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Friday, 01 December 2006

The State of Trade Policy in South Africa

  • Year 2002
  • Author(s) Rashad Cassim; Donald Onyango
The South African government and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in particular have embarked on a policy framework to ensure that the SA economy becomes competitive. In an increasingly traded global economy, it is recognised that national economic welfare will be enhanced by both greater efficiency, brought…
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Sunday, 01 December 2002

The Economics Of SMMES In South Africa

  • Year 2002
  • Organisation TIPS
  • Author(s) Al Berry; Magali von Blottnitz
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY South Africa has, since 1994, been faced with the double challenges of re-integration into global markets as a global economy, while at the same time positioning itself to realise the high expectations of its populace regarding a successful transition towards a more democratic order. To achieve…
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Sunday, 01 December 2002

SADC Rules of Origin: Impediments to Regional Integration and Global Competitiveness

The SADC Free Trade Agreement, which came into being at the beginning of 2000 is up for a mid term review during 2004. The agreement is characterised by complex and restrictive rules of origin. Using references to case studies, Frank Flatters argues that if rules of origin were used simply…
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Sunday, 15 June 1997

Some Implications of the SADC Trade Protocol

  • Year 1997
  • Organisation Overseas Development Institute
  • Author(s) S Page
  • Countries and Regions Southern African Development Community (SADC)
As South Africa commits itself to entering a free-trade agreement with the SADC community a number of important issues arise. These range from the likely economic impact of a FTA on member countries, the legal political and regulatory problems and others. This paper represents the first attempt to explain these…
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