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    Angola, the reluctant SADC trader

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Trade (PoT) was signed in 1996 with the aim of increasing trade between member states through the elimination of tariffs and harmonisation of customs procedures.
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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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    Political and economic drivers of regional integration in Africa: a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    African regional economic communities have not generated expected benefits. Regional integration in the African continent has faced several obstacles. One of the major obstacles is overlapping memberships that generate the problems of low level programme implementation and meeting attendance, and difficulties paying subscription fees.
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    South Africa's investment landscape: mapping economic incentives

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    For an economy to attract productive, sustainable local and foreign investment, a stable investment climate along with a supportive investment policy framework is necessary. Government-owned or -mandated investment promotion agencies (IPAs) have an important role to play in marketing the country and its particular investment opportunities to potential investors.
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    SADC trade in services: negotiating the national interest

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Despite the significant growth and opportunities in trade in services, countries remain reluctant to open key service industries to unfettered competition, and regulations continue to restrict or even prevent international trade in this sector.
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    Service sector liberalisation in India: key lessons and challenges

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    The service sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the Indian economy. It has been integral to India’s overall liberalisation and structural reform programme, which was initiated in the 1980s and gained momentum after 1991.
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    Trade futures 2014: The WTO and Southern Africa's external trade relations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    To gain some clarity on uncertainties and complexities that existed before the DOha Round, SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs) embarked on a futures thinking exercise employing, among others, scenario planning techniques.
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    Protecting international investors in SACU: towards harmonisation

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Foreign investment inflows are of vital importance to the national economic development of African countries, because in most parts of Africa there is very little generated capital for substantial investment. Hence, most countries tend to look to foreign investors to bring much-needed foreign direct investment (FDI) to their shores.

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