Time

29 May 2019 / 09:00 to 17:30

Event

Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), 234 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, South Africa

Regional growth

Policy dialogue

TIPS workshop on southern African regional integration

On Wednesday, 29 May researchers from the SA-TIED work stream on Regional growth for southern Africa's prosperity gather together with policymakers and experts in trade and industrial policy from the southern African region to discuss recent research. The purpose of the work shop is to introduce new research on regional integration, regional trade, industrial policy, and economic development for the southern African region and to discuss with policymakers the opportunities for improving regional integration and shared prosperity. The workshop will be held at the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) headquarters and will feature sessions chaired by international experts from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia. This workshop will take place parallel to the annual TIPS Forum to be held on 30-31 May.

Learn more about the work stream on Regional growth for southern Africa's prosperity.

Programme:

Time	Activity	Presenters
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome, introduction, and background	Saul Levin (TIPS)
9:15 – 10:45	Research presentations	Chair: Cornelius Dube (ZEPARU)
	Black cat. White cat: Lessons from ASEAN	Sandy Lowitt
	Spreading the gains: Prospects and policies for the development of regional value chains in the automotive, food, and retail sectors of southern Africa	Anthony Black
	Motorcycle parts and the aftermarket industry regional value chain in southern Africa	Sithembiso Mtanga
10:45 – 11:00	Morning break
11:00 – 12:30	Research presentations	Chair: Lillian Mookodi (BIDPA)
	The role of supermarket chains in developing food and other consumer goods’ suppliers in regional markets	Reena das Nair, Namhla Landani
	Agro-processing machinery regional value chains in southern Africa	Gillian Chigumira
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch break
13:30 – 15:30	Research presentations	Chair: Klaus Schade (IPPR)
	Evaluating the impact of global oil prices on SADC and the potential for increased trade in biofuels and natural gas within the region	Alfred Moyo
	Exploring implications and potential for trade following political shifts in Zimbabwe	Wellington Matsika Shingie Chisoro
	The contribution of tradable services within southern Africa	Justin Visagie
15:30 – 15:45	Afternoon break
15:45 – 16:30	Research Presentations	Chair: Pamela Nakamba-Kabaso (ZIPAR)
	Charity begins at home: The political economy of non-tariff barriers to trade in Southern Africa	Tracy Ledger
	From extraction to industrialisation: Local procurement in Ghanaian and Tanzanian gold mining industries	Michael Smith
16:30 – 17:00	Discussion: Policy outcomes from the research	Chair: John Page (UNU-WIDER) Themba Khumalo (the dti)
17:00 – 17:15	Closing remarks	Anneline Chetty (the dti)