On April 2, a day he called “Liberation Day”, President Trump declared a national economic emergency because of the US’s deficits in trade in goods and announced “reciprocal tariffs” on goods imported ...

The discovery and development of critical minerals in Africa is of course work in progress. However, it is heavily weighted in favour of Chinese mining and trading firms. Figures produced by the ...

However, the conference did produce an Outcome Document, supported at Seville by 192 members of the UN. It is a dense, at times opaque document, running to 38 pages consisting of 66 numbered ...

The realisation of a single, integrated African market in financial services hinges on the effective implementation of the emerging regulatory framework for financial services and the existing ...

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that South Africa stands to lose around 100,000 jobs due to US tariffs if a trade deal is not renewed. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, ...

Kenya drops visa requirements for African Nations, boosting intra-continental trade (The Herald) Kenya has removed visa requirements for all African and most Caribbean nations, as countries on the ...

Ms Viola Sawere has over 15 years’ experience in international trade policy, private sector development and multi-stakeholder dialogue. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...

Trudi Hartzenberg is the Executive Director of tralac. She has a special interest in trade-related capacity building. Her research areas include trade policy issues, regional integration, investment, ...

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...

Delays in the conduct of laboratory testing, processing of technical regulations and compliance documentation can significantly hinder trade efficiency and impose substantial costs on businesses. This ...