South Africa Ready For 'South-South' Trade Agreement

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

The South African Government has announced the completion of all the administrative processes needed to bring about the implementation of the Southern African Customs Union and the Mercosur Preferential Trade Agreement.Read Full Story

EU Welcomes New Free Trade Deal With African States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The EU's Competition Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has welcomed the launch of a free trade deal that will provide Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland duty- and quota-free access for their exports to the EU market.Read Full Story

SADC-EU Trade Treaty Comes Into Effect

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, October 7, 2016

The South African Department of Trade and Industry has announced that the Southern African Development Community-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement would provisionally enter into force on October 10, 2016.Read Full Story

EU MEPs Back New African Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Members of the European Parliament have backed an Economic Partnership Agreement with six members of the South African Development Community, which will provide varying degrees of duty- and quota-free access to each party. Read Full Story

China Concerned About South African Trade Investigation

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

On August 8, China's Ministry of Commerce issued a statement expressing concern at South Africa's initiation, on July 29, of a World Trade Organization safeguard investigation into certain cold-rolled steel products.Read Full Story

EU Signs EPA With South African States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, June 13, 2016

The European Union has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with six members of the Southern African Development Community, which will provide varying degrees of duty- and quota-free access to each party. Read Full Story

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