Tag: Women in Trade

This trade report explores the business environment challenges faced by female-owned businesses in Africa using several data clustering approaches. By analysing World Bank enterpri...

Achieving the empowerment of female entrepreneurs through value chain development under the AfCFTA has been the focus of a collection of tralac research over the past two years, an...

Achieving the empowerment of female entrepreneurs through value chain development under the AfCFTA has been the focus of a collection of tralac research over the past two years, an...

Achieving the empowerment of female entrepreneurs through value chain development under the AfCFTA has been the focus of a collection of tralac research over the past two years, an...

Supply-side support will be required if South Africa aims to join green industrialisation race (Engineering News) Stable demand remains a prerequisite if South Africa has any pros...

This 5-part training course is presented by Maria Immanuel, a Trade Economist and tralac Alumnus. Click here to register. What’s on the agenda Session 1: Friday, 24 May 10:0...

In Africa’s evolving economic landscape, the service sector emerges as a crucial component. It not only contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of many Afri...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a transformative shift in Africa’s economic landscape, promising to redefine trade dynamics across the continent. By f...

This synthesis report draws together themes that have been covered in prior tralac research within the gendered value chains project and attempts to create an overall synthesis of ...

Freight Rate Frustrations (Investec) It’s no secret that carriers are not able to meet their scheduled transit times. Anchorage delays outside South African ports have improved ...

Harnessing the potential of AfCFTA’s Women and Youth Protocol: Lessons from new data, evidence and analysis to support continental value chains with presenters from: AfCFTA Sec...

Access to finance is a key barrier for women entrepreneurs. Women in business, trade and export face gender biases as they seek access to finance. Financial institutions question t...

This Trade Report delves into the evolving dynamics of trade, with a spotlight on the burgeoning service sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and the critical role women play within this d...

Patel meets with EV manufacturers, investors during visit to China (Engineering News) Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel and a high-level delegation recently c...

Innovative businesses gain more access to global markets, study finds (SAnews) Innovation-active South African businesses have more skilled labour and greater access to the global...

The realisation of Africa’s full economic potential is exacerbated by limited access to formal financial services, which hinders the ability of entrepreneurs, especially women, t...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade (the ‘Protocol’) aims to enhance the involvement of women and youth within the AfCFTA. It ...

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 ...

The theme for the 2023 International Women’s Day (8 March) was “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality.” It has generally been observed that women and girls ...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report explores the nature of the pharmaceuticals sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs)...