to the Mauritian market. These tariffs are for imports from the United K...