The Regional Forum on Enhancing Competitiveness in Southern Africa: Roadmap to Success was organised by Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub from 9th to 10th of February 2009 in Johannesburg South Africa. It was attended by government officials and members of the business community in the region. There were guests from World Trade Organisation, World Customs Organisation, USA governments and business communities as well as from the SADC Secretariat.
The topics covered at the forum included Challenges to Competitiveness in Southern Africa, Port Concessions in the Southern African region, Railway Concessions, Removing Barriers at Border Posts, Opening the Skies in Southern Africa, Supporting the Electricity Supply Industry, Setting the Right Price for Energy in the Region, Making SADC Free Trade Area Work for you, Making Customs in SADC More Efficient, Deepening Regional Integration, Attracting Investment in The Region, Trade Facilitation Issues and Global Financial and Economic Distress.
Southern African Development Research Network (SADRN) participated through the Coordinator in the session on "Making SADC Free Trade Area Work for you". The SADRN contribution in that session is available on this website. The rest of the forum presentations will be posted on the website of the Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub. The web address is http://www.satradehub.org/.
A Summary Report of the event is available below.