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Features

Guest writers comment on trade in southern Africa.

The real business of regional integration

Greg Mills looks at the case of Rwanda in analysing the root causes of high transport and trade costs across Africa's borders


KazUngula Bridge

Dianna Games considers if improved infrastructure alone will help the region's traders


Reality Check for SADC's FTA

"With the launch of the FTA will SADC's intra-regional trade increase" asks Dianna Games


Southern Africa and the Doha Development Round - where to from here?

Brendan Vickers takes a look at the recent developments.


North South Corridor MapRTFP is making it easier and quicker for businesses to trade between countries in southern and eastern Africa so that the economies of the region become more competitive and people benefit through job creation and increased wealth.

 

News:

SA's Media Profiles RTFP

Oct 06, 2008
RTFP's work on the North-South Corridor is being highlighted in an article in the Exporter Section of South Africa's Business Day paper.

SADC Recruits Corridor Coordination Adviser

Aug 21, 2008

SADC is recruiting an expert to coordinate the SADC Corridors Infrastructure Development as well as Transport and Trade Facilitation Programmes. TOR for the post are in English French and Portuguese . The post will be financed by RTFP.

EAC Trade in Services Meeting

Aug 11, 2008
A dedicated session on Trade in Services for the EAC – EPA negotiating group will be held in Entebbe. RTFP is reporting on work it has done elsewhere as well as financing a group of experts.

Tripartite Task Force Prepares for Summit

Aug 07, 2008
CEOs and officers of COMESA, EAC and SADC met in Gaborone from 30 July – 1 August to make preparations for a joint Summit which will be held later in the year.

Trade News:

WTO Talks Collapse:

Aug 14, 2008

29.7.08 - WTO Talks Collapse:

Aug 19, 2007
The WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, announced that failure to reach agreement on the special safeguard mechanism for developing countries had resulted in the breakdown of the Doha Development Agenda talks in spite of considerable progress on other issues.