Are the poor subsidising transportation costs for the rich? Why, in South Africa, should the poor subsidise air transport for the rich? At a time when national air carriers around […]
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EU riles African trade blocs
The European Development Fund (EDF) has been ineffective in delivering tangible economic development, while its disbursement is characterised by lengthy procedures that did not lend themselves well to development of […]
SA climbs trade efficiency rankings
South Africa outperformed the rest of Africa, as well as its upper middle-income economy peers, in a World Bank survey of trade efficiency, improving its previous performance despite a general […]
South Africa ranks top amongst peers in trade
Our main competitor on the African continent is Nigeria. South Africa ranks top among upper middle-income economies in a World Bank survey that measures how efficiently countries trade. South Africa […]
Dependence on SA Imports ‘Risky’
Zimbabwe’s export trade promotion body, ZimTrade, has warned against over-reliance on South African imports, stressing that Harare could plunge into a serious economic crisis should its southern neighbour experience unexpected […]
One-stop shop at borders speeds up trade
The Chirundu pilot project is paying off for traders and travellers, writes Wyndham Hartley A Ground-breaking one-stop border post (OSBP) at Chirundu between Zambia and Zimbabwe has demonstrated how the […]
Border Trade, Insolvency Still a Challenge
Tackling insolvency and trading across borders have been set as priority areas for private sector development from the 2012/13 fiscal year, Minister of Trade and Industry, Francois Kanimba, has said. […]