Tag: Women in Trade
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Pharmaceuticals Sector
14 Dec 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the pharmaceuticals sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs)...
Women Cross-Border Traders and Food Security in Southern Africa: Role of Simplified Trade Regimes – case of Malawi and Zambia
12 Dec 23 BlogA growing food security crisis is looming globally. Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious...
Why Value Chain Development of the Cosmetics & Personal Care Products Sector Could Benefit Female MSME Entrepreneurs in Africa
30 Nov 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
The cosmetics and personal care products value chain in Africa is an emerging and rapidly growing sector, reflecting the increasing demand from a burgeoning middle c...
The AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth as part of a new trade and integration discourse
30 Nov 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
When the negotiations to conclude the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started in 2015, the initial focus was on boosting intr...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Agribusiness Sector
28 Nov 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the agribusiness sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), u...
Gender, Value Chains and MSMEs in Africa: Exploring Primary Survey Data for the Cosmetics & Personal Care Sector
28 Nov 23 PublicationsDOWNLOAD PUBLICATION
This Trade Report explores the nature of the cosmetics & personal care sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enter...
Gender and Value Chain Upgrading in Africa
07 Nov 23 InfographicsMost majority female-owned businesses in a sample of African countries want to upgrade in their value chain – to produce and trade higher value-added goods. Here we break th...
Supporting women cross-border traders
18 Oct 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
Over the past few years, matters on gender equality, gender biases and gender mainstreaming in trade policy have become more prominent in public debates with increas...
Gender Provisions in the AfCFTA Legal Instruments: Factsheet
17 Oct 23 InfographicsThe AfCFTA provides an opportunity for the Member States of the Africa Union (AU) to address gender inequality in intra-African trade. The AfCFTA is a significant tool to tackle th...
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05 Oct 23 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa: Launch of the Border Management Authority (South African Government)
When our country’s ports of entry and borders are well-protected and well-managed...
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26 Sep 23 NewsA slice of opportunity: Benin joins China’s fruit export market (Ventures Africa)
The recent visit of Benin’s President Talon to China did not hit many international headlines...
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15 Sep 23 NewsSA eyes growing trade, exporting coal to Vietnam (SAnews)
South Africa is looking forward to broadening existing bilateral trade with Vietnam, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile...
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30 Aug 23 NewsNEV disruption holds opportunities for OEMs, component manufacturers (Engineering News)
The world is at the beginning of the biggest disruption to the automotive industry in 100 y...
African CT&L Value Chain Performance, Potential and Gender
12 Jul 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
This Blog is intended to give an idea of the potential of integrated and cross-dimensional value chain, trade performance and gender analysis using tralac’s curren...
The Gender Dimension of Tariff Preferences Utilisation
28 Jun 23 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
Tariff preference utilisation rates indicate the extent to which businesses or entities take advantage of tariff preferences granted under trade agreements or prefer...
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23 Jun 23 NewsGovernment committed to supporting SEZs (SAnews)
Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Fikile Majola on Thursday reiterated his department’s commitment to enhancing su...
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29 May 23 NewsAnnouncement of Protection for R1,7 Billion Cut-Flower Export Industry (The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Pat...
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13 Mar 23 NewsSA tyre manufacturers potentially exposed to dumping from China (The Citizen)
Anti-dumping duties against Chinese exporters of car, bus and lorry tyres to South Africa have e...
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09 Mar 23 NewsProvisional duties on imported tyres from China expire, but Itac investigation continues (Engineering News)
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa ...
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02 Mar 23 NewsInternational Trade Centre Launches Toam in Seychelles for Facilitating Trade (All Africa)
Seychelles' private sector can now report the obstacles and challenges it encounters thr...