Tag: Global economy
Consortium of Global Multilateral Development Banks calls for measures to support trade continuity in Sub-Saharan Africa
09 Oct 20 NewsThe 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...
Structured discussions on investment facilitation for development move into negotiating mode
29 Sep 20 NewsParticipants in the structured discussions on investment facilitation for development began on 25 September 2020 formal negotiations on a multilateral agreement on this issue, with...
G20 debt service suspension initiative applications rose to 46 countries to date
29 Sep 20 NewsG20 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...
New WTO working group established to deepen trade and gender discussions
29 Sep 20 NewsA 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...
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the dtic and CDE to Host Webinar on SEZS as Drivers of Economic Growth and Industrialisation
The role of the Special Economic Zones (SEZS) as drivers of economic gr...
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24 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Manufacturing tipping point could be pushed back by innovation and tech – De Ruyter (Engineering News)
Addressing the Manufacturing Circle annual general meeting ...
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22 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Corruption an ‘added burden’ in fight against Covid-19, says Mkhize (The Citizen)
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has decried how corruption, particularly in prici...
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10 Sep 20 NewsCity of Cape Town eyes air cargo as new revenue stream (IOL)
The tourism industry requires innovative ways to ensure revenue is being generated by the sector, so air cargo will be...
DDG Wolff: Trade, global cooperation can best deliver adequate medical supplies
09 Sep 20 NewsInternational 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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08 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Remarks by Minister Ebrahim Patel at the Global Industrial and Manufacturing Summit, Video Recording, 4 September 2020
Covid-19 caused disruptions to supply-lines o...
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07 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Covid wave brings second quarter slide (The Mail & Guardian)
South Africans should brace themselves for a further slump in the economy, as gross domestic produc...
G20 Foreign Ministers to strengthen international cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
04 Sep 20 NewsThe G20 Foreign Ministers held an extraordinary meeting to discuss enhancing international cooperation to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic as well as strengthening pre...
Make COVID recovery ‘a true turning point’ for people and planet, Guterres urges, calling for concerted action by G20
04 Sep 20 NewsUN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on governments to incorporate “meaningful” climate action in all aspects of recovery from the global pandemic.
Addressing mi...
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02 Sep 20 NewsBreaking: Nigeria’s foreign trade drops to N6.24 trillion, trade balance hits N1.8 trillion deficit (Nairametrics)
The value of Nigeria's total foreign merchandise trade stood a...
Amid fears of worst recession in decades, urgent calls for solidarity, a united economic front
23 Jul 20 NewsWith multilateral cooperation under strain, senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gathered virtually on Wednesday for the launch of a new report recomm...
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20 Jul 20 NewsCall for Papers: AfDB/UNECA/UNDP African Economic Conference 2020 for young African researchers
Request for Proposals: Undertake feasibility study, design, establish and provide a...
Productivity growth, key driver of poverty reduction, threatened by COVID-19 disruptions
15 Jul 20 NewsFirst Comprehensive Study on Challenges and Opportunities to Rekindle Productivity Growth
Productivity growth, a force that has contributed to lifting millions of people out of po...
UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
15 Jul 20 NewsIn much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highlighting that ov...
‘New dynamic’ needed to overcome negative impacts of COVID-19 worldwide
08 Jul 20 NewsThe dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and societies”, a top official told the UN’s key international forum on sustainable d...
Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cautious Reopening
29 Jun 20 NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent an unprecedented health and economic crisis, with costs that will be felt most keenly by the poorest segments of the world’s populati...