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17 May 18 NewsDiarise: Moving forward with the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities and challenges (24 May, Wilson Center, Washington). The speakers: D...
Managing Africa’s resources: Time to stop the ‘dig and export’ model, improve governance, create linkages
14 May 18 NewsThe UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has just released the fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR V), which urges countries endowed with abundant natural resour...
South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for March 2018
02 May 18 NewsSouth Africa’s trade surplus beats expectations
South Africa’s trade balance shifted to R9.47 billion surplus in March of 2018, from an upwardly revised R0.60 billion def...
Africa’s energy transition: Opportunities and challenges for decent work
24 Apr 18 NewsAfrica’s energy landscape is changing, but not in a uniform direction. New discoveries of oil and gas are accompanying the expansion of renewable energy generation. What does the...
EU and UNCTAD kick-start project to help Angola diversify its trade
11 Apr 18 NewsThe four-year, €5.5 million ($6.9m) project will give strategic support to the oil-dependent African nation’s efforts to reignite growth and trade its way out of least develope...
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04 Apr 18 NewsDecisions, declarations and resolutions of the Assembly of the African Union (29-29 January): extracts
(i) Declaration on internet governance and development of Africa’s di...
Kenya, Mozambique to revive cooperation
03 Apr 18 NewsForeign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb Monica Juma and her Mozambique counterpart H.E. Jose Condungua Pacheco on 30 March held bilateral talks on the sidelines of President Uhuru Ke...
South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for February 2018
29 Mar 18 NewsSouth Africa’s trade balance swings to surplus in February
South Africa’s trade balance shifted to R0.43 billion surplus in February of 2018, compared to a downwardly revised ...
African Development Bank’s Economic Outlook shows decline in regional economies
13 Mar 18 NewsThe African Development Bank has expanded its flagship publication, the African Economic Outlook, with five regional reports. The regional economic studies were released in Tunis (...
IMF Executive Board 2018 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria
07 Mar 18 NewsOn March 5, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Nigeria.
The Nigerian economy is exiting recess...
President Akufo-Addo advocates for increased trade & investment cooperation with Germany
01 Mar 18 NewsPresident of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says notwithstanding the excellent relations that exist between Ghana and Germany, Ghana has decided to turn our ba...
South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for January 2018
28 Feb 18 NewsSouth Africa’s trade deficit hits record high
South Africa’s trade balance shifted to a R27.7 billion deficit in January of 2018, compared to a downwardly revised R15.31 billi...
The growing importance of gas in the Africa energy mix
21 Feb 18 NewsThe 3rd Africa Gas Forum took place on Monday, 19th February 2018 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa and is aligned as an official side event of th...
Illicit financial flows: The economy of illicit trade in West Africa
20 Feb 18 NewsThe negative impact of illicit financial flows (IFFs) on progress towards development goals increasingly features on international political agendas. There is now a consensus that ...
Botswana Budget Speech: Matambo pegs 2018/19 hopes on global recovery
06 Feb 18 NewsBotswana Finance Minister Kenneth Matambo expects the warming global economy and rising commodity prices to underpin the country’s buoyant forecasts for revenues and growth in 20...
CFTA set to unleash Africa’s full potential, says ECA’s Songwe
05 Feb 18 NewsAfrica’s signature policy reform of 2018, the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), is set to unleash the continent’s full potential with more African countries trading with each...
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01 Feb 18 NewsPublished in Addis: African Union Handbook 2018
The book has at its heart information about the principal organs established by the AU Constitutive Act and subsequent protocols: t...
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26 Jan 18 Newstralac weekly e-Newsletter: Competition policy as an instrument for economic transformation
India invites 50 nations for trade talks: seeks roadmap for WTO dialogue
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Nigeria can’t rely on rising oil prices, Minister says
26 Jan 18 NewsAfrica’s top oil producer is learning to ignore crude prices, Nigeria’s Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said.
“We’ve gotten to a point where we don’t care,” whether pric...
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, UNCTAD helps build peace through cross-border trade
26 Jan 18 NewsUNCTAD Deputy Secretary General Isabelle Durant joins UN partners to pledge political and logistical support to formerly warring central African countries.
Cross-border trade betw...