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• "Doing Business" Publications
• The Africa Weekly
• International Centre for Trade and Sustainable develpment (ICTSD)
• TIPS Publications
• World Tariff Profile
• International Trade Law
• World Farmer
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The Medium Term Plan (MTP) is the premier economic and social policy document of Zimbabwe. It responds to the mandate set out in Article III of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to support the restoration of economic stability and growth in Zimbabwe. It builds on the foundations laid by the Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP) (February - December 2009) and the 3 Year Macroeconomic Policy and Budget Framework (STERP II). The MTP will guide all other Government policy documents and sets out clearly the national priorities and investment programmes for the next Five Years, 2011-2015. Please click here for the medium term plan»
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The member states of SADC, EAC and COMESA agreed in October 2008 to negotiate a Tripartite Free Trade Area. A revised Draft Agreement and Annexes were finalized in December 2010 and can be downloaded here»
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Directorate: International Trade receives many inquiries from potential traders ranging from how to export, where to export, what are the requirements needed to meet the standards of the importing countries and who to contact for such information. This manual aims to provide answers to exporters’ questions regarding the requirements for exporting fruit.
Download the Step-by-step Export manual of the SA fruit industry.
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South Africa ranks 34th out of 183 countries in the World Bank's ‘Doing Business 2011' report. Globally, doing business remains easiest in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) high-income economies and most difficult in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. But developing economies are increasingly active. Click here to download the Executive Summary of the 'Doing Business 2011' Report»
The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. Click here for access to the Doing Business website and to download publications.
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The Africa Weekly is a weekly summary of market relevant news (economic and political news, company news (including results and corporate actions) and market commentary and statistics. It covers nineteen countries in Africa and all active stock exchanges in Africa excluding South Africa.
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In the current tough business environment, expectations of corporate accountability and transparency are very high and companies that manage these expectations effectively will reduce their risks, improve their ability to achieve strategic objectives and help to build sustainable growth. To help you keep up-to-date with today's hot topics in governance, financial reporting, broader reporting, sustainability and assurance, PwC have published their 21st edition of their global magazine, World Watch
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The World Tariff Profiles provides a comprehensive picture of tariffs. Presented in a handy format, it offers both summary tables and country-by-country breakdowns, with one page devoted to each country. The standardized presentation allows for analyses and comparisons between countries and sectors and between bound and applied duties for WTO members.
This joint publication of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) is aimed at both specialists and non-specialists alike.
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World Tariff Profiles
2009
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| The 2007/8 Food Crisis: The Case of Maize and Maize Taxation in Southern Africa - Monday, November 01, 2010The purpose of this paper is to examine the origins of the global 2007/8 food price crisis and the impact this had on the trade in maize within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) as well as to consider the impact on consumer prices of maize.
The pricing of maize products in South Africa has been studied extensively and there is abundant evidence of the existence of market imperfections. The arguement here is that the international crisis which started from the United States of America (USA) and European Union (EU) was only weakly transmitted to Southern Africa because the Republic of South Africa (RSA) experienced its largest maize crop in almost 30 years in 2007/8 and thus the very serious price increases in other regions were much more moderate in SACU because maize was trading at export parity prices. Read more»
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Special reports
A Review of Industrial Policy, Instruments and Support Programmes: 1994-2008
This report assesses South Africa's economic performance between 2002 and 2007 and conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the various government industrial support measures since 1994. The report also investigates the key investment incentive programmes, which absorb the bulk of fiscal resources allocated to industrial policy; and concludes by determining whether government's industrial and trade policies, programmes and projects have been effective or not, since 2003 and over the 15-year period under review.
Authors: Rustomjee, Z and Hanival, S.
Review of Agricultural Policies and Support Instruments in South Africa 1994-2009
This report reviews the performance of South Africa's agricultural sector over the past 15 years, with special emphasis on the period 2004-2007 and identifies the main agricultural policies and support instruments introduced since 1994. The report also assesses their impact on the structure and performance of the sector.
Authors: Tregurtha, N., Vink, N. and Kirsten, J.
Trade data reports
Examining South-South Trade Flows and Market Access Conditions: A Case Study of the, Brazil and South Africa Development Initiative
This paper examines the pattern of trade between IBSA countries (India, Brazil, South Africa) for the period 2001-2008. The paper finds that trade between the countries has been increasing.
Author: Tsitsi Effie Mutambara
The Extent of SADC Trade Protection and its Effects on the Least Developing Members of the Region
This study examines the extent to which trade protection under regional integration processes of developing countries affects the least developing members of the bloc.
Author: Kalaba, M.
South Africa's Current and Future Trade Agreements
This report takes a closer look at the trade and the trade agreements between South Africa and its free trade agreement (FTA) partners. Although the pace of unilateral trade reform has slowed, trade liberalisation has happened through the negotiation of a number of bilateral trade agreements.
Authors: TIPS researchers
Contribution to Trade Policy Review: Overview of Africa and SADC Trade 2006-2008
This report reviews the trade trends of the top 10 African countries between 1994 and 2008. This report also evaluates the trade performances of the SADC countries between 2006 and 2008 by looking at the growth trends and the changes in share of total trade in Africa.
Authors: TIPS researchers
Trade and Climate Change:
The Environment from Developmental and Economic Perspective
in Southern African Development Community (SADC)
(Jonas Capôco, G. (2010) Working Paper 1 - 2010)
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Newsletter of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers
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• European Congress of Young Farmers
• OECD Ministers
• UNEP Governing Council
• WTO Public Forum
• Climate Change Negotiations
• Volcanic Eruption in Iceland and its effects on agriculture
• Tractors in Paris
• International year of Cooperatives 2012
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Trade Newsletter»
Crop estimates for 2011/12 season,
Harvest Report,
Market Access Update. |
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