Tag: COVID-19
Mauritius, Senegal and South Africa among co-authors of cross-regional statement on COVID-19 “infodemic”
29 Jun 20 NewsAustralia, Chile, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Senegal and South Africa as the co-authors have the honor to transmit the following...
Digitalise transport and trade procedures to ease the supply of essential goods during COVID-19 and beyond
29 Jun 20 BlogGovernments across the world have implemented measures to stem the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Trade-related measures have been implemented particularly to ensure th...
How Should the Covid-19 Pandemic Inform Economic and Trade Policy?
29 Jun 20 BlogThe Covid-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on economic activity globally. The World Trade Organization estimated in April that world trade would fall by between 13 and 32% i...
COMESA: Trade in services the biggest contributor to regional GDP: why states should cushion the sector from COVID-19 impacts
29 Jun 20 NewsThe services sector accounts for more than half of COMESA’s GDP and over a third of employment, outpacing manufacturing and agriculture sectors in terms of growth generation, inc...
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26 Jun 20 NewsA tralac Special Feature on the Corporate Council on Africa’s inaugural Leaders Forum, Resilient US-Africa business engagement to drive post COVID-19 recovery, which concludes to...
COVID-19: Africa and the United States to remain key partners, says President Kagame
26 Jun 20 NewsOn Tuesday, June 23, 2020, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) launched its inaugural Leaders Forum – a high level virtual forum to bring together Heads of State, senior USG and Af...
WTO: African Group Statement on the Implications of COVID-19
26 Jun 20 NewsIntroduction
COVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis of our time – the worst global health crisis in 100 years. It threatens to disproportionately affect developing and least develo...
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25 Jun 20 NewsThe first round of talks for the proposed Kenya-USA FTA will take place from 9-17 July. Multi-video: CS Maina unveils negotiation guide
Proposed Kenya-United States FTA Agreement:...
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24 Jun 20 NewsUNCTAD’s latest Policy Brief: Making trade agreements work for gender equality - exploring data gaps and availability
SADC Council approves revised regional guidelines to ease c...
SADC Council approves revised regional guidelines to ease cross-border transport operations and standardise operating procedures
24 Jun 20 NewsThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) extra-ordinary Council of Ministers Meeting held virtually on 23rd June 2020 has approved the Revised Regional Guidelines on ...
Communiqué from Private Sector and Business Associations in SADC on COVID-19 Trade Challenges and Post Recovery Strategies
24 Jun 20 NewsBackground
The Directors of National Private Sector Apex Body and Regional Business Body Associations in the SADC region held an online meeting on 10 June 2020 to discuss the post...
SADC Regional Response to COVID-19: Transport and trade facilitation, climate change and the environment
24 Jun 20 NewsThe 7th Bulletin of the SADC Regional COVID-19 provides highlights of global and regional developments.
The world is currently waiting for a vaccine; this report provides highligh...
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23 Jun 20 NewsLaunched today by the ECA, in collaboration with the MTN Group: The Africa Communication and Information Platform. The Platform will furnish national and regional COVID task forces...
Treat climate crisis with same urgency as COVID-19 pandemic: new ECA paper
23 Jun 20 NewsA post-coronavirus recovery in Africa should address the fundamental causes of vulnerabilities and go beyond fiscal and monetary adjustments whose sole aim is to ensure the surviva...
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22 Jun 20 NewsDiarise: ECOWAS Ministerial meeting for the adoption of two new ECOWAS standards (25 June)
The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) has launched its official website. Th...
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19 Jun 20 NewsA special feature on the Kenya-USA FTA:
The United States-Kenya Free Trade Area (FTA): insights into the bilateral trade relationship and early progress on setting terms for a...
COVID-19: African Union Chair, President Ramaphosa launches the Africa Medical Supplies Platform, Africa’s Unified Continental Response to fight the pandemic
18 Jun 20 NewsThe African Union Chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, today launched the ‘Africa Medical Supplies Platform’ adopted as a single online marketplace to enabl...
Reviving FDI flows is crucial to economic recovery in developing economies
18 Jun 20 NewsRebuilding Investor Confidence in Times of Uncertainty
The damage has been done: COVID-19 has dealt the global economy its most severe blow since the Second World War, c...
Africa launches medical supplies platform to fight COVID-19
18 Jun 20 NewsAs Africa braces itself for the peak in COVID-19 cases, the continent is launching the Africa Medical Supplies Platform, an innovative marketplace to enable all African governments...
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17 Jun 20 NewsExtraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19: selected highlights
Joint Statement: extract
We fully recognize the positive role of China-Africa investmen...