Events
- Date Monday, 17 March 2008
- Venue Antananarivo, Madagascar
In March 2008, members of the TIPS team, Myriam Velia and Ximena Gonzalez-Nu�Ã��Â�±ez, provided a series of training sessions in Antananarivo, Madagascar to participants from a wide range of backgrounds - government and customs officials, industry representatives and statistical employees. The course, which largely followed the programme and objectives of…
- Date Friday, 28 March 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Stephen Hanival
A Review of South Africa's Industrial Policy Co-ordinator: Stephen Hanival is the Director of TIPS. He holds an MSc Degree in Economics from the University of London and an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town. He was previously the Chief Director: Services Sectors and the Director of Policy…
- Date Friday, 25 January 2008
Multiple Crops and Local Distribution Models for Poverty Alleviation: Feasibility and Recommendations Co-ordinator: Tracy van der Heidjen (independent consultant: ComMark): Tracy holds an Honours degree in Economics and Law from Wits. She has 7 years economic research experience in banking (at the Treasury) and stock broking, and 5 years in…
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- Date Thursday, 06 March 2008
The New EPAs - Comparative Analysis of Contents & Challenges of 2008 Co-ordinator: Mareike Meyn (ODI, UK): Mareike is a research officer at the International Economic Development Group of ODI. She has recently worked on South,South trade in Special Products and on assessments of the loss by Botswana and Namibia…
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- Date Friday, 25 April 2008
- Venue TIPS / The ComMark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Glen Robbins
FDI, Firms and Domestic Linkages: Reflecting on SADC through Case Studies Co-ordinator: Glen Robbins is a part-time Researcher at the School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal and freelance consultant specialising in regional and local economic development, with a focus on regional and city economic development strategies, infrastructure planning and…
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- Date Friday, 08 February 2008
- Venue Jan Smuts House, East Campus, Wits University
- For enquiries or to register please contact RSVP: Judy Govender by 4th February, Tel: (011) 339 2021, Fax: (011) 339 2154, Email: Judy.Govender@wits.ac.za
The South African Institute of International Affairs and The International Institute for Sustainable Development cordially invites you to a Roundtable discussion on: Trade and Sustainable Development: Regional Trade and Investment Regimes The interface between trade and environmental impacts has long been a topic of heated debates. �Â� As sustainable development…
- Date Friday, 25 January 2008
- Organisation TIPS
The Development Dialogue Seminar series is a new Seminar Series hosted by TIPS and the Commark Trust. The Seminars will generally be held in the afternoon of the last Friday of the month, and will start at 14h00 and conclude at 15h30 though discussions can continue after 15h30. However, for…
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- Date Wednesday, 12 March 2008
- Venue TIPS / The ComMark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
The IT revolution has allowed techniques that were once the preserve of a handful of leading theoreticians to become part of the practical economist's everyday toolkit. CGE modelling is one of a number of approaches to economy-wide analysis that have become accessible and practicable as data- and computer-based techniques have…
- Date Monday, 19 November 2007
- Organisation UNCTAD
The UNCTAD Virtual Institute (VI) builds capacity in developing and least developed countries by providing universities and research institutions with tools to enhance their knowledge and expertise in trade, investment and development issues. In cooperation with the Division on Africa and the Least Developed Countries and the Trade Analysis Branch…
�Â� The successful and rapid progression of the Eastern and Southern African integration process needs to be underpinned by comprehensive expertise from the region, including government, the private sector, non-governmental organisations and academics. Regional integration has become increasingly important and affects many countries worldwide. The importance of regional integration for…
- Date Wednesday, 29 August 2007
- Venue BUSA Offices, 1st Floor, 3 Gwen Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact RSVP: Judy Govender (by Friday 24 August)Email: Judy.Govender@wits.ac.zaTel: (011) 339 2021Fax: (011) 339 2154
Liberalisation of goods trade has enjoyed substantial advances in Southern Africa in recent years, notably through the SADC and COMESA free trade agreements (FTAs). Notwith-standing ongoing problems with rules of origin pertaining to tariff concessions, tariff rates have been reduced substantially and processes established to liberalize and/or harmonize services trade…
TIPS is pleased to announce the launch of a new development-focused research network funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). SADRN's broad objectives are to: Increase the supply of policy-relevant research in the SADC region by creating a pool of suitably-skilled researchers based in institutions in SADC, Improve the…
- Date Tuesday, 17 July 2007
TIPS is holding an introductory training workshop on basic market analysis for the National Department of Agriculture from 17 to 18 July 2007 in Pretoria. The course is based on the use of the International Trade Centre's (ITC's) online Market Analysis Tools - TradeMap, ProductMap and Market Access Map -…
- Date Thursday, 21 June 2007
- Venue Windhoek, Namibia
TIPS will conduct a Southern African Trade Database workshop on 21 June in Windhoek, Namibia as a follow-up to the workshop held in 2006, but this time the focus will be on the updated SADC trade data and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations, as well as on agricultural trade…
- Date Tuesday, 22 May 2007
- Venue Kopanong Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg
- Organisation Overseas Development Institute
Since 2005 there have been two training workshops to equip interested individuals and organisations to prepare for the Economic Partnerships Agreement (EPA) negotiations. As the SADC EPA negotiations are now heading towards the final months, one more workshop is offered. The main focus will be extraction of data from the…
- Date Tuesday, 29 June 2004
- Venue Cape Town, South Africa
Over recent years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the scope and level of protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs), including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and geographical indications. This trend has generated new opportunities, but also new tensions around key public policy concerns such as public health, food security, education,…
- Date Monday, 01 January 2007
- Venue Cape Town, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Kennedy Mbekeani (BIDPA); E-mail: kennedym@bidpa.bw
Description Aimed at Researchers and Policy-Makers, this was an applied trade bargaining course developed to fulfil the role of preparing countries for the new round of trade negotiations. Participants were given readings to familiarise them with the WTO, its processes and the issues that will be negotiated. Abstract The World…
- Date Monday, 18 March 2002
- Venue Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk Ernst van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
A short course presented by TIPS & UCT School of Economics Whilst most economic course work focuses either on macroeconomic relationships or on their micro foundations, at the practical level of public sector policy analysts and policy makers, considerable attention is paid to the intermediate or meso level of economic…
- Date Tuesday, 01 January 2002
- Venue Glenburn Lodge, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Rashad Cassim; E-mail: rashad@tips.org.za
The aim of the Annual Forum was to focus on major economic problems in the region and to evaluate the role of global integration therein. Taking stock of the economy is an important starting point for any serious discussion of globalisation. The Annual Forum will focussed primarily on the South…