Development through Trade: SA not attractive to Indian investment?
INDIAN interest in the South African economy is growing apace. Planned investments by Indian companies in SA over the coming years reportedly add up to billions of rands.
Development through Trade: Sixth AGOA Forum
HIGH-ranking officials, including US Trade Representative Susan Schwab, and representatives from African countries that are beneficiaries of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), descended on the Ghanaian capital Accra to attend the Sixth Agoa Forum on July 18-19.
Rival crews can both steer by the star of competition
IT IS right that there should be a healthy debate about industrial and trade policy in SA.
Multilateralising Regionalism: Implications for Africa
The quickest way to empty a room is to mention the WTO’s Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
Development through Trade: the Southern African Development Community
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) is not sexy. The media only takes an interest in it when trade negotiations with the European Union hit (another) snag, or when it is time for SADC heads of state to meet. Even then attention spans generally do not extend beyond the SADC’s messy politics.
South Africa Taking Advantage of Improved Trade Conditions
August 2006
Africa’s Pablos and Political Entrepreneurs
Culminating from a three-year research project, this book looks at the links between war and organised crime.
People, States and Regions – Building a Collaborative Security Regime in Southern Africa
This book assesses the achievements of Southern African security integration in a comparative perspective. Edited by Dr Anne Hammerstad, it highlights some of the main challenges facing SADC and suggests some potential ways they could be overcome by learning from other regional initiatives.
Enter the Dragon – Towards a Free Trade Agreement Between China and the Southern African Customs Union
South Africa and its partners in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland – are considering negotiating a free trade agreement with China.
Reconfiguring the Compass – South Africa’s African Trade Diplomacy
Since 1994 South Africa has sought to consolidate its relations with Africa and assert itself as a global player in the international trading and political systems.