In the quarter to June 2025, the bloc’s trade balance deteriorated by 334 percent, reversing earlier gains and returning to a familiar but undesirable trend. This saw the bloc go from a historic ...

South Africa’s commodity boom set to spill into wider economy (Engineering News) South Africa‘s commodity windfall is expected to seep into the broader economy, boosting banks, retailers and property ...

At the end of the fourth 2025 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held in Washington in mid-October 2025, the meeting was not able to produce a consensus communiqué.

At the end of the fourth 2025 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held in Washington in mid-October 2025, the meeting was not able to produce a consensus communiqué.

South Africa’s cabinet approved an Integrated Resources Plan (IRP 2025) in mid-October. The masterplan for the country’s energy development going forward contains some astounding numbers. The IRP ...

South Africa has called on G20 member states to exercise maximum flexibility and solidarity as the Empowerment of Women Working Group (EWWG) enters the final phase of negotiations on the first-ever ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. This paper discusses the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade as the legal instrument adopted ...

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Remittance flows to African countries continued to grow in both absolute and relative terms in 2024. A recent World Bank blog argued that ‘remittances have continued to outpace other types of external ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. In this Trade Brief we discuss some key developments and events (some quite recent) which we ...