December 2024

Trade Restrictive Measures On The Rise

17 December 2024 – There has been a sharp rise in trade-restrictive measures by World Trade Organization members between mid-October 2023 and mid-October 2024 compared to the last Trade Monitoring Report in November 2023. That’s according to the annual overview of global trade developments released by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at a December 11 meeting

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South Africa Records Trade Balance Surplus Of R14.6 Billion In October 2024

4 December 2024 – South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.6 billion in October 2024. This surplus was attributable to exports of R179.6 billion and imports of R165.0 billion, inclusive of trade with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN). The year-to-date (01 January to 31 October 2024) preliminary trade balance surplus of

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