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05 Nov 2012
 
 
WTO Director General: Time for Africa?
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
During the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum held in Geneva recently, the corridors and coffee shops were abuzz with speculation about the race for the position of Director General. ...
 
 
12 Jul 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – July 12, 2011
PODCAST
Thousands of workers in South Africa's petroleum, pharmaceutical and chemical industries began a strike over wages yesterday, but the supply of fuel was unaffected so far because of stockpiles at...
 
 
05 Nov 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - November 5, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, MPs debate the issue of national interest in the controversial Protection of Information Bill; the UNDP rates Norway as the best country in the world to live in and Zimbabwe the...
 
 
09 Jul 2010
 
Reliance on commodities makes Africa vulnerable to next crisis
AFRICAN ECONOMY
While the economic downturn seems to have bottomed out, there is a risk of a double-dip recession, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) warned this week, urging African countries to...
 
 
02 Jul 2010
 
Big shift in trade relations taking shape across Africa
REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Africa’s total merchandise trade with non-African developing countries surged from $34-billion in 1995 to a material $283-billion in 2008, making this category of trading partner the...
 
 
18 Jun 2010
 
 
 
China emerging as key African trade partner, report shows
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Africa's total merchandise trade with non-African developing countries surged from $34-billion in 1995 to a material $283-billion in 2008, making this category of trading partner the continent's...
 
 
20 May 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - May 20, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, SA mulls costs and benefits of transition to green economy; the UNCTAD says that sub-Saharan Africa needs a "green revolution" to achieve food security; and, the IMF sees...
 
 
15 Sep 2009
 
 
 
Daily podcast - September 15, 2009
Multimedia
In today's podcast, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says that it is too early to call an economic recovery; the OECD, UNCTAD and WTO call on governments to start planning a coordinated exit...
 
 
14 Sep 2009
 
Restrictive trade elements may retard global recovery
TRADE
Governments should start planning a co-ordinated exit strategy that would eliminate actions and elements that have acted as "sand in the gears of international trade that may retard the global...
 
 
10 Jan 2007
 
Dlamini Zuma: Handing over ceremony of Chairmanship of Group of 77 (10/01/2007)
2007
Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. DR Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chair of the Group of 77 (G77), on the occasion of the handing over ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of...
 
 
23 Feb 2004
 
US, agricultural nations to try to jump-start free trade
News
The Cairns Group of 17 nations seeking an end to farm subsidies is meeting here this week with the US in a bid to revive stalled World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations.
 
 
29 Nov 2003
 
African trade negotiators meet to plan global trade plan
News
A two-day meeting to discuss the implications for Africa of global trade talks that broke down in September was to open yesterday in Ghana, gathering negotiators, officials and representatives...
 
 
20 Oct 2003
 
Apec leaders meet to promote free trade
News
Asia Pacific leaders met in Bangkok today with high hopes of salvaging multilateral trade talks that broke down last month in Cancun, Mexico, over the divisive issue of trade protectionism.
 
 
12 Sep 2003
 
WTO ministers still seek breakthrough at talks
News
WTO ministers yesterday got down to the nitty-gritty in a bid to break a deadlock blocking progress toward a new global trade pact amid few signs of headway.
 
 
17 Nov 2002
 
WTO mini-ministerial reaches consensus on TRIPS
News
A deal to open up poor countries' access to cheap drugs looks within reach in Australia, boosting the fight against Aids and a range of other killer diseases, reports BBC Online.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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