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31 Aug 17 NewsInterim EPA between the EU and the Eastern and Southern African States: report by the WTO Secretariat
The Interim Agreement establishing a Framework for an Economic Partnership Ag...
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25 Aug 17 NewsProfiled trade and integration events:
(i) Today, in Maputo: South Africa-Mozambique Bi-national Commission. The South African government’s proposal to lead regional efforts to ...
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24 Aug 17 NewsToday’s trade policy tweets:
(i) Nigeria’s chief trade negotiator, Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, @ChieduOsakwe1: Tough negotiations at the CFTA, but the gains when concluded wi...
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23 Aug 17 NewsStarting today, in Maputo: Mozambique hosts Tokyo International Conference on African development
The meeting, which is taking place for the first time in Mozambique, has already ...
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Chamber of Mines releases final independent report on trade misinvoicing
23 Aug 17 NewsCalls on UNCTAD to withdraw its report and acknowledge its shortcomings
The Chamber of Mines is pleased to release the third and final report in a series commissioned to examine t...
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Is the world integrating or disintegrating?
17 Aug 17 NewsThe Sixty-Fourth Session of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board will be held from 11 to 22 September 2017 in Geneva. A high-level dialogue will provide an opportunity to as...
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11 Aug 17 NewsToday, by video conference: 3rd meeting of the CFTA TWGs, dedicated session on Annex A – Trade in Goods
tralac Discussion: The final Trade Remedy arrangement of the Tripartite F...
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IMF Executive Board 2017 Article IV Consultation with Botswana
10 Aug 17 NewsOn July 28, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Botswana, and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal ...
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Kenya exports to Dar drop 34pc as standoff persists
07 Aug 17 NewsKenya’s exports to Tanzania have dropped by 34 per cent in the first five months of the year raising concerns over negative impacts of the long-running trade standoff.
Exports t...
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01 Aug 17 NewsDangote Cement achieves massive revenue increase across Nigeria, other African countries (Premium Times)
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unau...
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31 Jul 17 NewsUganda Bureau of Statistics: Imports exports by region and country of origin, 2011 – 2016
South Africa: June 2017 trade surplus (SARS)
The R10.67bn trade balance surplus for Ju...
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‘A two-speed economy’: Mozambique Economic Update
31 Jul 17 NewsMozambique is increasingly “A two-speed economy” as extractives and mega projects drive recent growth whilst other sectors lag behind, according to the third edition of the Wor...
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Tanzania exporters protest Kenya’s gas ban
24 Jul 17 NewsTanzanian gas exporters have termed Kenya’s ban on imports as protectionism, as its oil marketing firms lose their share of the market.
They say the move is against fair competi...
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Clean energy transition will increase demand for minerals, says new World Bank report
21 Jul 17 NewsA new report released by the World Bank highlights the potential impacts that the expected continuing boom in low-carbon energy technologies will have on demand for many minerals a...
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20 Jul 17 NewsFeatured tweet, @AUTradeIndustry: The 9th Meeting of the CFTA Continental Task Force commenced to review Technical Documents for the 3rd CFTA Technical Working Groups
Featured new...
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13 Jul 17 NewsReminder: Today’s out-of-cycle hearing on AGOA eligibility for Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania
Commentary by Fredrick Kamusiime: The Review of AGOA Eligibility Status fo...
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IMF Executive Board 2017 Article IV Consultation with Uganda
13 Jul 17 NewsOn July 7, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2017 Article IV consultation with Uganda and completed the eighth review of Uganda...
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05 Jul 17 NewsStarting tomorrow, in Dar es Salaam: SADC DFI Network bi-annual meetings
Presentations, documents: UNCTAD’s Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Pol...
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04 Jul 17 NewsBan on Dar’s products in Nairobi sparks trade, diplomatic dispute (The EastAfrican)
Presidents John Magufuli and Uhuru Kenyatta have stepped in to stem an escalating trade war t...
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Ban on Dar’s products in Nairobi sparks trade, diplomatic dispute
04 Jul 17 NewsPresidents John Magufuli and Uhuru Kenyatta have stepped in to stem an escalating trade war that has seen Tanzania and Kenya exchange import bans on several commodities.
The EastA...
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