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Tariff Amendments on Wheat, Wheat Flour and Sugar...Read
The Botswana Trade Commission (BOTC) wishes to inform the general public and business community of the temporary technical challenge affecting access to the BOTC Online permit management system (OPMS) services on the 1Gov-1Citizen platform....Read
BOBS is an organization whose main role is the promotion and maintenance of standardization and quality assurance in the provision of commodities and the rendering of services by organizations in Botswana. To continue fulfilling its mandate, BOBS invites the private sector, parastatals, government, the public and other interested parties to participate in the training courses...Read
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COMESA with support from the Team Europe Technical Assistance Facility (EU-TAF) has conducted a study to explore options to include selected trade in services to the Simplified Trade Regime (STR). The current regime does not include small scale cross border trade in services....Read
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expires in September 2025. There are high-level discussions and initiatives involving African and American politicians and officials to renew this trade arrangement and to adapt it to new needs. They are taking place at a time of multilateral tensions, unilateral border measures and uncertainties about how to boost regional integration and industrialisation in Africa. And in the United States a presidential election is underway....Read
The WTO has announced the candidates selected for the 2024 Young Trade Leaders Programme, a new initiative aimed at fostering a better understanding of the WTO’s work and international trade among young people. Eight individuals from six continents have been selected to participate in the inaugural programme, which lasts one year, starting from 7 August....Read