25-Jun-2019
NBC (Namibia)
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has called on trade experts to find innovative ways to contribute to the success of the review process of the Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement.
6-Jun-2019
East African Business Week
The African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) will be launched on 7 July 2019 in Niamey, Niger, by the Heads of State and Government at an extraordinary summit of the African Union.
19-Mar-2019
Business Report
Issue with “cumulation,” which relates to certificates of origin required by exporters to both regions and differences in relation to timeframes for the continued recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary import requirements are not resolved.
24-Jul-2017
Southern African News
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to continue trading with SADC EPA countries under the current trade arrangement despite its withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
17-Oct-2016
Business Standard
South Africa pressed for revival of the negotiations for the proposed preferential trade agreement between India and five-nation Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
8-Sep-2016
Business Standard
The agreement aims at reducing tariffs for certain products. Tariffs are customs duties on merchandise imports.
24-Jun-2016
Namibia Economist
SACU has not lived up to the promises of the 2002 Agreement. The failure to fully implement that Agreement has resulted in a regional arrangement in limbo and policy paralysis.
19-May-2016
Thomson Reuters
A new Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) entered into force on 1 April 2016, providing preference margins of 10%, 25%, 50% and 100% for almost 1,050 tariff items on each side.
8-Dec-2015
The Hindi Business Line
New Delhi to explore potential trade pacts with individual countries.
21-Nov-2015
The Dollar Business
The two countries agreed to hold trade monitoring mechanism and CEOs forums to explore potential areas of collaborations.