Tag: World Trade Organisation

It is a long-held view of developing countries in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that some restrict-ions imposed by WTO trade rules and trade related agreements tend to hinder ...

Domestic trade news Economists satisfied with MTBPS but still concerned over SA’s growth, debt (Eyewitness News) While economists have welcomed the revenue windfall which has b...

National Trade Statistics for September 2021 (South African Revenue Service) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for September 2021 reco...

The Trade Law Centre (tralac) organised a webinar on 8 November 2021 focusing on specific developments related to negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Agriculture,...

As the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is gearing up for the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in November/December 2021, an outcome in the agriculture negotiations is high on the ...

National Opinion: Breaking the stranglehold on growth and recovery (Engineering News) In its ’South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan’, the government speaks ...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) held a ministerial meeting on 15 July 2021 to discuss the progress of the fisheries subsidies negotiations. The discussions emphasised that the c...

The World Trading System is back on the agenda. Trade ministers from around the world met in Geneva, Switzerland, in July, to review the progress in fisheries negotiations in prepa...

National New transport initiative aims to empower almost a thousand women (Engineering News) A new initiative championed by the Commercial Transport Academy (CTA) will aim to emp...

National SA should reform fragmented financial services ombuds, World Bank recommends (SAnews) A World Bank diagnostic study has recommended that South Africa restructure its fra...

National SA economy to recover to pre-COVID levels in 2023 (SAnews) Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says the National Treasury now predicts that the South African economy will retu...

National Transnet cyber attack confirmed: Port terminals division declares force majeure (Moneyweb) In an unprecedented move, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) declared force majeure...

National Strengthening economic co-operation between South Africa and China (IOL) China’s economy, which accounts for 18% of global GDP, is characterised by near-frantic planni...

National Cost of containers, freight have increased on the back of Covid-19 (Engineering News) The cost of freight containers, rental costs and shipping freight rates have increa...

National Preserving Macroeconomic Stability, Revitalizing Jobs and Improving Investment Climate Critical for South Africa’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery (World Bank) South Africa is ...

National SA’s trade surplus is continuing its upward swing (IOL) South Africa’s bumper trade activity rose above expectations in May as the country recorded the largest month...

National SA’s trade partners embroiled in nasty spat over alleged abuse of UN resources (Independent Online) South Africa’s trade partners, the UK and the Democratic Republic...

National SA exports have the potential to drive growth in post-pandemic boom (Citypress) South Africa is experiencing a record trade surplus in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic ...

National Government and Industry to Boost Growing Global Business Service Industry Through New Industry Master Plan (the dtic) Eighty-two thousand jobs have been created in South...

National Masterplan to position South Africa as ‘globally significant’ renewables manufacturer (Engineering News) Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-g...