Tag: Digital economy
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20 Jul 18 NewsForthcoming African trade and infrastructure events:
Pre-TICAD energy sector and Africa Investment Forum seminar (2 August, Tokyo)
UNCTAD's The rise of Africa's Digital Li...
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18 Jul 18 NewsUnderway, in Addis: IFF Working Group meeting. Operating as the technical arm of the Consortium to Stem Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, the meeting brought together 17 African...
90% of international money transfers to Rwanda via mobile phones
18 Jul 18 NewsUp to 90 per cent of international money transfers to Rwanda come through mobile wallets, a new survey indicates, highlighting the growing importance of mobile money transacti...
Speech by Secretary General of COMESA Mr Sindiso Ngwenya during the opening of the 38th COMESA Council of Ministers
16 Jul 18 NewsAddress at the COMESA Summit 2018
It is a distinct honor and privilege for me to make my last address to the COMESA Council of Ministers in as the Outgoing Secretary General of th...
WCO publishes global standards on e-commerce
11 Jul 18 NewsThe WCO has published the Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce as adopted at the end of June 2018 by the Council, the Organization’s highest deci...
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05 Jul 18 NewsPromoting the AU Reform Agenda: An Extra-ordinary AU Summit has been called for 17-18 November
Released, today in Abuja: Independent analysis of the potential benefits of the AfCF...
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04 Jul 18 NewsTalks between Kenya and Tanzania to resolve the non-tariff barriers affecting bilateral trade entered their second day today. For updates: @Trade_Kenya
Concluding today, in Lagos:...
Africa’s e-commerce readiness
02 Jul 18 InfographicsIn July 2016, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) launched a new initiative to improve the inclusiveness of e-trade for developing countries. Entitled ‘eT...
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21 Jun 18 NewsAfrica payments: Insights into African transaction flows (SWIFT)
In 2013, SWIFT published the white paper “Africa Payments: Insights into African Transaction Flows”, which att...
African Union E-Commerce Conference to take place in Nairobi in July
21 Jun 18 NewsTowards an African e-commerce strategy
The African Union E-Commerce Conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from the 23-25 July 2018. The main objective of this Conferen...
How might Africa benefit from e-commerce technology?
19 Jun 18 BlogWorld trade has entered a new mode; one that is to international trade what the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ is to traditional manufacturing. Digital tools now make it possib...
COMESA searching for solutions to transform and sustain competitive businesses
19 Jun 18 NewsThe COMESA-Connect Industry Dialogue set for June 21st to 22nd, in Kigali, will bring together high level technical expertise from the public and private sector to provide common s...
Forum highlights ‘inclusive trade’ for world’s poorest countries
15 Jun 18 NewsWith a share of global trade of less than 1%, fresh ideas are needed to bring the world’s poorest countries into the international trading system.
Better trade that boosts prosp...
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05 Jun 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @AntheVrijlandt: Frank Matsaert at Africa Summit – partnership between Europe and Africa should be about mutual trade flows. Now, for every four containers import...
EU’s Malmström: bad domestic policies also make trade unfair
05 Jun 18 NewsEU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström says domestic policy choices, such as taxation, are just as responsible as global trade rules for determining who benefits from globalizati...
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04 Jun 18 NewsDr Donald Kaberuka: There is a time for everything – the African Continental Free Trade Area (pdf, Wilson Center)
That said, the AfCFTA is not just about physical merchandise. I...
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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...
Africa needs to increase access to internet if digital trade is to be meaningful, says Vera Songwe
01 Jun 18 NewsA two-day conference on “Digital Trade in Africa: Implications for Inclusion and Human Rights”, opened in Addis Ababa Thursday, with a high level panel discussion on the import...
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31 May 18 NewsLaunching tomorrow, in Accra: the inaugural edition of the African Sovereign Wealth Funds Index (conducted by Konfidants, in partnership with the AfroChampions Initiative and PG an...
Creating a better global trade system
31 May 18 NewsRecent news on global trade has tended to focus on protectionist measures and diplomatic tensions. These challenges have raised concerns over growth and jobs across the world.
Yet...