South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address yesterday in Parliament, setting out his government’s priorities for 2026 and emphasising the country’s commitment to ...

In 2026, the role of Davos as a neutral platform came to the fore, largely as a result of tensions between the US and Europe. Although the chosen theme, ‘A Spirit of Dialogue‘ did not leap out as ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. 2025 has been a challenging year for trade relations and the impacts of US tariff policy ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The editor of a well-known international newspaper recently wrote that 2025 was the year when ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. Cross-border trade is a source of income and livelihoods for thousands of Africans. Over 70% ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The release of a Leaders’ Declaration during the G20 Summit, held in Johannesburg at the ...

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Remittance flows to African countries continued to grow in both absolute and relative terms in 2024. A recent World Bank blog argued that ‘remittances have continued to outpace other types of external ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to expire in less than seven months: at ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. In this Trade Brief we discuss some key developments and events (some quite recent) which we ...

South Africa’s hosting the Group of 20 (G20) process for the next year began on 1 December 2024. There has been much comment of what an honour it is for the smallest economy of the 19 member states in ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. In November 2023, following the conclusion of the annual AGOA Forum in South Africa, US ...