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Food Security and Human Welfare Critical in Trade Agreements – South African Minister
28 Oct 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesThe Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel participated in the Informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Ministers Meeting on Tuesday, 27 October. The Tr...
read moreSACUM-UK EPA and SA-US Trade Relations, including AGOA
28 Oct 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governancePresentation by Ambassador Xavier Carim, Deputy Director General, Trade Policy, Negotiations and Cooperation Branch at the dtic, to the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Econ...
read moreGlobal foreign direct investment falls 49%, outlook remains negative
27 Oct 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceThe biggest drops occurred in developed countries, cutting across all major forms of foreign direct investment.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49% in the first ...
read moreF15 Ministers, Special Envoys for mobilization of international COVID-19 support
26 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentCommuniqué of the teleconference between the African Union Commission, the F15 Finance Ministers and the AU Special Envoys for the mobilization of international support for Africa...
read moreSub-Saharan Africa: A Difficult Road to Recovery
23 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentWith difficult recovery ahead, policy makers have fewer resources at their disposal as they cautiously lift restrictions and reopen economies. Transformative reforms are urgently n...
read moreAU Heads of State at the 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting call on political and social actors to respect human rights and the rule of law
23 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationFive years after the adoption of the Africa Agenda 2063 and its vision for greater African economic and political integration, and taking into consideration that next year marks th...
read moreAfCFTA will address Africa’s investment challenges, says ECA’s Karingi at AIM2020
23 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationRegional Investment Agreements and Investment Drivers in Africa: Shaping Global Investment Strategies through the African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free ...
read moreAfCFTA will harmonize investment rules, create level-playing field, says ECA Director
23 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThe African Continental Free Trade Area is going to harmonize investment rules between its member countries and the rest of the world in order to create a level playing field after...
read moreAfrican Union 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting closes with a resolve to strengthen collaboration in line with the principle of subsidiarity
23 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationMeeting ends with resolve to strengthen collaboration between the AU, RECs, RMs, the Member States, and other continental institutions
The virtual meeting that took place on 22nd ...
read moreContinental and Regional Trade Regimes Need Proper Management to Succeed
20 Oct 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThere is need for proper management of the interface between the continental and the regional free trade regimes to generate a range of win-win outcomes for various stakeholders in...
read moreConsortium of Global Multilateral Development Banks calls for measures to support trade continuity in Sub-Saharan Africa
09 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentThe Pulse check report issued by a consortium of multilateral development banks and trade research institutions, recounts the views of sub-Saharan banks on multi-lat...
read moreWorld Bank confirms economic downturn in sub-Saharan Africa, outlines key polices needed for recovery
09 Oct 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentAs Sub-Saharan African countries continue to face economic uncertainty in the time of COVID-19, the region’s latest macroeconomic analysis says governments can look to policy ref...
read moreAfrica could gain $89 billion annually by curbing illicit financial flows
29 Sep 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentUNCTAD’s Economic Development in Africa Report 2020 says stopping illicit capital flight could almost cut in half the annual financing gap of $200 billion that the continent face...
read moreNew WTO working group established to deepen trade and gender discussions
29 Sep 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceA group of WTO members agreed to establish an Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender on 23 September, marking the next phase of an initiative kickstarted in 2017 to increase th...
read moreStructured discussions on investment facilitation for development move into negotiating mode
29 Sep 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceParticipants in the structured discussions on investment facilitation for development began on 25 September 2020 formal negotiations on a multilateral agreement on this issue, with...
read moreG20 debt service suspension initiative applications rose to 46 countries to date
29 Sep 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentG20 IFA WG advances its agenda on Financial Resilience and Supporting the Recovery
The G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group (IFA WG) concluded today its Septembe...
read moreSACU Secretariat hosts 4th Ministerial Retreat
23 Sep 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationSouth Africa’s Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, chaired the 4th joint Finance and Trade Ministers’ virtual Ministerial Retreat meeting on 21 September 2020. The Ministers ...
read moreCOMESA launches Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme mobile app
14 Sep 2020Topic NewsServicesThe COMESA Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme (RCTG Carnet) has launched a Mobile Application designed to provide access to real-time information to Clearing and Forwarding ...
read moreGermany’s Marshall Plan with Africa will promote innovation and harness the potential of Africa’s youth
09 Sep 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceTechnology and innovationGermany’s Marshall Plan with Africa marks a new era of cooperation between Europe and Africa that could drive industrial development and deliver huge opportunities for the Africa...
read moreDDG Wolff: Trade, global cooperation can best deliver adequate medical supplies
09 Sep 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceInternational trade and cooperation among WTO members are vital to ensure sufficient supplies of medical devices during the COVID-19 crisis, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said...
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