Tag: Industrial policy
SADC Summit’s emphasis on industrial development: implications on practical policy formulation
03 Sep 14 PublicationsThe curtain came down at the 34th Annual Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) with special emphasis on the importance of beneficiation of exports.
The Summit...
A BRICS book to be launched
29 Aug 14 NewsPartnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation will jointly host an event with the Embassy of the People...
Nigeria: trade and trade-related issues
20 Aug 14 PublicationsThe objective of this paper is to provide information on Nigeria and its merchandise trading profile and regime. Nigeria is a middle-income country with a Gross Domestic Product (G...
SADC pins growth on South Africa
19 Aug 14 NewsSouth Africa should take advantage of its comparative industrial advantage to lead other regional countries in building their manufacturing base to ensure collective socio-economic...
Africa’s clothing trade – trading less amongst ourselves than with other partners?
25 Jun 14 PublicationsMuch of the focus for African industrialisation must be on the clothing sector, as this is the classic low-tech and low-wage sector for an industrial base to assist an economy with...
Industrial policy in Southern African regional integration and development
09 May 14 PublicationsThis paper builds on the theme of regional industrial policy addressed in a number of recent tralac Working Papers and Trade Briefs (McCarthy 2013; Sandrey 2012 and 2013; Wool...
tralac Annual Conference 2014
21 Apr 14 Eventtralac hosted its 2014 Annual Conference, a multi-stakeholder forum for trade-related developments for eastern and southern Africa, at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, South ...
EU, Africa shift focus to trade
04 Apr 14 NewsTrade, security and migration top the agenda at biggest summit ever staged by the EU.
Africa and the European Union have agreed that “it is time for a fundamental shift from aid...
New economic report urges Africa to build credible institutions to boost industrialization
01 Apr 14 NewsAfrican countries need to introduce credible industrial policies and promote effective industrial policy organizations to enhance the structural transformation of the continent, sa...
Governments urged to direct resources in manufacturing to create jobs and reduce poverty
28 Mar 14 NewsAfrican countries need to channel their resources to activities in industry, manufacturing and modern services in order to create more employment and improve the welfare of vulnera...
African Finance and Economic Planning Ministers’ Annual Conference holds in Abuja from March 25
24 Mar 14 NewsThe Seventh Joint AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held on ...
Next IPAP version drafted, says Minister Davies
04 Mar 14 NewsTrade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says a draft of the next iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) has been prepared.
Minister Davies was addressing a post S...
Cape to Cairo: Exploring the Tripartite FTA Agenda
26 Feb 14 PublicationsOn 22 October 2008 in Kampala, Uganda, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Commun...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2012
11 Sep 13 PublicationsThe Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook has become a household name in the SADC region, when it comes to monitoring the progress or non-progress of integration within the...
Special economic zones and regional integration in Africa
10 Jul 13 PublicationsOne of the most prominent features of the global trading landscape in recent years has been the worldwide proliferation of bilateral and regional trade agreements. Africa is no exc...
A retrospective briefing on the Industrial Policy Action Plan for South Africa: IPAP 2013/14 - 2015/16 (IPAP5)
03 Jul 13 PublicationsDuring April 2013, South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released the fifth iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan. In the Minister of Trade and Industry...
South Africa’s National Development Plan and its implications for regional development
12 Jun 13 PublicationsIn 2012/2013, the African National Congress and South African Government adopted the National Development Plan (NDP) as its launchpad and blueprint for a future economic and socioe...
Deriving value from the Global Value Chain (GVC) concept: an approach to regional industrial policies
12 Jun 13 PublicationsThe need for sustainable structural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is universally accepted and has more recently been reinforced by several international organisations,...
Africa must boost commodity-based industrialization to grow economy, end poverty, says ERA 2013
28 Mar 13 NewsAfrican countries have an opportunity to transform their economies through a commodity-based industrialization strategy that leverages the continent’s abundant resources, current...
A Perspective on Common Industrial Policies for the Member States of the Southern African Customs Union
16 Jan 13 PublicationsThe Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a customs union, as defined by having regional free trade behind a common external tariff (CET). This creates a common customs area cov...