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SA thinks again on import tariff pledge

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:45:00 +0200

The government is considering raising import tariffs on garments to maximum levels agreed to by SA in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), contradicting its undertaking as part of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries not to resort to protectionist measures in the global economic downturn.
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Africa's trading blocs seek new partnership to boost exports

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:03:00 +0200

NAIROBI: Africa's regional trading blocs have developed a new strategic partnership to boost the continent's exports.
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Russia, Belarus 'milk war' ends

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:58:00 +0200

MOSCOW: Moscow will start importing Belarussian dairy products again, a Russian official said Wednesday, 18 June 2009, resolving a so-called "milk war" which had driven a wedge between the longtime allies.
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Shipping companies say it is 'too early to talk of recovery'

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:00 +0200

Even though shipping rates are recovering, local shipping firms say they have not yet seen “green shoots” emerging in the turbulent shipping industry. They warn that the industry still faces shrinking world trade volumes and a glut of ships.
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Textile import duties cut in state drive to help industry

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:14:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry has started to make good on promises to lower the input costs of strategic industries earmarked for support in the national industrial strategy.
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R500m a year lost to pirate DVDs, CDs

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:10:00 +0200

The SA recording industry loses R500-million a year to pirates, half of that on the streets of Johannesburg, says James Lennox, chief executive of a local copyright agency.
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Transnet Freight Rail blames cable theft for delays

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:25:00 +0200

Transnet Freight Rail says it's feeling the financial effects of “unprecedented” cable theft that had disrupted the freighting of coal to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
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'Misconduct' deepens port boss suspension

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:39:00 +0200

Mystery surrounds the suspension of Port Elizabeth harbour manager Ester Goosen, with parent company Transnet now saying it is probing “allegations of misconduct”.
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Colombia coffee production drops

Mon, 25 May 2009 12:01:00 +0200

BOGOTA: Coffee production in Colombia, the world's number two producer of the beans, plunged 33% in the first four months of 2009, with exports sinking by 21%, officials said.
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Trade conditions slump to lowest level ever

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:56:00 +0200

Trade conditions slumped in April to their lowest level ever, according to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Sacci) monthly Trade Conditions Survey released today. The Trade Activity Index (TAI), which measures current trade conditions, fell to 32 in April from a low of 38 in March.
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