TPR Daily News Round-Up: 07 April 2017
The Periscope Report trade related news round-up from a variety of sources for 07th April 2017. Airlines pull trigger on Zimbabwe THE world’s largest airlines […]
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Zimbabwe’s SI 64 of 2016: When protectionism is a legitimate mechanism in international trade
Zimbabwe’s Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016’s advent was followed by a great deal of confusion in its wake, even among the most notable individuals, newspapers […]
Zimbabwe SI 64 of 2016 Import license requirements
Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 (SI 64 of 2016) popularised import licensing across the board in Zimbabwe’s active import market. Ordinary citizens and established corporations […]
Reflecting on the cost of SI 64 of 2016 on Zimbabwe in view of South Africa’s demands
Back in June I prepared a detailed analysis of Zimbabwe’s Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 from a perspective of international trade. In that perspective, I […]
(updated) Zimbabwe’s ill-advised SI 64 of 2016, South African government responds and this is just the beginning
There has been an update to this post, please see at the end When Statutory Instrument SI 64 of 2016 notice was gazetted last month […]
Zimbabwe’s protectionist trade practices are cooking up a regional storm
A few days ago I gave my opinion showing how flawed Zimbabwe’s Statutory Instrument 64 or 2016 is from an international trade law perspective. In […]
Should Zimbabwe’s trade Minister worry about Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania trade speech?
Yesterday Donald Trump was in Monessen, Pennsylvania in the United States where he delivered a 40 minute “How to make America great again” speech.((HIT Breaking […]
Zimbabwe’s statutory instrument 64 of 2016 and international trade
This month, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Mike Bimha gazetted the ill-famed((NewsDay Zimbabwe – Import ‘ban’ triggers chaos)) Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016. Statutory […]
Zimbabwe and AGOA, counting the cost
Since inception in 2000, and its now been 16 years, Zimbabwe has not been part of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act widely known as […]