US African Growth and Opportunity Act needs to do more for agriculture The influential Brookings Institution has compiled a report reviewing the accomplishments of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in the l... 27/08/2012
Non- implementation of commitments and complex procedures hold back intra-regional trade in Ghana and Nigeria A policy note published by the World Bank has reviewed the barriers to trade between Ghana and Nigeria. These two economies account for 61% of the... 29/07/2012
EAC to get tough on NTBs While the State of East Africa 2012 report revealed that intra-EAC trade had ‘doubled over the past five years’, the Government of Rwanda is concer... 09/07/2012
The challenge of regional integration in Southern and Eastern Africa An interview with Rob Davies, South African Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies is South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, and Chairman of th... 07/05/2012
Beyond commodity-driven growth and SADC regional integration Speaking at the sixth Africa Economic Forum in March 2012, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has warned of the need ‘to tu... 23/04/2012
EAC trade integration lags behind schedule Press analysis in January 2012 maintained that ‘the implementation of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market’ was ‘lagging far behind’ sche... 11/03/2012
UNECA report sets out way forward in EPA negotiations A briefing note was prepared for the African Trade Forum meeting in November 2011 focusing on the potential impacts of EPAs on intra–African trade... 22/01/2012
Further rounds of EU EPA negotiations held with ESA and EAC The EC has reported that ‘EU and Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) negotiators met in Mauritius from 28-30 November 2011 to negotiate outstanding i... 22/01/2012
‘Trade lite’ agreements pending between SACU and emerging economies South African press reports indicate that a SACU–Mercosur trade agreement is set to be concluded in 2012, according to South Africa’s Trade and Ind... 07/01/2012
USA seeking new trade deal with the East African Community According to press reports in November 2011, the USA is seeking ‘a new trade and investment partnership with the EAC’, based on five pillars: dev... 28/11/2011