Trade in Financial Services in Southern Africa: What Room for Negotiators post-2008 Financial Crisis?

Image: Flickr, Herman Van Rompuy
Image: Flickr, Herman Van Rompuy

This study examines the impact of the financial crisis.

And of G-20 reform on trade in financial services in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, focusing specifically on corporate, trade and project finance from the standpoint of the biggest banks in South Africa. The objective is to understand the effects, if any, on the SADC services negotiations, taking Botswana as a case study.

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