Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday (June 5, 2025) expressed concern over the inadequate representation of developing countries in multilateral institutions. Noting that this imbalance hampers ...

The purpose of the evaluation is to review and assess the effectiveness of Sweden’s support to tralac, in terms of the standard evaluation criteria of OECD/DAC to determine its relevance, ...

Nomfazwe Matimba is an international trade lawyer. She holds a B Hons Degree in Law from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters in International Trade Law from the University of East Anglia, UK. Her ...

There have also been new initiatives to work out bespoke bilateral deals. They are, for the time being, ad hoc trade arrangements. It will take a long time (and require a proper strategy) to ...

South African agricultural exports rose 10% in the first quarter to $3.36-billion from a year earlier as port performance improved and shipments to the US climbed, an industry body said. The 14% ...

Mining is expected to be a major driver of Africa’s development for the next few years. However, in many African jurisdictions, the industry is far from stable and needs to perform a complicated ...

On 2 April 2025, President Trump announced an unparalleled increase in tariffs on goods imported into the US from most of its trading partners. A 10% baseline tariff was announced along with steeper ...

South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.1 billion in April 2025. This surplus was attributable to exports of R166.2 billion and imports of R152.1 billion, inclusive of trade ...