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    SACU - one hundred not out: what future for the Customs Union?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    This paper is based on research conducted recently in South Africa (SA), Namibia, Angola and Botswana. Policy and decision makers were asked to complete a questionnaire about the future of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Although the responses to the questionnaire were low, the interaction with respondents was of a high quality.
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    Exporting and export dynamics among South African firms

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    According to the National Development Plan increased exports, particularly among small and medium firms, are an important job-creation strategy. Yet much of the South African debate on exporting occurs in an environment based on anecdote and prejudice rather than fact.
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    Is SACU ready for a monetary union?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Attaining a monetary union is an ambition for most African regional economic communities. Although studies have been undertaken on the costs and benefits of monetary unions, there has been little focus on the viability of a Common Monetary Area for member states of the South African Customs Union (SACU).
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    The economic gateway to Africa? geography, strategy and South Africa's regional economic relations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    A closer look at economic interaction in sub-Saharan Africa confirms that South Africa interlinks many of its neighbouring countries globally. This paper argues that South Africa's role as an economic gateway primarily depends upon geography, i.e. upon naturally given and man-made structures in geographical space.
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    South Africa's current account deficit: are proposed cures worse than the disease?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Each time the domestic trade balance shows a deficit, the policy discussion becomes very emotional. Normally discussions are driven by a strong mercantilist bias: trade surpluses are seen as a benefit to the country and they are claimed to be caused by own competitiveness.

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