Since the beginning of this year, 10 non-tariff barriers (NTB) have been resolved within the East African Community. However, nine NTBs were reported as new in the same period. This […]
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Addressing non-tariff barriers at international level
Regional business organisations met in Cape Town to address the effect of non-tariff barriers on trade. This event was held under the auspices of the South African Institute of International […]
New non-tariff barrier registered – number 633
According to FESARTA the traffic authorities at Dondo, near Beira, are harassing foreign drivers over the documents that the drivers carry. Of particular note is the vehicle registration document for […]
SMS service to report trade barriers
An information exchange system that will allow East Africans to report non-tariff barriers (NTBs) via a short message service on their mobile phone has been developed in Uganda. Sam Watasa, […]
Charging for escorts in Mozambique no longer bone of contention
One non-tariff barrier which has been a bone of contention amongst transport operators moving freight into Mozambique has been the issue of authorities in that country charging for escorting trucks […]
Improving inter-Africa trade
Pictured: Patrick Osakwe, Chief, Africa Section, UNCTAD African countries need to adopt a new approach to Intra-Africa trade. This is the underlying message in the United Nations Conference on Trade […]
How the Resolution of a single Non-Tariff Barrier is helping people do business
Click here to read the full story, with photographs, on the TMSA website. Kariba is a small town in Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe, located on the north-western shores of […]
African Road Transport Forum 2013 videos
Videos from the Africa Road Transport Forum 2013 which was held on the 17 & 18 April at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre Johannesburg, South Africa. Video courtesy of […]
Solutions for intraregional trade in the freight sector
The second annual Africa Road Transport Forum organised by Transport World Africa in conjunction with FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations) was a great success: drawing […]
The non-tariff barriers
The total number of non-tariff barriers affecting business within the Comesa, EAC and SADC regions is 566. Sixty of these are dealt with by Fesarta (Federation of East and Southern […]