Posts Tagged ‘#AfCFTA’
SACU 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 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 MoreWhere Does South Africa Want to Go – BRICS or the AfCFTA?
In its policy meetings in early January, the ANC has demanded that SA use its 2023 chairmanship of the BRICS group of nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA) to…
Read MoreCross-Border eCommerce
EFSA was delighted to support a TCI conference on cross-border ecommerce on 16-17 November. Over 60 delegates heard from the chief South African negotiator for trade in services (ecommerce is…
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An Insight into South Africa’s Thinking on the AfCFTA and Why AfCFTA is so Important for the Continent This Newsletter refers constantly to the AfCFTA and how the multilateral negotiations…
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