Africa
The One-stop Border Post Bill (OSBP) is released for comment by the SA.
On the subject of removing NTBs and easing business, SA has published its OSBP Bill for public comment. This regulation will harmonise the movement of goods and people between SA’s…
Read MoreSACU Presents its Proposals to the AfCFTA
The Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) has officially announced the finalisation of the SACU Tariff Offer on 18 February during the 36th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…
Read MoreTrouble Brews Between EAC Members
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania may be denying smaller EAC economies a chance at regional trade by levying irregular excise duty. A study on discriminative taxes in the EAC shows that Burundi…
Read MoreThe End of Non-Tariff Barriers in Parts of Africa?
In preparation for the AfCFTA, a number of regional economic communities (RECs) started to identify and have their member states remove NTBs. No less than 716 out of 796 NTBs…
Read MoreAir Cargo Africa Conference
As the Newsletter reported last month, I sat on a panel on ecommerce and air cargo in February. There was considerable interest in the growth of cross-border ecommerce and in…
Read MoreA New AfCFTA Protocol is Planned – on Women and Youth
As the AfCFTA progresses with its Protocols (see above), where and how do women traders fit into this scheme of things? The starting point should be to ensure that the needs…
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AfCFTA Protocols on intellectual property rights (IPR), competition policy, and Investment Adopted: The Draft Digital Trade Protocol is Circulated – EFA Submits its Comments. The AfCFTA Secretariat is required to set down rules…
Read MoreAnti-Money Laundering Activities
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain’s financial watchdog, has fined the UK subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank $9.3m for what it says are further failures in its anti-money-laundering systems and controls. “These…
Read MoreOpportunities, events and Publications
WIPO and WTO Course on Intellectual Property The course is designed to improve the capacity of policymakers to develop national expertise in international IP law and policy issues. The focus…
Read MorePopulation Trends – Africa Catching Up
In January the global population reached 8 billion but China’s population statistics showed a drop in the total population for the first time since the Great Famine of 1963. India now becomes…
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