Trade in Africa Webinars

Trade in Services in Africa webinar series

Brought to you by Access Bank and XA International Trade Advisors.

Join Access Bank and XA International Trade Advisors for a thought-provoking webinar series around important current issues regarding trade throughout the African continent, as well as global issues affecting South African trade across our borders. Together with XA International Trade Advisors, we gather experts in the trade industry to share their knowledge of current events, macroeconomic forces and policy updates that affect businesses in South Africa.

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Tuesday, November 1st 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Donald MacKay

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Donald started XA International Trade Advisors in 2003 (known in those days as Xikhovha Advisory, a stroke of branding confusion that was truly astonishing). XA is a boutique international trade consulting practice, with a strong focus on trade policy issues, such as Customs duty changes and anti-dumping issues. They also do a lot of direct Customs consulting, which usually takes the form of dispute resolution when clients get into a pickle with Customs. XA has a superb team of people and finds itself dealing with many of the most interesting and complex cases happening in South Africa.
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Paul Bondi

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Paul is the Co-head and Managing Director of Rothschild & Co. Johannesburg. Paul has advised on many of South Africa's largest M&A transactions, including the $3.15bn acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev's 54.1% in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa and the Edcon on its R26.1bn balance sheet restructuring and R2.7bn recapitalisation.
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How localisation impacts investment

Manufacturing has historically been credited as a key driver of higher-value job creation and for the increase in living standards globally. In South Africa, the sector has been vital to the economy and continues to be important, even though it has become severely depressed in recent years.

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Tuesday, September 13th 2022
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Biandri Joubert

XA Global Trade Advisors
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Biandri Joubert is a Special Advisor: Non-tariff barriers at XA Global Trade Advisors. Biandri is a specialist in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) field of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS).
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Deon Joubert

Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa
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Deon Joubert is the Special CGA Envoy: EU & Market Access of the Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa.
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The EU-SA Citrus Matter - What's It About and What Are Phytosanitary Measures?

Why is there an issue with our exports of citrus to the EU? Are the European’s concerns legitimate and what are the rules which underpin the dispute?

Join Biandri Jouberts and Deon Joubert for an informative discussion of phytosanitary measures and their impact on the global trade in plant products.

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Tuesday, July 19th 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Francois Fouche

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Francois started his professional career at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates Inc., Barclays Capital and Global Insight Inc. before joining the Reserve Bank of South Africa as a financial economics advisor. He currently is serving as the Executive Director at Growth Diagnostics and a Research Fellow at GIBS Centre for African Management & Markets. Francois also serves on the British High Commission's National Steering Committee for the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique Trade Capacity Building Programme (TCBP).
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Dr Clive Vinti

Head of Research, XA International Trade Advisors
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Clive Vinti is an XA International Trade Advisors associate that has a key interest in international environmental law research. He focuses primarily on sustainable development, as well as transboundary water law and international trade law. Clive’s recent research interests have inevitably traversed into the terrain of administrative law and trade policy which augment his substantive areas of interest. He has also gained an interest in competition law since his research on trade remedies and policies is intertwined with market structures and the place of the domestic manufacturing industry.
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The South African Localisation series: Designation and Government procurement

Government purchasing power through public procurement contributes between 15% and 25% to GDP with a local procurement target of 75%. Consequently, “Designation” offers a huge opportunity for local businesses. Product designations to date include bus bodies – 80%, steel products and components for construction – 100% and textile, clothing, leather and footwear – 100%.

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Tuesday, June 21st 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Donald MacKay

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Donald started XA International Trade Advisors in 2003 (known in those days as Xikhovha Advisory, a stroke of branding confusion that was truly astonishing). XA is a boutique international trade consulting practice, with a strong focus on trade policy issues, such as Customs duty changes and anti-dumping issues. They also do a lot of direct Customs consulting, which usually takes the form of dispute resolution when clients get into a pickle with Customs. XA has a superb team of people and finds itself dealing with many of the most interesting and complex cases happening in South Africa.
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Francois Fouche

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Francois started his professional career at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates Inc., Barclays Capital and Global Insight Inc. before joining the Reserve Bank of South Africa as a financial economics advisor. He currently is serving as the Executive Director at Growth Diagnostics and a Research Fellow at GIBS Centre for African Management & Markets. Francois also serves on the British High Commission's National Steering Committee for the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique Trade Capacity Building Programme (TCBP).
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South Africa's use (or not) of trade agreements

South Africa is a signatory to 5 trade agreements and in theory negotiates another 5, yet these agreements are yielding little benefit. Within this webinar, we will be discussing the world of trade agreements and how to leverage the benefits of these agreements.

