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08 February 2007
TRALAC: Trade in Agriculture in the WTO Context
Better preparing Developining countries now for the current round of agrculture negotiations: this TRALAC aims to help the participants identify what is at stake for them in the current Round of WTO agriculture negotiations and to allow them to return to their capitals with a clear understanding of what their…
- Date Monday, 25 August 2003
- Venue Breakwater Lodge, Cape Town
- For enquiries or to register please contact Karien Bezuidenhout; Telephone: 27 21 883 2208.; E-mail: karienbezuidenhout@tralac.org
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08 February 2007
The SMME Economy in South Africa
Since 1994, South Africa has been faced with the challenges of re-integration into world markets as a global economy, while at the same time positioning itself to realise the high expectations of its populace regarding a successful transition towards a more democratic order. To achieve the objectives of economic growth…
- Date Monday, 10 November 2003
- Venue The Small Business Project offices, 79 Oxford Road, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Lucille Gavera; E-mail: lucille@tips.org.za
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Achieving Agricultural Development through Agricultural Trade is being presented by the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) in conjunction with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Africa Regional Conference for Africa, February 29, 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 10:00 to 18:00 in the Sandton Convention…
- Date Sunday, 29 February 2004
- Venue Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Kari Heerman; E-mail: heerman@agritrade.org
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08 February 2004
TIPS/DPRU/Cornell University Forum 2004: African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage
TIPS and DPRU, in association with Cornell University, sponsored an international conference to bring the best global research on issues around macro- and micro-economic linkages to the attention of African policy-makers. The Conference had a broad remit, covering theory, empirics and policy, while addressing individual countries, groups of countries, and…
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08 February 2007
SA Department of Agriculture: Workshop on Growth and Development Through Agricultural Trade
The SA Department of Agriculture saw the UN FAO's Regional Conference for Africa as an excellent opportunity to interact with participants from Africa in a one-day workshop on Growth and Development through Agricultural Trade.
- Date Saturday, 28 February 2004
- Venue Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Mr Sundru Pillay; Telephone: : 031 207 5633; E-mail: sundrup.metro@galileosa.co.za
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08 February 2007
Economy-Wide Policy Impact Analysis
Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…
- Date Monday, 29 March 2004
- Venue WITS University Gauteng
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
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08 February 2007
Services Sectors Workshop
The tertiary sector accounts for around 60% of South Africa's GDP and formal employment. In addition, the sector provides key inputs to the manufacturing and primary sectors and in some cases is a crucial determinant of the competitiveness of these sectors. Nonetheless, services remain under-researched in South Africa, thereby limiting…
- Date Friday, 01 January 1999
- Venue Gauteng, South Africa
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08 February 2007
Introductory Course on Computable General Equilibrium Modelling,
The School of Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) are running their fourth annual short course on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling course in Johannesburg from 4/5-16 July 2004. The IT revolution has allowed techniques that were once the preserve…
- Date Sunday, 04 July 2004
- Venue Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk Ernst van Seventer
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08 February 2007
Third International Conference: Pro-Poor Regulation & Competition: Issues, Policies & Practice
The third of a series of international conferences on regulation and competition under of the auspices of the Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) - the only one to be held in Africa - will be co-ordinated by the School of Public Management & Planning at the University of Stellenbosch,…
- Date Tuesday, 07 September 2004
- Venue V & A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Lucille Gavera; E-mail: lucille@tips.org.za
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08 February 2007
A DTI/UNIDO Competitiveness Conference: An Institutional Approach to Competitiveness
The Strategic Competitiveness Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry in conjunction with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, invites you to attend a high-level conference on competitiveness. The focus of the conference is on the role of institutions in fostering competitiveness. The conference will host various international speakers…
- Date Monday, 07 June 2004
