By Mr Lucius Phaleng (lphaleng@namc.co.za) Introduction It was in June 2016 when the UK decided to leave the EU and this followed a public referendum during which members of parliament voted in favour of leaving the EU. UK was the largest economy amongst the 28 EU member states in terms of its contribution to the […]

By Dr Sifiso Ntombela (sifiso@namc.co.za) & Dr Simphiwe Ngqangweni (simphiwe@namc.co.za) Introduction The trade information shows that South Africa had a trade deficit of R7.55 billion in the first quarter of 2019, which can be attributed to low exports of R103.8 billion in the first quarter of 2019, although they are still 17.3 % higher than […]

By Ms Onele Tshitiza (otshitiza@namc.co.za)   Introduction The United States of America (USA) has been trading in the global economy since the 1930s, following the first Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act (RTAA) of 1934, and has a long history of trading ties with other countries. In those earlier years, there were no set international agreements on […]