Tag: Global economy
Protectionist trade policies to address the declining labour share of national income?
19 Apr 17 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the need for improved domestic policymaking rather than the use of restrictive trade policies to redress the declining labour share ...
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19 Apr 17 NewsFeatured tweet/infographic, @RencapMan:
While some like to suggest the Africa Rising story is over, there are an awful lot of African countries still growing at 5% or more
Profil...
‘Modest recovery’ for SA economy likely
19 Apr 17 NewsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that South Africa’s economy would stage a modest recovery.
The IMF said in its latest outlook for 2017 released on Tuesday th...
‘Brics Plus’ can be new model of integration
18 Apr 17 NewsThe expansion of Brics, known as “Brics Plus”, could become a new model of integration in the global economy, chief economist of the Eurasian Development Bank Yaroslav Lissovol...
High-level B20 Statement: Digitalization for all – Towards an inclusive interconnected world
18 Apr 17 NewsOn April 6 and 7, the G20 Digital Ministers met for the first time ever. On this occasion, the B20 issued the following statement co-signed by more than 50 leading business represe...
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12 Apr 17 NewsTrade recovery expected in 2017 and 2018, amid policy uncertainty (WTO)
The WTO’s more promising forecasts for 2017 and 2018 are predicated on certain assumptions and there is c...
Trade recovery expected in 2017 and 2018, amid policy uncertainty
12 Apr 17 NewsGrowth in the volume of world merchandise trade is expected to rebound this year from its tepid performance in 2016, but only if the global economy recovers as expected and governm...
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11 Apr 17 NewsA rebalancing act for China and Africa: the effects of China’s rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s trade and growth (IMF)
How does China’s new growth model affect sub-Sahara...
WTO-IMF-World Bank report calls domestic policies critical in aiding displaced workers
11 Apr 17 NewsTrade leads to productivity gains and significant benefits for consumers, especially the poor, but can also be responsible for job displacement that must be addressed through sound...
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05 Apr 17 NewsStarting tomorrow, in Cape Town: tralac’s Annual Conference, International Trade Governance – quo vadis?
It is clear there are significant shifts in global political economy a...
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03 Apr 17 NewsUnderway, in Nairobi: IDEV AfDB event on private sector-led growth, sharing evaluative knowledge to enhance the relevance, effectiveness, and impact of future private sector dev...
African Trade and Integration in a Post-Brexit World
03 Apr 17 NewsAfter more than four decades of trade being governed by EU policies, Brexit means UK-Africa trading relations are now at a crossroads.
Most Sub-Saharan African (SSA) exports enjoy...
Worst humanitarian crisis in 70 years hits as Trump slashes foreign aid
31 Mar 17 NewsThe world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine, just as President Donald Trump’s proposed foreign aid c...
Plan for the UK leaving the EU: Prime Minister’s letter to Donald Tusk triggering Article 50
30 Mar 17 NewsPrime Minister Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk to notify him of the UK’s intention to leave the EU. Extracts from her statement delivered in Par...
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28 Mar 17 NewsUnderway, in Cotonou: a ECONEC / ECOWAS workshop evaluating 10 years’ experience of electoral assistance in West Africa
Later this week, in Arusha, the EAC Council of ...
Time to change US-Africa engagement approach: Kagame
28 Mar 17 NewsPresident Paul Kagame has said that relations and engagement between Africa and the United States ought to shift from aid and humanitarian basis to mutually beneficial partnerships...
UN Commission on the Status of Women provides roadmap to women’s full and equal participation in the economy
27 Mar 17 NewsUN Member States have committed to ensure women’s full and equal participation and leadership in the economy, as well as women’s right to work and rights at work, as a vital st...
African capital markets: Africa in a changing global environment
23 Mar 17 NewsThe global economy, and in particular the Developing and Transition Economies, is currently facing two major challenges. The first challenge is sluggish growth leading to stagnant ...
World’s most marginalized still left behind by global development priorities: UNDP report
22 Mar 17 NewsMillions of people are not benefiting from progress, with the gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation...
Africa’s next level of economic transformation
20 Mar 17 NewsThe G20 finance ministers met last week in Germany to discuss critical challenges facing the global economy, from climate change to migration to humanitarian emergencies like the u...