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Trade

Investment options across SA’s borders

Investing in South Africa, whch is ranked ninety-seventh out of 139 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index, comes with a rather comprehensive set of challenges. South Africa's so-called strike season, a severely challenged education system...
04 Nov 11
 
 
Trade

Importers, exporters need to assess impact of tariff changes urgently

Last month I gave an assessment of the issues relating to the imminent changes to be made to the Harmonised System in January 2012 to accommodate changes in the business environment.
30 Sep 11
 
 
Trade

Ready for Harmonised System 2012?

Every five years, the 'Harmonized System', or HS, is updated to accommodate changes in the business environment. The HS is the coding system used to classify goods when you import or export and is the determiner of the level of duty you pay on the...
 
 
Trade

Skills, competitiveness and labour policy challenges at the heart of SA’s deindustrialisation

The Manufacturing Circle is the most recent interest group to raise concerns about the deindustrialisation of South Africa, which is a very alarming prospect.
29 Jul 11
 
 
Projects Update

Public environment upgrade project, South Africa Restricted

The project will involve the public environment upgrade of Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville.
22 Feb 08
 
 
Breaking News

Exporters urged to respect EU-SA trade deal

Qualifying for preferential trading benefits under the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) between the EU and South Africa is far from straightforward, and failure to comply with the terms of the agreement can have far-reaching...
 
 
Trade

SA–EU exports endangered by questionable FTA-benefits claims

If the observations of a Johannesburg-based consultancy are anything to go by, many local exporters claiming benefits under the European Union-South Africa free-trade agreement (FTA) appear not to have systems in place to ensure they are entitled...
25 Jun 04
 
 
Trade

New customs dispute-resolution system is on the cards for SA

Changes to South Africa’s customs legislation, which observers say could come into effect this month, will, among other things, offer importers and exporters unhappy with customs-related decisions taken by the South African Revenue Service...
09 Apr 04
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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