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South Africa's Trade and Growth

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21-Aug-2009

Przemyslaw Kowalski, Ralph Lattimore and Novella Bottini

This paper examines key trade and trade related issues facing South Africa and describes South Africa’s re-entry into the global trade architecture and its economic growth in the context of its trade performance.

Crisis is an opportunity to revive trade reforms, says OECD report

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19-Mar-2009

Resisting protectionism and reviving stalled trade reforms would help the major emerging economies build on the progress achieved over the past two decades and emerge from the crisis with their trade performance strengthened, says a new OECD report.

Globalisation and Emerging Economies

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19-Mar-2009

OECD countries still dominate the world economy, but their share of world trade dropped and some of the world’s most important economies are not members of the OECD. Foremost among these are the so-called BRIICS: Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa.

Freer trade and well targeted support are keys to food security in emerging markets - OECD report

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17-Mar-2009

As the global economic slowdown threatens to increase food insecurity among the world’s poor, a new OECD report calls on the major emerging economies to ensure their agricultural policies are focussed on long-term sustainability rather than short-term fixes..

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 ...

Trade and Innovation: A Synthesis Paper

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06-Aug-2008

Osamu Onodera

This paper, together with five case studies, is a part of a larger project looking at the various effects that trade and investment can have on innovation.

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

Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Profile for South Africa

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03-Jan-2008

A CRS profile details the information the OECD holds on the DAC members' Official Development Assistance commitments and briefly describes the CRS codes used to proxy aid-for-trade categories. The CRS codes record the sector of destination of an activity and not the nature of the activity per se

Market access and private standards: case study of the South African fruit market

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01-Aug-2007

Linda Fulponi

The case study of South Africa is one of four which form the basis for the paper Private standard schemes and developing country access to global value chains: challenges and opportunities. It examines ...

Farm support low in major emerging markets but protectionist pressure rising - OECD report

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15-Mar-2007

Government support to agriculture is far lower in the major emerging economies than on average in the developed countries of the OECD. But it is nevertheless rising as pressure mounts to protect farmers in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, says a new OECD report.