Tag: Trade in services
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06 Feb 20 NewsFinancial Times editorial comment: West Africa needs to be prudent after CFA franc
JETRO’s 2019 survey on business conditions of Japanese-affiliated firms in Africa
Following T...
South African Mining and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement: South Africa’s exports of Mining Equipment, Technology and Services
18 Jan 20 PublicationsThe African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was signed by 44 AU member states in 2018 and came into force in May 2019 after being ratified by 22 member states – the req...
An update on the African Continental Free Trade Area and Southern African Development Community Protocols on Trade in Services
15 Jan 20 PublicationsThe services sector is key to economic development because it contributes a significant share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment and trade in a country’s economy, regard...
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12 Dec 19 NewsAll Africans travelling to Nigeria can get visa on arrival from 2019 (Premium Times)
Other Africans travelling to Nigeria will from January 2020 be able to get their visas at the ...
Services Are the New Economy
26 Oct 19 BlogAs the digitalisation of the global economy progresses, the value size of the services economy relative to the ‘real’ economy is steadily rising. Before computers and the inter...
Creating a Single African Market on Trade in Services: Negotiating the Schedules of Specific Commitments under the Protocol on Trade in Services
26 Oct 19 BlogIntroduction
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an economic game-changer for Africa. A major aim of this ambitious effort is the expansion of intra-African trade ...
AfCFTA Trade in Services – A general guide and issues for negotiations on Mutual Recognition Agreements
26 Oct 19 BlogBusiness services sector, which include professional services, has been prioritised under the ongoing negotiations on schedules of specific commitments in the context of the Africa...
The AfCFTA Approach to Mutual Recognition
26 Oct 19 BlogFor the liberalization of trade service to materialize to the extent that service suppliers can reap the associated benefits in the sectors recognized under the AfCFTA, there shoul...
Cooperation on financial regulation under the AfCFTA: Where should member-states focus their efforts?
26 Oct 19 BlogThe Modalities and Guidelines adopted for services sector negotiations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are unlikely to lead to significant increases in finan...
What is the AfCFTA Approach to the Regulation of Trade in Services?
26 Oct 19 BlogThe AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services is a first endeavour to liberalize intra-African trade in services. For several States the task at hand is a novel one. It involves d...
Financial sector trade
24 Oct 19 InfographicsRegulatory heterogeneity is a major barrier to cross-border expansion across all modes of delivery for financial services businesses. Even when regulatory regimes are open to forei...
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17 Sep 19 NewsUnderway, in Moscow: VI BRICS International Competition Conference
Diarise: The JSE SA Trade Connect (22-23 October, Johannesburg)
AfCFTA updates
from Cape Town, Nairobi, Kinsha...
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16 Sep 19 NewsAfCFTA sensitisation workshops: Malawi, Kenya
Malawi to host AfCFTA sensitization workshops. The Ministry of Trade and Tourism, in partnership with the ECA and the AUC, is org...
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13 Sep 19 NewsThe Third Ordinary Session of the AU’s STC on Communication and ICT starts in Addis Ababa on Monday. Profiled event document: The draft digital transformation strategy for Africa...
AU AfCFTA Trade in Services Signalling Conference – Cape Town, 2-3 September 2019
12 Sep 19 Eventtralac participated in the African Union’s African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Trade in Services Signalling Conference, 2-3 September 2019
The Conference, supported by ...
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02 Sep 19 NewsThe following African trade policy events began today:
The African Union’s AfCFTA trade in services signalling conference (Cape Town)
The UNECA’s ad-hoc expert group meeting ...
Trade in Services under the AfCFTA and domestic Regulation
30 Aug 19 PublicationsWhen the Protocol on Trade in Services of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) enters into force (which is expected to happen in the not too distant future), an importa...
Trade Facilitation: towards a practical agenda for southern Africa – Cape Town, 25 July 2019
05 Aug 19 EventOn 25 July, tralac and USAID hosted a workshop on trade facilitation in southern Africa. Participants were from civil society, government and the private sector.
Discussions were ...
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02 Aug 19 NewsDiarise:
tralac’s Certificate Course on International Trade Law and Policy for Africa’s Development (starting 23 September): Applications close on 9 August
East Afric...
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17 Jul 19 NewsDiarise: 4th Africa Fintech Summit (21 November, Addis Ababa)
Digging beneath the surface: an exploration of the net benefits of mining in Southern Africa (World Bank)
Many ex-mi...