Experience

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

• South Africa
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher: Economic Diplomacy Programme

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Cyril Prinsloo joined the SAIIA as a Researcher in the Economic Diplomacy Programme in 2015. His main area of focus has been economic development in Africa, Africa’s interaction with global partners, as well as the continent’s engagement in global economic fora. Key portfolios include:• African Economic Diplomacy: African countries' economic and political engagements with external partners, particularly the BRICS, EU and US, and engagement in global governance processes and institutions; and• Infrastructure Financing and Development: core focus on renewable energy and multilateral development banks’ engagement with African countries



Imani Development

• South Africa
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

  Cyril Prinsloo has been a consultant with Imani Development for past 3 years, focussing on trade, trade facilitation and regional integration projects across Southern and Eastern Africa. Previous consulting assignments have included providing technical assistance and capacity building support to enhance the trade negotiations capacity of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Malawi (DFID Trade Advocacy Fund); undertaking research and stakeholder consultations in Botswana to establish the role of services as an enabler in establishing regional and global value chains (World Bank), as well as research on transport and logistics value chains in Botswana (World Bank). For the SADC Secretariat he undertook a study on the impact the SADC Trade Protocol has had on intra-regional trade and he advised the SACU Secretariat on the various Rules of Origin options they have for trading in textiles and clothing with SADC, and the employment, poverty and trade effects this will have within member states of SACU. He participated in a study establishing the various technical constraints Botswana companies face in trading with the United States and how to best address those within the Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA) signed between SACU and the US.

• Research/Development Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  Working on international trade, regional integration and economic development in Southern and Eastern Africa. Main responsibilities include project identification, proposal writing, research and analysis.