South Africa

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Trade and Innovation Project: Case Study 4: Deregulation, trade reform and innovation in the South African Agriculture Sector OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 76

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25-Jul-2008

Ron Sandrey and Nick Vink

This paper is one of five case studies which is a part of a larger project looking at the various effects that trade and investment can have on innovation. It studies the effect of deregulation and trade reform on South Africa’s agriculture sector.  OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 76.&l

Joint Statement by the South African Minister of Finance, Trevor A. Manuel, and the OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, regarding Enhanced Engagement between South Africa and the OECD

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15-Aug-2008

The world is rapidly transforming and a number of dynamic emerging economies,including South Africa, have become major players and trading partners with the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

OECD Economic Assessment of South Africa

15-Jul-2008

Prudent macroeconomic policies have driven South Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade, but huge problems remain, notably in tackling  unemployment. Policies to strengthen competition and improve education would raise living standards both by helping to realise South Africa’s employment potential and by boosting long-term productivity growth.

Official visit of the Secretary-General to South Africa (Pretoria - Johannesburg)

on 15-Jul-2008

During his official visit, Angel Gurría met with the President of the Republic of South Africa and other government officials. He also held a press conference for the release of the first’s OECD Economic Assessment of South Africa.

South Africa – Phase 1 Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

23-Jun-2008

How do South Africa’s anti-bribery laws conform to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention? This report evaluates whether the legal texts through which South Africa has implemented the Anti-Bribery Convention meet the standards set by the Convention and 1997 Revised Recommendation, and highlights actions to implement the 1996 Recommendation on the tax deductibility of bribes to foreign public officials. The report also describes features of South Africa’s framework for enforcing the Anti-Bribery Convention.

OECD Regional Forum on Trade Facilitation: Challenges and Opportunities for Eastern and Southern Africa

from 11-Jun-2008 to 12-Jun-2008

The 2008 OECD Regional Forum on Trade Facilitation was organised by the OECD Secretariat and the South Africa Revenue Service, with the financial support of the European Union. It spurred constructive dialogue between key stakeholders involved in trade facilitation in Eastern and Southern Africa (e.g., trade negotiators, customs officials, private sector representatives and donors), to advance the WTO negotiations on trade facilitation.