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American Society of International Law: Symposium on Africa and the Future of International Trade Regimes

American Society of International Law: Symposium on Africa and the Future of International Trade Regimes

04 Dec 17  News
On September 30, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) waiver that allows the United States to extend trade preferences to African countries under the African Growth and Opportu...
Preparing for Buenos Aires, can the WTO Deliver on Nairobi Promises?

Preparing for Buenos Aires, can the WTO Deliver on Nairobi Promises?

30 Nov 17  Blog
In December 2017, the 164 member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will convene the 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is the first time...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

29 Nov 17  News
Updates from the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: UN Secretary-General António Guterres‏: remarks at the Opening of the 5th African Union-European Union...
1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified

1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified

29 Nov 17  News
WHO urges governments to take action An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new res...
Trade: A catalyst for accomplishing the 2030 Agenda

Trade: A catalyst for accomplishing the 2030 Agenda

28 Nov 17  News
Trade should support economic growth and be made socially and environmentally sustainable, with benefits spread across all segments of society. The ninth session of the Trade and ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

17 Nov 17  News
Updates on African trade policy processes from Amb. Albert Muchanga (AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry): The 8th CFTA Negotiating Forum to be held in Abuja next week will be f...
Azevêdo signals ‘cautious optimism’ over trade prospects in annual trade monitoring report

Azevêdo signals ‘cautious optimism’ over trade prospects in annual trade monitoring report

17 Nov 17  News
WTO members show restraint in trade restrictions despite ongoing economic uncertainties WTO members introduced fewer trade-restrictive measures from mid-October 2016 to mid-Octobe...
Global finance and e-trade giants threat to African players

Global finance and e-trade giants threat to African players

16 Nov 17  News
Experts are warning that global financial and e-commerce giants will take over the African market if the continent’s players do not innovate and come up with models that address ...
Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018: World Bank

Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018: World Bank

30 Oct 17  News
Oil prices to average $56 a barrel in 2018, up from 2017 average of $53/bbl Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel in 2018 from $53 this year as a result of steadily grow...
Strong Asian intraregional trade and investment improve economic resilience

Strong Asian intraregional trade and investment improve economic resilience

27 Oct 17  News
Growing trade and investment linkages in Asia and the Pacific help improve the region’s economic resilience to uncertainties in the global economic and trade policy environment, ...
Low shipping connectivity makes weaker economies more vulnerable

Low shipping connectivity makes weaker economies more vulnerable

26 Oct 17  News
​In a globalized world, trade, communication and finance depend on the possibilities for people, companies and societies to connect, and there is a growing rift between the best-...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

23 Oct 17  News
Today, in Arusha: EAC Development Partners Consultative Forum on the 5th EAC Development Strategy. Concept note (pdf): The overall objective is to provide existing and potenti...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

19 Oct 17  News
From the UN’s Africa Week 2017: remarks by Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Today, regional blocks in South and Central America, Southeast Asia and Chi...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

13 Oct 17  News
Updated World Bank macro poverty outlook reports: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe AU’s STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning ...
Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development: Communiqué – 2017 Annual Meetings

Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development: Communiqué – 2017 Annual Meetings

13 Oct 17  News
Ministers of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development held their ninety-eighth meeting in Washington D.C. on October 12, 2017 wi...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

11 Oct 17  News
Tomorrow, in Entebbe: 25th Nile Basin Council of Ministers meeting Joseph Stiglitz will deliver the inaugural Babacar Ndiaye Lecture: From manufacturing led export growth to a 21s...
UK government sets out vision for post-EU trade and customs policy

UK government sets out vision for post-EU trade and customs policy

10 Oct 17  News
The British government has taken a significant step in preparing to leave the European Union (EU) by setting out arrangements for post-Brexit trade and customs policy. Trade and C...
Experts discuss Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration in Southern Africa

Experts discuss Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration in Southern Africa

09 Oct 17  News
A two-day consultative process on global compact for the safe, orderly and regular migration in southern Africa ended on 22nd September in Lusaka, Zambia. Five meetings on the Glo...
The competitiveness of African economies: innovation, infrastructure, goods trade and public institutions

The competitiveness of African economies: innovation, infrastructure, goods trade and public institutions

04 Oct 17  Discussion
On 26 September, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the annual Global Competitiveness Report for 2017/2018. The report examines the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) which me...
Remittances to recover modestly after two years of decline

Remittances to recover modestly after two years of decline

04 Oct 17  News
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are on course to recover in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and...

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