From July 16-17, SATH conducted a trade data analysis workshop for government officials in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop provided participants with skills in obtaining and analyzing trade and tariff data. In the course of the training, a Tanzania Trade Snapshot was developed which provides detailed information about the structure and patters of Tanzania's external trade and tariffs. Tanzania is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which is progressing towards a full free trade area (FTA), and is also participating in negotiations towards a Tripartite FTA with the East African Community (EAC) and Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). These skills will allow Tanzania to analyze policy decisions related to the SADC FTA and Tripartite.
The Export Digest touches on export-related matters, including SATH export-related activities, export marketing, trade finance, export logistics, international trade law, export administration, export sales contracts and export success stories under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). We answer readers' questions about practical export-related matters and highlight important trade-related developments such as new trade agreements or regulatory changes. International trade experts, exporters and importers feature as guest contributors to the column to share their experiences.
Thirty participants from eleven countries attended the Second Regulatory Practitioners Training Course in Namibia from July 16-20, 2012. The training was sponsored by SATH, and held in collaboration with the Regional Electricity Regulators Association (RERA) and the Electricity Control Board (ECB) of Namibia. The objective of the training was to enhance the capacity of regulatory institutions and regulators to promote and deploy clean energy in the region.
SATH is assisting the Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE) to develop a system of warehouse receipts which would enable producers to obtain credit on the basis of grain stored in certified warehouses, allowing them to select the best time to sell, thus potentially increasing profits.
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