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SA, UK focus on trade

February 13, 2012 By rsaukadmin Leave a Comment
United Kingdom - South Africa Trade

United Kingdom - South Africa Trade

Cape Town – South Africa and the UK are looking to increase economic and trade ties by focusing on exporting high-value-added goods to Britain, the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says.

Briefing media at the Taj Hotel in Cape Town, following a bi-lateral meeting with UK foreign secretary William Hague, Nkoana-Mashabane said trade had improved between the two countries last year after declining 37% from 2008 to 2009, amid the global financial crisis. [Read more...]

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SA, UK to double trade

July 19, 2011 By rsaukadmin Leave a Comment
Cameron in South Africa

Cameron in South Africa

Pretoria – British Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to double bilateral trade with South Africa by 2015, as he began his first working visit to sub-Saharan Africa to bolster trade links with the continent. [Read more...]

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SA, UK commit to increasing trade

June 11, 2011 By rsaukadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – South Africa and the United Kingdom have recommitted to the target of doubling bilateral trade between the two countries by 2015.

Following the 9th SA-UK Bilateral Forum, where the South African delegation was led by  International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane, the two countries agreed to focus on building trade and investment in the following sectors: infrastructure and engineering; higher education and skills; energy; natural resources; ICT, financial services; and health, as key sectors in reaching this target. [Read more...]

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SA to meet UK for trade talks

June 7, 2011 By rsaukadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is to lead a South African delegation to the 9th SA-UK Bilateral Forum from Thursday.

The department said the visit comes within the context of strengthening political and bilateral relations between the two countries.

“The forthcoming forum will be an important milestone in the relations between the two countries as its main thrust will be on implementing the ideals expressed in the Joint Declaration as adopted at the end of President Jacob Zuma’s State Visit to the UK in 2010,” it said. [Read more...]

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Dti launches system for SA exporters

March 3, 2011 By rsaukadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – An early warning system has been launched by government to help ensure South African export companies are aware of technical changes to export regulations.

 

South Africa export

South Africa export

The system comes as a result of the observation by the National Industrial Policy Framework and the Industrial Policy Plan (IPAP) of the increasing role that Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) and Non Tariff Barriers  (NTBs) by developed and developing nations are playing  in the global  trading regime. [Read more...]

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SA, UK strengthen relations

November 30, 2010 By rsaukadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – Deputy International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ebrahim I Ebrahim, will meet with the UK Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, to bolster relations between the two countries. [Read more...]

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