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20 Aug 19 NewsNext month, UNU-WIDER, in partnership with the Brookings Institution, launches its inaugural Massive Open Online Course: Industrial Policy and the Challenge for Africa
An intervie...
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06 Aug 19 News4th SADC Industrialisation Week: selected updates
President Magufuli pushes for intra-African trade. Opening the 4th SADC Industrialisation Week and Exhibition in Dar es Salaa...
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05 Aug 19 NewsThe Ministerial Session of the 2019 AGOA Forum began to today in Abidjan: selected updates
The theme of this year’s Forum is AGOA and the Future: Developing a new trade para...
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Leveraging the Trade Information Dividend for Africa
01 Aug 19 BlogIn the world of economics and trade, information is key. Economists refer to the ‘making’ of markets, which means the way in which market players come together to create a mark...
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Initial Assessments of Africa’s New Trade Information Portals
31 Jul 19 PublicationsOver the past few years, various African countries have established trade information/intelligence portals to facilitate trade through transparency and sharing of information. This...
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29 Jul 19 NewsDiarise: The launch of UNCTAD’s Digital Economy Report 2019 (4 August)
Featured infographic, @martinslabber: “Good news, as South Africa’s total trade with Germany increases...
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26 Jul 19 NewsIs the AfCFTA practical?: a CNBC interview with Rudi Steinbach (World Bank Africa specialist)
Regional growth spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF)
This paper attempts to shed l...
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25 Jul 19 NewsThe future of work in Africa: Harnessing the potential of digital technologies for all (World Bank)
This companion report to the World Development Report 2019: The Changing Nature...
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24 Jul 19 NewsSpecial issue on US-SSA trade and investment
The public hearing, US Trade and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: recent trends and new developments, takes place today, 24 July, in ...
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22 Jul 19 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, from @ch_nji: “It’s done, Cameroon has ratified the AfCFTA today, 19 July 2019. Instrument of ratification to be deposited with the depository in th...
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19 Jul 19 NewsWomen’s Digital Financial Inclusion in Africa: A Gates Foundation report prepared for the G7 French Presidency (pdf)
This report profiles five pillars for extending digital fina...
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18 Jul 19 Newstralac’s Message on Mandela Day 2019: Good Governance and the State
Mandela Day serves to remind and inspire us to strive for social justice. This is the complex and multi-facet...
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Workshop on e-commerce, trade and the digital economy – Cape Town, 26-27 June 2019
09 Jul 19 Eventtralac, with the financial support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, hosted a policy workshop on e-commerce, trade and the digital economy. The overarching...
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04 Jul 19 NewsToday, in Geneva: “The AfCFTA – From Dream to Reality”: tralac and the Sidley Emerging Enterprises Pro Bono Program organised an AfCFTA Breakfast Event this morning in Niamey...
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01 Jul 19 NewsTwo key trade policy events are taking place this week:
The Aid for Trade Global Review 2019 gets underway in Geneva on Wednesday, ending on Friday. By addressing the supply-...
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Africa’s output grew by 3.4% in 2018, Afreximbank’s African Trade Report 2019 shows
01 Jul 19 NewsAfrica’s output grew by 3.4 per cent between 2017 and 2018 despite the slowdown in global growth during that period, a new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) ...
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28 Jun 19 NewsNigeria and the AfCFTA:
Statement by H.E. President Buhari on receiving the Report of the Committee to assess Impact and Readiness for the AfCFTA. Extract: “For AfCFTA ...
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26 Jun 19 NewsThe role of rules of origin in boosting intra-African trade: a CNBC interview with Junior Davis, chief of UNCTAD’s Africa Section
AfDB voting powers, as at 31 May 2019.
Key reg...
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18 Jun 19 NewsThe US-Africa Business Summit 2019 starts today in Maputo. The event, a Corporate Council on Africa flagship conference, will be addressed by a large number of African Heads of Sta...
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14 Jun 19 NewsTanzania’s President Magufuli will assume the chairmanship of SADC in mid-August. Important dates to note: Fourth SADC Industrialization Week (22-26 July, Dar es Salaam); SADC Co...
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