Tag: Digital economy
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01 Sep 20 NewsNational news
New ‘single channel’ service created to help resolve barriers to South African exports (Engineering News)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTI...
Digital transformation should be top priority for Africa’s leaders
01 Sep 20 NewsAfrican leaders need to think digital always, especially now as the continent continues to grapple with the ongoing coronavirus crisis that has affected millions across the world, ...
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31 Aug 20 NewsNational news
South Africa reports trade surplus in July as imports continue to lag (News24)
South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R37.42 billion for July, this as export...
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28 Aug 20 NewsSA freight and transport industry still far from recovery (Business Report)
The South Africa freight and transport industry was still far from recovery from the negative impa...
How nations can structurally transform their economies
28 Aug 20 NewsThe policy experiences that transformed China from a manufacturing assembly hub of the world to an economic powerhouse offer valuable lessons for countries in the global south.
Th...
Digital economy can put citizens in control of finance, says UN Task Force
27 Aug 20 NewsA UN Task Force set up to look into the risks and benefits of the digital economy, has concluded that it could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, and empowe...
Taxing the digital economy: COVID-19 heightens need to expand resource mobilization base
26 Aug 20 NewsTaxing Rights for Africa in The New World & Effects of COVID-19: The Role of Tax Policymakers and Tax Administrators
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore, the focus o...
African businesses shifting towards new technologies in response to COVID-19 pandemic
26 Aug 20 NewsThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), jointly with International Economics Consulting Ltd (IEC), have released the report of the second comprehensive survey on the COVID-19 pan...
In wake of COVID-19, African Union to keep AfCFTA on track with digital technology
16 Aug 20 NewsSince the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the AU Commission, like most intergovernmental organisations around the world, has shifted most of its activities online.
In this contex...
Rwanda harnesses technology to fight COVID-19, drive recovery
06 Aug 20 NewsIn a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury Richard Tusabe explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-...
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31 Jul 20 NewsDiarise (5 August): PIIE Trade Winds, with Anabel González. African perspectives on the WTO and prospects for regional trade cooperation. Is a new African voice on trade emerging?...
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29 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: This event (30 July) will introduce Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Women’s Equality – a joint report by the World Bank Group and the WTO. The report m...
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28 Jul 20 NewsDavid Luke: Why trade matters for African development (LSE Africa)
The central role of trade in development requires that trade policies, trade agreements and concessional arrange...
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22 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: 27 July. Leading the way: How Africa is establishing a 21st century trade agenda
This event will introduce the new World Bank Group report: The African Continental Free T...
COVID-19 is fuelling acceleration in digital transformation in Africa
22 Jul 20 NewsThe world is increasingly going digital but much still need to be done on the continent to increase internet penetration. According to the International Telecommunication Union, in...
COMESA develops Covid-19 Online Portal to spur e-trade
21 Jul 20 NewsCOMESA has developed an online portal to be used by Member States to exchange information on availability of essential products within the region. This is in response to a directiv...
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17 Jul 20 NewsThe Seychelles cabinet this week approved the AfCFTA draft initial offer for Seychelles under the Protocol for Trade in Services
African Medicines Agency update: Burkina Faso beca...
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15 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: EAC experts meeting on outstanding issues under Phase 1 of the AFCFTA negotiations (22-24 July)
The selection process for the next WTO Director General began today, and w...
Africans must explore opportunities in digital trade, says AfCFTA Chief
15 Jul 20 NewsSecretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Wamkele Mene would like Africans to take advantage of the opportunities in digital trade because A...
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10 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: 2020 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings (12-18 October)
Next stages of WTO DG selection process: General Council Chair Walker announces timelines
Commemoration of the first ...