Tag: Agriculture
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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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28 May 18 NewsNigeria and the AfCFTA: National stakeholders’ sensitization and consultations, conducted by the NOTN, continue this week. Today’s consultation will be held in Calabar (South-S...
Kenya risks missing Comesa deadline for sugar sector reforms
28 May 18 NewsKenya is likely to miss the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) deadline for liberalising the sugar industry due to wrangles between governors and the Privatisat...
EU and African Union Commissions step up their cooperation to support young people, jobs and peace
24 May 18 NewsAfrican Union and EU Commissioners on 23 May 2018 adopted concrete measures to address pressing global issues in key areas such as peace and security, migration, job creation and a...
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...
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21 May 18 NewsAustralia’s trade and investment relationships with Africa: update, submissions. The reporting date for the Senate inquiry has been extended to 21 June 2018. Download the submiss...
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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10 May 18 NewsFrom tralac’s recent high-level dialogue on SACU: the workshop report (pdf). Discussions centred on SACU revenue sharing, SACU’s external relations, and the future of SACU. Upd...
The future of work in African agriculture: Trends and drivers of change
10 May 18 NewsThis ILO report synthesises available evidence regarding how salient demographic and economic trends in sub-Saharan Africa are influencing the future of work in agriculture. It als...
IMF Executive Board 2018 Article IV Consultation with Malawi
10 May 18 NewsOn April 30, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Malawi. At the same time, the Board also approved a ...
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09 May 18 NewsUnderway in Cape Town: tralac’s first training workshop for journalists who write on trade and integration matters.
The workshop includes practical exercises, reviewing cas...
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26 Apr 18 NewsAfrican CEOs: AfCFTA will boost business sentiment (New Telegraph)
Although the implementation of the CFTA agreement could be hindered by challenges and its benefits likely to tak...
A new vision for the cocoa sector: Berlin Declaration of the 4th World Cocoa Conference
26 Apr 18 NewsThe 4th World Cocoa Conference was held on 22-25 April 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The four-day event saw intense but engaging and exciting conversation, dialogue, debate, b...
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25 Apr 18 NewsAubrey Hruby: African blue chips need to start corporate venture arms to invigorate startup funding (Quartz)
An increasing number of African companies are competing in the global ...
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19 Apr 18 NewsExploring Malawi’s export potential (ITC)
Regional integration is the key to Malawi’s trade success, according to a new ITC report (pdf) that uncovers the country’s greatest...
Exploring Malawi’s export potential
19 Apr 18 NewsRegional integration is the key to Malawi’s trade success, according to a new ITC report that uncovers the country’s greatest untapped export potential in agro-processing.
Thi...
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16 Apr 18 NewsProfiled trade policy events:
(i) Underway, in Harare: Trade Law Centre, in collaboration with Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and Zimbabwe Network of Customs and Excise Exp...
Senegal Economic Update: Recent growth drivers and the role of agriculture in developing a resilient and inclusive economy
16 Apr 18 NewsThis Senegal Economic Update (SEU) evaluates the recent (2016‐17) growth performance and macroeconomic policies in Senegal, thus providing a basis for the policy dialog with the ...
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13 Apr 18 NewsAfrican ports: Strengthening Africa’s gateways to trade (PwC)
This report was compiled by PwC’s Capital Projects and Infrastructure Transport and Logistics team using a combin...
Sub-Saharan Africa drives growth in global wheat imports
13 Apr 18 NewsGlobal wheat trade is forecast at a record for 2017/18, with Sub-Saharan Africa projected to have the strongest year-over-year import growth of any region.
In fact, over the last ...