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Tuesday, May 17th 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Donald MacKay

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Donald started XA International Trade Advisors in 2003 (known in those days as Xikhovha Advisory, a stroke of branding confusion that was truly astonishing). XA is a boutique international trade consulting practice, with a strong focus on trade policy issues, such as Customs duty changes and anti-dumping issues. They also do a lot of direct Customs consulting, which usually takes the form of dispute resolution when clients get into a pickle with Customs. XA has a superb team of people and finds itself dealing with many of the most interesting and complex cases happening in South Africa.
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Francois Fouche

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Francois started his professional career at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates Inc., Barclays Capital and Global Insight Inc. before joining the Reserve Bank of South Africa as a financial economics advisor. He currently is serving as the Executive Director at Growth Diagnostics and a Research Fellow at GIBS Centre for African Management & Markets. Francois also serves on the British High Commission's National Steering Committee for the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique Trade Capacity Building Programme (TCBP).
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No more AGOA

Hear global trade expert, Donald MacKay, discuss the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and the risk of SA losing our access.

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Tuesday, April 26th 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Donald MacKay

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Donald started XA International Trade Advisors in 2003 (known in those days as Xikhovha Advisory, a stroke of branding confusion that was truly astonishing). XA is a boutique international trade consulting practice, with a strong focus on trade policy issues, such as Customs duty changes and anti-dumping issues. They also do a lot of direct Customs consulting, which usually takes the form of dispute resolution when clients get into a pickle with Customs. XA has a superb team of people and finds itself dealing with many of the most interesting and complex cases happening in South Africa.
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Judy Smith-Höhn

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Judy is a seasoned international relations expert, having worked for research institutions, public policy think tanks and the public sector both locally and internationally. She is Research Director at Tutwa Consulting Group. Prior to joining Tutwa, she worked for Brand South Africa – a Section 3(a) public entity reporting to the Presidency – first as Research Manager, then later as General Manager: Global Markets. She’s also worked for South African and international think tanks, the South African Institute of International Affairs, the Institute for Security Studies, the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town and the GIGA Institute of African Affairs in Hamburg in Germany. She has published widely on topics ranging from security sector reform and post-conflict reconstruction, conflict analysis and early warning, to democratic transformation in South Africa and more recently focussing on economic policy, nation branding, and reputation management.
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The War In Ukraine And Its Impact On Trade In Africa

Insights into how the war in Ukraine impacts trade in Africa in partciular food security on the continent.

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Wednesday, March 23rd 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Donald MacKay

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Donald started XA International Trade Advisors in 2003 (previously known as Xikhovha Advisory). XA is a boutique international trade consulting practice, with a strong focus on trade policy issues and direct customs consulting. XA’s team of trade experts deal with many of the most interesting and complex cases happening in South Africa.
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Francois Fouche

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Francois started his professional career at Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates Inc., Barclays Capital and Global Insight Inc. before joining the Reserve Bank of South Africa as a financial economics advisor. He currently is serving as the Executive Director at Growth Diagnostics and a Research Fellow at GIBS Centre for African Management & Markets. Francois also serves on the British High Commission's National Steering Committee for the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique Trade Capacity Building Programme (TCBP).
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Trade In Services In Africa

  • Discussing the numerous proposed South African laws on employment and investment.
  • How these proposed laws will place us in breach of our obligations in terms of the SADC Protocol in Services and the WTO.
  • The implications of governmental decisions, and their impacts on the least expected and often most vulnerable members of society. 

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