Tag: Industrial policy
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04 Jun 18 NewsDr Donald Kaberuka: There is a time for everything – the African Continental Free Trade Area (pdf, Wilson Center)
That said, the AfCFTA is not just about physical merchandise. I...
Outcomes of the 51st Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
04 Jun 18 NewsThe African Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be shaped and implemented to enable Africa to create opportunities for its citizens; spur the continent’s industrialization age...
Engaging civil society to accelerate Africa’s industrialization
04 Jun 18 NewsThe African Development Bank organized the Civil Society Forum 2018, as a three-day event at HQ in Abidjan, on the topic: “Engaging Civil Society to Accelerate Africa’s Industr...
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01 Jun 18 NewsAfrica, global passenger traffic data for April 2018 (IATA)
African airlines’ had a 5.1% traffic increase in April. Capacity rose 4.6%, and load factor edged up 0.4 percentage p...
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29 May 18 NewsAfCFTA presentations by ATPC’s David Luke to recent Canada-Africa Chamber of Business events (Toronto, Ottawa)
(i) What the African Continental Free Trade Area means for Africa ...
Kenya: Imports to cost more in Treasury tax deal
29 May 18 NewsConsumers are likely to pay more for imported goods after the Treasury opted to increase tax on foreign products rather than cut duty on raw materials to boost domestic manufacture...
Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2018: “Made in Africa” – Industrialising the Continent
24 May 18 NewsThe African Development Bank is delivering on its goals and making good progress towards achieving its development and operational targets according to the 2018 Annual Develop...
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23 May 18 NewsFeatured AfDB policy document: Industrialize Africa – strategies, policies, institutions & financing
Extract from the introductory remarks, by Joe Stiglitz:
In the developi...
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22 May 18 NewsThe 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank opened yesterday in Busan. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina: Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization
Underway, in...
Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization, says President Adesina
22 May 18 NewsYoung Africans should be trusted and supported to drive the continent’s industrialization
The 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank opened in Busan, Korea, on Mon...
China mission to attract investors to Special Economic Zones
21 May 18 NewsThe Department of Trade and Industry will this month embark on an investment roadshow to Shanghai, China, aimed at wooing investors to the South African Special Economic Zones (SEZ...
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18 May 18 NewsDiarise: NILDS workshop on ECOWAS common currency (23 June, Abuja)
Former South African president, Thabo Mbeki, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Board of the South C...
Structural transformation and export diversification in Southern Africa
18 May 18 NewsWhat determines economic disparities among countries and how can we move forward to reduce these income gaps?
The development economics literature has studied how countries get ri...
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16 May 18 NewsAUC holding workshop series to develop next phase of PIDA
The Arab and the Maghreb Union and IGAD were the first of the eight RECs to kick-start a continental consultative process...
For Africa to trade, it has to produce first, says AU Commission Deputy Chairperson
16 May 18 NewsAs African Ministers of Finance gathered in Addis Ababa to seek an integrated approach to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, the African Union...
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15 May 18 Newstralac Intra-African trade analysis, in the news: Namibia’s exports to Africa at N$24,5b
The Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development ended ...
New IPAP to help South African government raise the bar
15 May 18 NewsTrade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, says the department will use the lessons learned over the past few years as a game changer for the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP)....
ECA Conference of Ministers calls for bold action to drive AfCFTA
14 May 18 NewsAfCFTA: Creating fiscal space for jobs and economic diversification
The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area to become a powerful tool for driving industrialisati...
Policy recommendations and options: Boosting trade and development by tackling Africa’s supply chain challenges
11 May 18 NewsOver the past 15 years, Africa has accounted for several of the fastest growing economies in the world. However, Africa overall accounts for just 2 percent of global trade.
The Br...
South African Government Communications on approved agreement to establish Tripartite Free Trade Area
11 May 18 NewsSADC Statement
At its meeting at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, Cabinet approved the agreement establishing the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) between the Comm...