Economic Partnership Agreements: Caribbean, SADC and ESA Perspectives

Please find below a summary of the key discussion points, two powerpoint presentations, and press coverage of the event: Summary of discussions Presentation: Paul Kalenga (advisor to SADC Secretariat and the RTFP) Presentation: Mark Pearson (director, RTFP) Press coverage: – “SADC-EU partnerships are unlikely by year-end” Business Report, 03 April – “SADC tariff deal […]
August 29, 2007: Workshop on ‘The cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North-South corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge – a preliminary study’

The South African Institute of International Affairs, Business Unity South Africa, and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies cordially invite you to a workshop on ‘The cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North-South corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge – a preliminary study’.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Prospects and Challenges for the SADC (minus) group

A summary of discussions, as well as two presentations may be found by clicking on the links below.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Caribbean, SADC and ESA Perspectives

Please find below a summary of the key discussion points, two powerpoint presentations, and press coverage of the event:
Roundtable 1: What can Hong Kong (WTO) deliver to South and Southern Africa?

Event materials:
November 21, 2007: Non-tariff barriers in Southern Africa – towards a Measurement Approach

The South African Institute of International Affairs and Busines Unity South Africa hosted a half-day workshop on non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in Southern Africa, focusing on the Durban-Botswana route.
August 29, 2007: Workshop on ‘The cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North-South corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge – a preliminary study’

The South African Institute of International Affairs, Business Unity South Africa, and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies cordially invite you to a workshop on ‘The cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North-South corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge – a preliminary study’.
November 21, 2007: Non-tariff barriers in Southern Africa – towards a Measurement Approach

The South African Institute of International Affairs and Busines Unity South Africa hosted a half-day workshop on non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in Southern Africa, focusing on the Durban-Botswana route.
Can India Deliver the Goods?

Earlier this year, The Economist asked whether or not India’s decade had at last arrived.
As China takes on a global role, will southern Africa benefit?

China and southern Africa have received growing international attention in recent years, but for very different reasons.