Tag: Global economy
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26 May 17 NewsFeatured newsletters: tralac, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, West Africa Brief
Finishing today, in Mauritius: The Commonwealth’s African Regional Consultation on ...
Minister Ebrahim Patel: Economic Development Department Budget Vote 2017/18
26 May 17 NewsBudget Vote Speech delivered by Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, in the National Assembly, 25 May 2017
It is my pleasure with Deputy Minister Masuku to table the B...
Kenya an ambassador for Africa and partner to powerful nations
26 May 17 NewsKenya has been pivotal in global relations for a thousand years.
In 1963, two years after I was born, Kenya gained its independence under my father Jomo Kenyatta.
But Kenya has b...
Minister Rob Davies: Trade and Industry Department Budget Vote 2017/18
24 May 17 Newsdti Budget Vote Address delivered by Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, in the National Assembly, 23 May 2017
In an input to the Portfolio Committee earlier this ...
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22 May 17 NewsFeatured trade infographics: @ecn_africa: After years of stagnation, east Africa’s clothing industry has more than doubled its exports since 2009; @CB_CII: India’s major export...
Commonwealth African countries to discuss priorities for reviving world trade
22 May 17 NewsAmid an unprecedented global trade slowdown, African policy-makers, negotiators and trade analysts will meet on 25-26 May 2017 in Mauritius to discuss priorities for reviving world...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on U.S. interests in Africa
19 May 17 NewsForeign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) convened a hearing entitled “U.S. Interests in Africa” on Thursday, 18 May 2017. Testimonies were delivered by General W...
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17 May 17 NewsFeatured infographic, @WandileSihlobo: Zambia’s 2017 maize crop is set to reach 3.6 million tonnes – a record harvest. The government has now lifted the maize export ban.
Laun...
Global growth strengthens in line with economic forecasts, but prospects for some of world’s poorest regions deteriorate: UN report
17 May 17 NewsShifting international policy landscape heightens uncertainty around prospects for world trade, development aid and climate targets
Growth in the global economy has picked up...
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16 May 17 Newstralac’s Tarik Oguz examines the latest malicious software code attack
Race for supremacy: India, Japan plan alternative to counter China’s OBOR (Business Standard)
Away from...
Latest trade indicator signals sustained momentum in second quarter
16 May 17 NewsThe WTO’s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global trade will continue to expand moderately in the second quarter of 2017. The latest reading of 102.2 is ...
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15 May 17 NewsZimbabwe’s former Economic Planning and Investment Promotion minister, Tapiwa Mashakada (MDC-T), has been elected the new chairperson of PAP’s Committee on Trade, Customs and I...
Xi ends China world trade summit with plan to return in 2019
15 May 17 NewsPresident Xi Jinping wrapped up the inaugural summit dedicated to his cornerstone diplomatic initiative for Chinese-style globalization with an invitation to world leaders attendin...
ONE Africa director: African infrastructure needs G20 investment
10 May 17 NewsAfrica needs investment from the G20 in its infrastructure if European efforts to increase trade are to have any positive effect. The continent also needs to set up its own interna...
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05 May 17 NewsOn Sunday, in Kigali: President Kagame hosts African foreign ministers for AU reform talks. ‘It is an opportunity to engage with Africa’s top diplomats, and others present, on ...
President Trump signs two executive orders on trade
02 May 17 NewsExtracts from the remarks by President Donald Trump at the signing of two Executive Orders on Trade in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 29 April 2017
“We believe in ‘Made in the USA,...
Africa’s trading relationship with Japan
26 Apr 17 PublicationsOver the last few years, the focus of African trade and trading relationships has focused on several countries and regions. Firstly, we have the European Union (EU) with the Econom...
Development Committee Communiqué: An essential role, a new approach
24 Apr 17 NewsEven as the global economy begins to strengthen, major risks remain for developing countries and the world’s poor. The World Bank Group retains an essential role in helping ensur...
African Consultative Group Meeting: Statement by the Chairman of the African Caucus and the Managing Director of the IMF
24 Apr 17 NewsMinister Kenneth O. Matambo, Chairman of the African Caucus, and Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), co-chaired the African Consultat...
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SWAC: SWAC/OECD Secretariat signs MOU with University of Flo...