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SADC Energy Investment Yearbook 2018

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This is the third in the series of publications produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy...

SADC Energy Investment Yearbook 2017

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This is the second in the series of publications produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy...

Mining Sector and Prospects for Beneficiation

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The majority of countries in the SADC region are endowed with vast mineral resources. Between them, South Africa and Zimbabwe are host to approximately...

Prospects for Industrial Transformation in SADC – Towards a Regional Strategy and Roadmap

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This report is a compilation of some of the preparatory work that informed that process through a series of workshops and papers, and captures...

SADC Energy Investment Yearbook 2019

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This is the fourth in the series of publications produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy...

Trade and Industrialisation Nexus

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Africa has been pursuing trade integration through the African Union as a collective development agenda leading to the eventual creation of an African Common...

SADC Regional Infrastructure Development – Short Term Action Plan Assessment 2019

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"At the close of the first phase of the Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP), 95 percent of targeted projects remain incomplete, an indication...

The Role of Regional Economic Communities as building blocks for the sustainable implementation of...

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By Munetsi Madakufamba, Executive Director, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), presented at the Beijing Forum: Africa Development and China-Africa Cooperation, 2-4 December...

Optimising Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Assessing Informal Cross Border Trade (ICBT) in SADC

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This report was created with research conducted by SARDC, with support from SAT to investigate informal cross border trade within SADC. Please find the...

Agricultural and Manufacturing Sectors

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Industrialisation is the period of social and economic change that transforms a society from being solely agrarian-based into highly mechanised production, involving the extensive...

SADC Energy Monitor 2018 – Enabling Industrialization and Regional Integration in SADC

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The second edition of the SADC Energy Monitor, produced by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) in consultation with the Energy Division...

Considerations for Financing Industrial Development

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The SADC region is well-endowed with natural resources, and most economies are dominated by the extractive industries. Exports from the region have largely been...