tralac’s Daily News Selection
29 Jun 17 NewsBoosting trade and investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Wilton Park roundtable, 28-30 June. The purpose of this roundtable is to identify and develop channels that facilitate greater ...
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Export controls and competitiveness in African mining and minerals processing industries
29 Jun 17 NewsThe minerals and metal sector in Africa is heavily affected by export control measures of raw materials. Export control measures are amongst the tools which governments employ with...
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Sixty-six countries struggling with governance of oil, gas and mining sectors
29 Jun 17 NewsNew index shows promise in some developing countries, but raises alarms over sovereign wealth funds and citizens’ freedom to hold governments to account
The majority of governme...
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Shifting Ghana’s competitiveness into a higher gear: Ghana economic update 2017
28 Jun 17 NewsThis edition of the Ghana Economic Update is the second edition of the annual series on Ghana’s economic prospects. Every issue includes both a broad overview of the country’s ...
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Fiscal consolidation to accelerate growth and support inclusive development: Ghana Public Expenditure Review
27 Jun 17 NewsGhana has experienced an extended period of robust growth since the early 2000s, supported by a favorable external environment and large investment inflows, particularly in the ext...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
23 Jun 17 NewsA reminder that the SACU Summit takes place today in Swaziland.
tralac’s Weekly Newsletter is posted. Talkmore Chidede examines investment policy reforms in Africa: How can they...
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Third Trade Policy Review of Mozambique: Minutes of the Meeting
20 Jun 17 NewsThe third Trade Policy Review of Mozambique was held on 3 and 5 May 2017, allowing Members to have a better understanding of Mozambique’s trade and investment policies as well as...
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15 Jun 17 NewsCFTA negotiations: The 3rd Meeting of the African Ministers of Trade began today in Niamey, Niger. It concludes tomorrow.
Featured visualisation: Market potential of West African ...
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Trade Policy Review: Nigeria
13 Jun 17 NewsThe fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Nigeria takes place on 13 and 15 June 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the ...
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12 Jun 17 NewsFeatured tweet, @AfricaSweMFA: 26 countries represented at the Nordic-African FM meeting in Nigeria [this weekend]. Great discussions on peace and security, trade and gender equali...
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Zimbabwe govt loses out on mining tax
30 May 17 NewsZimbabwe needs to design a proper mining taxation regime to establish an appropriate royalty system that ensures the economy realises optimal revenues during a commodity boom and b...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
26 May 17 NewsFeatured newsletters: tralac, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, West Africa Brief
Finishing today, in Mauritius: The Commonwealth’s African Regional Consultation on ...
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24 May 17 NewsSelected highlights from the AfDB Annual Meeting in Ahmedabad:
Akinwumi Adesina’s keynote speech, commentary by Pankaj Patel (FICCI president), AfDB, IFC to promote investm...
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Tanzania President asks mines minister to resign after audit
24 May 17 NewsTanzanian President John Magufuli asked Mines Minister Sospeter Muhongo to resign after an audit of containers of mineral sands showed exports had been understated.
An investigati...
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Funding the SDGs in resource-rich countries
23 May 17 NewsDegol Hailu and Chinpihoi Kipgen of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently introduced the Extractives Dependence Index (EDI) to measure a country’s dependence o...
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Nigeria faces prospects of fragile economic recovery in 2017
22 May 17 NewsNigeria can build on the oil-driven economic recovery anticipated for it in 2017 by strengthening its macroeconomic policy framework and implementing the structural reforms needed ...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
12 May 17 NewsPosted: tralac’s Weekly Newsletter
Akinwumi Adesina: Africa and India – sharing the development journey (IPPMedia)
And nowhere is this partnership more needed than on the iss...
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03 May 17 NewsUnderway, in Brussels: the 105th session of the ACP Council of Ministers. The ACP Council of Ministers will deliberate in plenary on 3-4 May, before meeting with counterparts from ...
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Trade Policy Review: Mozambique
03 May 17 NewsThe third review of the trade policies and practices of Mozambique takes place on 3 and 5 May 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the ...
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25 Apr 17 NewsToday, in London:
International Development Committee hearing on Forced displacement and food crises in Central and East Africa
Next week, in Nairobi:
the Asian African Legal Co...
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