Midrand - Although applications for funding sometimes take too long to process, 90 percent of applications for funds from the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) are paid out within three months, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. "Currently, 90 percent [of funds] are paid out to recipients within three months of adjudication. There has been major … [Read more...] about Most Lotto fund applications paid on time
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Davies maps route for free trade area
Cape Town – The first phase of setting up a free trade area across 26 countries in Africa is expected to come into effect in three years, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Monday. Briefing the media in Parliament, following Sunday's meeting in Sandton to set up a free trade area between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for … [Read more...] about Davies maps route for free trade area
Government boosts local procurement
Cape Town – Government has set about identifying key sectors from which it will buy only locally-produced goods, when new procurement regulations come into effect later this year, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies, said today. Addressing an investors' conference in the city, organised by the Department of Transport, Davies said the regulations his department is … [Read more...] about Government boosts local procurement
Doha trade round won’t be concluded this year – Davies
Cape Town – The Doha Development Round is "in intensive care" and won't be concluded this year, but a plan B to support trade to least developed countries is on the cards, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies announced on Monday. Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria ahead of a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade negotiation committee in Geneva on … [Read more...] about Doha trade round won’t be concluded this year – Davies
DTI Honours Entrepreneurs
Pretoria - Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies is to honour entrepreneurs at the Quality Awards next week. The aim of the awards is to recognise and appreciate enterprises and individuals who contribute to quality advancement in all sectors, as well as serve as motivation to small, medium and large sized businesses to improve their quality of goods and … [Read more...] about DTI Honours Entrepreneurs
