Report: Harnessing Regional Integration for Trade, Investment & Growth in Southern Africa [Download.pdf]
Harnessing Regional Integration for Trade & Growth in Southern Africa (Presentation by Ian Gillson and Nora Carina Dihel) [Download.pdf]
Business Environment Issues in Trade & Market Integration in SADC: A Regional Investment Climate Assessment (Presentation by Taye Mengistae) [Download.pdf]
Why Trade Facilitation Matters? – Cargo delays in African ports (Presentation by Barbara Rippel) [Download.pdf]
Agenda
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome and opening remarks
- Marco Scuriatti, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank
- Peter Draper, Senior Research Fellow SAIIA
- Lolette Kritzinger van Niekerk
09:50 Harnessing Regional Integration for Trade & Growth in Southern Africa
- Ian Gillson (Trade Economist); Nora Carina Dihel (Trade Specialist)
Business Environment Issues in Trade & Market Integration in SADC: A Regional Investment Climate Assessment
- Taye Mengistae (Senior Economist)
Why Trade Facilitation Matters? – Cargo delays in African ports
- Barbara Rippel (Senior Trade Economist); Tshepo Kgare (Transport Specialist)
10:50 Tea Break
11:00 South Africa Perspective
- Brendan Vickers, Chief Director Research and Policy International Trade and Economic Development, Department of Trade and Industry
- Catherine Grant, Programme Head: Economic Diplomacy, SAIIA
- Cynthia Chikura, Senior Manager Trade Policy Business Unity South Africa
12:00 Q& A Moderator
- Sandeep Mahajan, Lead Country Economist, The World Bank
13:00 Summary Remarks and Closure
- Marco Scuriatti, Senior Operations Officer, The World Bank
13:15 Dialogue adjourns