- Venue Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Mariaan Minnaar; Telephone: 012 310 9540; E-mail: mminnaar@thedti.gov.a
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08 February 2007
Wits-Ekurhuleni Symposium On Sustainable Manufacturing
From being the largest producer of gold in the world, Ekurhuleni has evolved into a global competitor in business and industry. The mining boom in the East Rand facilitated the growth of a substantial manufacturing support base in the area, especially in terms of metal products, machinery, and engineering. Today,…
- Date Thursday, 10 June 2004
- Venue 10-11 June 2004, Brakpan Civic Centre
- For enquiries or to register please contact Simon Roberts; Telephone: (011) 717 8126; E-mail: robertss@sebs.wits.ac.za
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08 February 2000
TIPS Forum 2000: Paths to Growth & Employment in South Africa
This forum provides an opportunity for national and international researchers, policy makers and other stakeholders to dialogue on important policy-relevant trade and industrial policy and broader economic policy issues. The fourth conference deals with the critical issue of employment. Unemployment is the most important social and economic issue in South…
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08 February 2007
Regional Dialogue on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
Over recent years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the scope and level of protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs), including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and geographical indications. This trend has generated new opportunities, but also new tensions around key public policy concerns such as public health, food security, education,…
- Date Tuesday, 29 June 2004
- Venue Cape Town, South Africa
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08 February 2007
UK DTI White Paper on Trade and Investment South Africa Seminar: Is Trade Benefiting the Poor in Developing Countries
The UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) produced a White Paper on Trade and Investment in mid-2004, which aimed to address, among other issues, how the multilateral trading system could be adapted to make it more flexible and of benefit to all its members, especially the poorest. As part…
- Date Monday, 29 March 2004
- Venue Holiday Inn Hotel, c/o Beatrix and Church Street, Pretoria
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On behalf of the Department of Economics of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, TIPS will organise a workshop on Growth, Openness and Poverty in South Africa and Thailand. Attached find a paper that explores the interaction between investment and productivity in a intertemporal general equilibrium growth framework in…
- Date Saturday, 16 October 2004
- Venue Cape Town, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
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08 February 2007
Strategic Market Analysis for International Business Development
"TIPS and the International Trade Centre (ITC) will be hosting a seminar which will focus on the utilisation of ITC's tools for market analysis in the development of international trade strategies. This seminar is of particular interest to businesses engaged in or planning to venture into international trade."
- Date Thursday, 04 November 2004
- Venue 4th Floor, Diamond House, 35 Melle Street Braamfontein
- For enquiries or to register please contact Matthew de Gale; Telephone: 083 297 2939; E-mail: matthew@tips.org.za
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08 February 2007
Advanced Seminar on Market Analysis for Trade-led Growth Strategies
"TIPS in collaboration with the Market Analysis Section (MAS) of the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO will be holding an Advanced Seminar on Market Analysis for Trade-led Growth Strategies. This seminar is of particular interest to trade policy analysts and academics involved in international trade research and planning."
- Date Monday, 20 June 2005
- Venue 4th Floor, Diamond House, 35 Melle Street Braamfontein
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WESGRO/TRALAC in conjunction with the Market Analysis Section of the International Trade Centre is pleased to invite you to a two day seminar
- Date Monday, 25 October 2004
- Venue UCT-Upper Campus-Menzies Building-5th Floor-Room 5.36
- For enquiries or to register please contact Juliana Nkabinde; Telephone: 021 487 8700; E-mail: juliana@wesgro.co.za
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08 February 2007
The Presidency/ComMark Trust Sector Workshop
The Presidency and the ComMark Trust, in collaboration with TIPS, hosted a workshop to assess and discuss the prospects of key sectors of the South African economy in preparation for the Presidency's contribution to the January 2005 Cabinet Lekgotla: The sectoral, micro-level dynamics and trends of key sectors; The constraints…
- Date Thursday, 25 November 2004
- Venue Midrand Conference Centre
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08 February 2007
Introduction to Economy-Wide Policy Impact Analysis
Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…
- Date Monday, 04 April 2005
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
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