Executive Brief Update 2013 – Southern and Eastern Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesFood and agricultural sector policy is a politically charged issue thro... 10/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013 – West Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesAfter 6 years of discussions, agreement was reached in 2013 by the Econ... 01/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013 – Central Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesThe countries of Central Africa – Cameroon, the Central African R... 01/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013 – Caribbean: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesDespite an increased policy focus on getting to grips with rising food... 01/12/2013
Africa and the United States discuss the future of AGOA The US African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) is scheduled to expire in September 2015. While President Obama has expressed “support for a sea... 10/10/2013
US Pacific Island Country trade and development agreement being explored In July 2013, Pacific Island Country (PIC) Trade Ministers called on the Pacific Forum Secretariat to give priority to trade and economic cooperati... 02/09/2013
China’s evolving role in global agricultural trade Alongside the OECD-FAO report ‘Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022’, the OECD and FAO have published ‘Focus on China’, highlighting China’s growing role... 19/08/2013
TRALAC reports uneven progress in SADC trade integration According to analysis published by the South Africa-based Trade Law Centre (TRALAC), the SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement shows wide variations... 05/08/2013
Lessons for the T-FTA dispute settlement process from the SADC experience The South Africa-based Trade Law Centre (TRALAC) has published a Comment that reflects on the implications of the SADC experience of dispute settle... 29/07/2013
SADC FTA implementation shortcomings highlight the scale of the Tripartite FTA challenge The South Africa-based Trade Law Centre (TRALAC) has published three ‘Comment’ discussion pieces on the trade implications of the ongoing suspensio... 22/07/2013