Back in Hunan, momentum for China-Africa trade was growing. Platforms like the China-Africa Economic and TradeExpo (CAETE) and the local free trade zone gave wings to his vision ...China and Africa.
But the country lost trade-free access months before that question could be settled when, in April, Trump announced punitive 30 percent tariffs on imports from SouthAfrica and a host of nations he said “treat us badly”.
Geographically, SouthAfrica has been well-positioned to manage increased trade and container flows following attacks on ships in the Red Sea as global shipping routes pivoted via the Cape of Good Hope.
Ghana’s reach in the AfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea (AfCFTA) market continues to see progress, but largely only in WestAfrica. The report shows that Africa accounted for 45 percent of all NTEs in ...
The 40-year arc of US relations with SouthAfrica goes something like this ...A major evolution on trade in 40 years Reagan’s belief was that free trade between the US and South Africa’s apartheid regime would ultimately lead to change.
... populations, to essential services, while also enabling Ethiopia to better integrate into Africa's digital economy and the AfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea, according to the prime minister.
Africa cannot trade if it cannot connect ...The AfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea (AfCFTA) is the most important policy lever for Africa’s economic future ... Africa’s trade potential is real—but it needs ...
SouthAfrica wants tariff-free trade, American investment, and expanded commercial ties — yet under the leadership of Ramaphosa’s African National Congress, it is actively aligning itself with the very regimes the United States is working to contain.
As Africa moves to leverage the AfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea (AfCFTA) and its regional manufacturing potential, the AAAJ stands ready to play a vital role, not just as observers but as storytellers of a continent on the move.
The US is SouthAfrica’s second-largest bilateral trading partner after China. Under the duty-free Africa GrowthOpportunityAct introduced in 2000, South Africa sells precious stones, steel products ...
Partners involved in Belt and Road construction should uphold common interests and international fairness and justice, defend the multilateral trading system and international economic order, and safeguard free trade, they said.
We need to set up infrastructure to trade within Africa... Why can we not convince them to set up shop instead of producing the cars? The African free trade argument will probably then benefit South Africa even more.
As a part of its robust educational offerings both online and offline, the HFM team hosts free trading seminars around Southern Africa throughout the year, giving local traders the chance to meet ...