Tag: COVID-19
EAC Regional response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
25 May 20 BlogThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused an impact on the East African Community (EAC) economies both directly and indirectly as a result of the measures being taken currently to contain t...
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21 May 20 NewsThe 2nd edition of the African Regional Integration Index will be launched tomorrow. Further details of the webinar can be accessed here.
South Africa: Masondo punts com...
Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief
21 May 20 NewsThe coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN chief said on Wednesday, urging the world to stand in solidarity with t...
PSC Report comment: towards a new post-COVID-19 world order?
21 May 20 NewsWe are likely to see increased competition between the US and China, rising nationalism and weak global leadership.
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the reality o...
World Bank Group: 100 Countries get support in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
21 May 20 NewsUnprecedented Crisis Could Push Up to 60 Million into Extreme Poverty
The World Bank Group on 19 May 2020 announced its emergency operations to fight COVID-19 (coronavirus) have r...
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20 May 20 NewsWTO goods barometer flashes red as COVID-19 disrupts world trade (WTO)
The volume of world merchandise trade is likely to fall precipitously in the first half of 2020 as the COVID...
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19 May 20 NewsHow much will poverty rise in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020? (World Bank)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is expected to drastically slow 2020 GDP per capita growth in Sub-Saharan A...
The Pandemic and its Aftermath: The Role of Trade Policy
19 May 20 BlogReceived wisdom from a wide spectrum of commentators is that our post-COVID-19 world is going to be different from the one the virus invaded. Predictions vary considerably as to wh...
African regional responses to COVID-19
19 May 20 NewsThere is widespread recognition that the novel coronavirus is a global challenge. In order to contain the virus and address its devastating secondary effects, global collective act...
Tracking trade during the COVID-19 pandemic
19 May 20 NewsWith the current fast-changing developments, policy makers need to know what is happening to the economy in real time, but they often must settle for data telling them what happene...
Supply Chain and COVID-19: UN rushes to move vital equipment to frontlines
19 May 20 NewsAs COVID-19 spreads to countries with poor health systems, the United Nations and its partners are racing against time to ensure that life-saving personal protective equipment and ...
WTO Members discuss trade responses to COVID-19 pandemic
19 May 20 NewsAt a meeting of the General Council on 15 May, WTO members exchanged views regarding trade responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many members said the unprecedented crisis was best a...
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18 May 20 NewsThe AU has advertised the post of executive director for STATAFRIC, based in Tunis. The closing date for applications is 11 June.
African Business: Africa’s Top 250 Companies in...
ICC mobilises Sub-Saharan Africa regional network to fight impact of COVID-19
18 May 20 NewsICC convened a landmark Sub-Saharan Africa regional meeting this week bringing together participants from close to 20 African countries.
The virtual meeting, which took place on 1...
Launching the African Approach on the Regional Consultation on the Global Forum on Migration and Development
18 May 20 NewsThe African Union Commission, through the Department of Social Affairs (DSA) and the Directorate of the Citizen and Diaspora Organizations (CIDO), launched the African Meeting of t...
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15 May 20 NewsUpdates on the closure of the Nakonde border post, COVID-19 testing for truck drivers
Zambia reopens border with Tanzania to cargo after COVID-19 closure. ”Trucks from both ...
COMESA ministers approve harmonized regional trade facilitation guidelines
15 May 20 NewsCOMESA will develop an online platform for exchanging information on availability of essential products within the COMESA Member States as part of the response measures to the COVI...
Covid-19 and export restrictions: The limits of international trade law and lessons for the AfCFTA
14 May 20 NewsThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today released a Policy Brief which provides a preliminary analysis, from an African perspective, of the limits of international ...
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14 May 20 NewsWTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo plans to depart: The WTO will make an announcement Thursday about its Director-General Roberto Azevedo, a spokesman said, following reports he ...
IMF Emergency Funding in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
14 May 20 PublicationsThe COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic is an unprecedented crisis facing the world and the global economy. Its social, welfare, health and economic consequences have been...