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05 March 2008
A review of South Africa's industrial policy
A Review of South Africa's Industrial Policy Co-ordinator: Stephen Hanival is the Director of TIPS. He holds an MSc Degree in Economics from the University of London and an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town. He was previously the Chief Director: Services Sectors and the Director of Policy…
- Date Friday, 28 March 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Stephen Hanival
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Development Dialogue Seminars
09 April 2008
Trade Data Analysis Course (Cours d'Analyse Commerciale: Integration Regionale et Performances Commerciales)
In March 2008, members of the TIPS team, Myriam Velia and Ximena Gonzalez-Nu�Ã��Â�±ez, provided a series of training sessions in Antananarivo, Madagascar to participants from a wide range of backgrounds - government and customs officials, industry representatives and statistical employees. The course, which largely followed the programme and objectives of…
- Date Monday, 17 March 2008
- Venue Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Events Archive
Reducing Exchange Rate Volatility and Supporting Competitiveness Co-ordinators Prof. Dr. E. Schaling Prof. Dr. E. Schaling studied macroeconomics at the Faculty of Economic and Business Administration at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, currently Europe's number one faculty in terms of research output. After obtaining his doctorate at the same university with…
- Date Friday, 30 May 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Presenter: Victor Tokman is an economic advisor to the President of Chile, based in Santiago. He has a doctorate degree in economics from Oxford University, an MA in Development Studies from the University of Chile and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) degree from the University of Rosario in Argentina. He…
- Date Friday, 27 June 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Victor Tokman
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Development Dialogue Seminars
02 June 2008
Annual Forum 2008 - South Africa's economic miracle , has the emperor lost his clothes?
The 2008 Forum was held in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism and The Competitiveness Institute (TCI). TCI's Conference was entitled: Clusters Meeting the Challenge of Globalisation The full conference programme can be found at: http://www.sbs.co.za/tci2008 Forum Theme: After a number of years of strong economic…
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Annual Forum
First international conference on regional integration issues and SADC law Premi�Ã��Â�©re conf�Ã��Â�©rence internationale sur les questions de l'int�Ã��Â�©gration r�Ã��Â�©gionale et le droit de la SADC Centro internacional de confr�Ã��Â�©ncia Joaquim Chissano. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
- Date Wednesday, 23 April 2008
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Venue
Centro internacional de confr????ncia Joaquim Chissano
- Organisation The faculty of law Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM); The Shouthern Africa development community - SADC; The ministry of industry and trade (MIC) Republic of Mozambique
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Events Archive
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION ISSUES AND SADC LAW
No-one can dispute that electricity is an essential input to production and economic growth in South-Africa. Eskom, a wholly state-owned utility dominates electricity generation, it supplies approximately 95% of South Africa's electricity. The Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) has been facing…
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Trade and Industry
11 June 2008
Who Benefits from SA's Bilateral Trade Agreements
Trade liberalisation is a key component of South Africa's post-Apartheid development strategy, aimed at accelerating growth and creating employment. There is evidence suggesting that multilateral reforms over the last decade have been successful. However, the government's emphasis has shifted in…
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Academic Data Access and Training
19 June 2008
The Think Tank Initiative , First Call for Expressions of Interest: East and West Africa
19 June 2008
The Think Tank Initiative invites applications from independent African organisations that are committed to using research to inform and influence social and economic policy. The Initiative will provide multi-year funding to promising think tanks, and will work with successful applicants to improve their organizational performance.
For more details on the Initiative and the application process, visit The Think Tank.
Deadline: August 19, 2008
The Think Tank Initiative is a new, multi-donor programme dedicated to strengthening 'independent policy research institutions' or 'think tanks' in developing countries, enabling them to better provide sound research that both informs and influences policy.
The Initiative will focus its activities in East and West Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.
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TIPS In the News
Presenter: Sandy Lowitt obtained a Baccalaur ©at International in Geneva and went on to complete a Master of Commerce (MCom) degree in economics at the University of the Witwatersrand. She taught Economics at Wits University until 1994 when she joined the Gauteng Department of Finance and Economic Affairs. She still…
- Date Friday, 25 July 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
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Development Dialogue Seminars
07 July 2008
Economic Prospects for Post-Crisis Zimbabwe
Presenter: Tony Hawkins was founder-director of the Graduate School of Management (GSM) at the University of Zimbabwe and now Professor of Economics at the GSM. He is a consultant for an international bank and writes widely on African economic issues.
- Date Friday, 29 August 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
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Development Dialogue Seminars
08 August 2008
Climate and Energy - Options for South Africa
Presenter: John Ledger completed a B.Sc. Honours degree in Zoology at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1965 and thereafter worked at the South African Institute for Medical Research as a research scientist in the Department of Medical Entomology. He spent 18 years at the SAIMR, completing his Doctorate at…
- Date Friday, 26 September 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Monday 29 September 2008 09:00 Opening Chair Josephilda Nhlapo, Presidency Context and Introduction Alan Hirsch, Presidency A Framework for Second Economy Strategy: Addressing Inequality and Economic Marginalisation Kate Philip, Second Economy Strategy Project 11:00 Inequality Trends and Policy Options Neva Makgetla Asset and…
- Date Monday, 29 September 2008
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Events Archive
15 October 2008
Working Paper 4-2008: Balance of Payments dynamics, institutions and economic performance in South Africa: a policy-oriented study
SAIIA and TIPS have collaborated on a project investigating balance of payment dynamics issues in South Africa. Professor Andreas Freytag, who has a Chair of Economic Policy at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena in Germany, has been working with SAIIA and the…
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Trade and Industry
16 October 2008
Working Paper 2-2008: Mozambican Air Transport Liberalisation: A Discussion Document
In this report, the meaning of liberalisation in the air transport sector is discussed and the difference between deregulation and liberalisation is highlighted. Liberalisation entails a progressive opening up of a market with state control enacted over the process, while…
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Centre for Real Economy Study (Crest)
20 October 2008
Working Paper 3-2008: TNC FDI Firms and Domestic SME Linkages Reflecting on three SADC Case Studies
The research process underpinning this article was focused on casting some light on factors influencing the way in which developing countries can enhance linkages between Transnational Corporation (TNC) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) firms and domestic small and medium enterprises (SMEs).…
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Centre for Real Economy Study (Crest)
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been implementing the trade protocol for more than seven years. The aim is to liberalise trade flows between members and eventually lead to deeper integration in the region. As member states are preparing…
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Trade and Industry
Trade-in-services is fast becoming one of the foremost areas of research and policy making in the international trade arena. Although the General Agreement on Trade-in-Services (GATS) was implemented in 1995, it is only recently, with the realisation of the close linkages between goods and service exports and the advent of…
- Year 2008
- Organisation Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University
- Author(s) Johan Fourie
- Countries and Regions South Africa