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ECONOMIC DATA

The Real Economy Bulletin
The Real Economy Bulletin is a review of trends, developments and data in the real economy.
Second Quarter 2024 is now out.

The Real Economy Bulletin: The State of Small Business
The REB State of Small Business in South Africa looks at the contribution of small businesses to the economy: 2023 is now out.

The Real Economy Bulletin: Provincial Review
The REB Provincial Review analyses developments in the real economy at the provincial level: 2022 is now out.

Green Economy Bulletin
The Green Economy Bulletin provides an overview of South Africa’s progress in creating a sustainable, low-carbon economy. GEC 2022 is now out.

TIPS FDI Tracker
The FDI Tracker monitors inward foreign direct investment. Second Quarter 2024 is now out.

TIPS Export Tracker
The Export Tracker provides updates on export trends.
First Quarter 2024 is now out.

TIPS Import Tracker
The Import Tracker is a quarterly analysis of import trends.
Second Quarter 2024 is now out.

Imports Localisation
Quarterly reports of imports that South Africa could possibly viably manufacture. First Half 2024 is now out.

Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
Notes on the main manufacturing industries and subsectors in South Africa.

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Are you an eager learner and creative thinker with a passion for digital strategy? Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is seeking a Multimedia Intern. The internship is for 12 months. As a Multimedia Intern at TIPS, you will be responsible for the following:

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Development Dialogue: Technological Change and Innovation in Industrial Policy

If you missed the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies Development Dialogue on Technological Change and Innovation in Industrial Policy, you can watch the full video and download the presentations here: Development Dialogues
DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE: GENDERING INDUSTRIAL POLICY

If you missed the TIPS Development Dialogue on Gendering Industrial Policy, you can watch the full video and download the presentations here: Development Dialogue .

Policy Briefs

A tale of three transitions: The pursuit of just transitions in South Africa
This policy brief opens the door for a deeper understanding of South Africa’s tale of three transitions. First, the electricity transition, characterised by a…

Tags: Renewable energy Sustainable Growth Just Transition Climate Change
Beneficiation and Industrial Policy
The draft Medium Term Development Plan for 2024 to 2029 sets increased beneficiation as an outcome. Specifically, it argues that government policy on…

Tags: Industrial Policy Mineral Beneficiation
A policy primer for green industrialisation in South Africa
A global transition to low-carbon development pathways, enabled by rapid technological evolution is underway. This transition was initially fostered by policy and the…

Recent Research

Evaluation of the industry/sector master plan process
This research evaluates the progress and outcomes to date from the master plan approach to industrial policy, which was initiated in 2019. To…

09 December 2024 | Trade and Industry
Draft of the South African Medical Devices Masterplan – Value Chain 2024
The medical devices sector in South Africa is characterised by its complexity and diversity, involving numerous products, companies, and rapid innovation cycles. This…

30 November 2024 | Trade and Industry
Options for long steel: An evaluation
In late 2023, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) announced it would close down its long steel unit, including its mill at Newcastle, unless government,…

14 October 2024 | Trade and Industry
South Africa's petrochemicals and basic chemicals in the context of South Africa's energy transition: Sasol's Secunda coal-to-chemicals-and-liquids facility
The central question of this paper and policy brief is: what is the future of the South African petrochemicals and plastics, ammonia, fertiliser,…

01 October 2024 | Trade and Industry
TIPS South Africa's Iron, Steel and Aluminium Industries Readiness to Respond to CBAM
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its transition period on 1 October 2023, with the first CBAM report for the…

20 June 2024 | Climate Change

Working at TIPS

Vacancy: Research Internship
TIPS has two internship opportunities available for recently or about to graduate masters’ students. The aim of the internship is…
Vacancy: Economist/Researcher – Just Transition Labour Centre
Economist/Researcher – Just Transition Labour Centre Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is looking for two Economists/Researchers to work for…
Vacancy: Economist/Researcher - Inclusive Industrialisation and Trade promotion
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is looking for an Economist /Researcher. You can see more about our work at www.tips.org.za.…