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Exporting and export dynamics among South African firms
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013According 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.DocumentIs SACU ready for a monetary union?
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013Attaining 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).DocumentThe cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North–South corridor (South Africa–Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge a preliminary study
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Trade committed member states to creating a free trade area (FTA) within their collective borders by 2008.DocumentNon-tariff barriers to trade in Southern Africa: towards a measurement approach
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008Liberalisation of goods trade has enjoyed substantial advances in South and Southern Africa in recent years, notably through the Uruguay Round agreements, unilateral liberalisation under structural adjustment programmes, and Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) free trade agreements (FTAs). NotwithstandingDocumentSouth African trade policy and the future global trading environment
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012Trade policy has a key role to play in South Africa’s growth strategy. If it is to meet the aspirations of its people for higher incomes and increased employment opportunities, the South African economy needs to expand at an average rate of at least 6% a year.DocumentThe BRICS in the emerging global economic architecture
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012For more than 10 years South Africa has been part of a group of countries, invariably including China, India and Brazil, responsible for forming the elements that have the potential of altering the dynamics of several multilateral processes. But South Africa’s inclusion in the BRICS has not been without its controversies.DocumentThe economic gateway to Africa? geography, strategy and South Africa's regional economic relations
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012A 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.DocumentGoodwill and hard bargains: The DRC, China and India
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012The economic and political engagement of China and India with the African continent is growing, but the complex dynamics of this engagement, particularly at country-specific level, remain under-researched.DocumentPerspectives on trade, investment and competition policy in South Africa
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012In a liberalised trade and investment environment, trade, investment and competition policies together form a specific nexus. South Africa needs foreign direct investment to help address its need for employment creation, growth and development.DocumentWorking for development in Southern Africa: bridging the gap between government and business
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011Since 1994 Southern Africa in particular has witnessed an expansion of South African corporate activity.Pages