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19 Aug 19 NewsThe High-Level Policy Dialogue, Harnessing the benefits of the AfCFTA for a Ghana Beyond Aid, opened today in Accra:
“Execute your watchdog role effectively”: Akufo-Addo tells...
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SADC hosts the 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
19 Aug 19 NewsThe 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre i...
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15 Aug 19 NewsTowards the AfCFTA Country Business Index: ad-hoc expert group meeting to review methodological approach
The ECA has proposed the establishment of an AfCFTA Country Business Index...
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SADC develops regional industry protocol
14 Aug 19 NewsA legal instrument that aims to improve the policy environment for industrial development and support implementation will be presented for approval by the 39th SADC Summit tha...
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13 Aug 19 NewsFeatured tweet, @jattamensah: Ghana, with the AU and the ECA, will host a conference on the implementation of the AfCFTA from 19-21 August (Accra). The keynote speaker is the prime...
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06 Aug 19 News4th SADC Industrialisation Week: selected updates
President Magufuli pushes for intra-African trade. Opening the 4th SADC Industrialisation Week and Exhibition in Dar es Salaa...
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39th SADC Summit: Towards Inclusive, Sustainable Industrial Development
06 Aug 19 NewsLeaders from southern Africa are meeting for their annual summit next week to chart the development agenda of the region.
Running under the theme “A Conducive Environment f...
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15 Jul 19 NewsStarting tomorrow, in Niamey: Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum 2019. The forum (16-18 July) will assess cooperation and firm up plans for the region’s stabilization.
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11 Jul 19 NewsNext week in Nairobi: “It’s all systems go as Kenya readies to host Africa’s leading premier SME gathering, the Kenya Trade Week and COMESA High Level Business Summit, 15-21 ...
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Developing mutual recognition agreements for professional skills mobility in the Southern African Development Community
28 Jun 19 PublicationsSeveral recommendations have been put forward to address skills shortages or gaps in Africa. African governments are increasingly pursuing market liberalisation in order to tap the...
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05 Jun 19 NewsWorld Bank's June 2019 Global Economic Prospects: Global growth to weaken to 2.6% in 2019
Growth among advanced economies as a group is anticipated to slow in 2019, especially in ...
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04 Jun 19 NewsPaul Brenton, Ian Gillson, Pierre Sauvé: Economic diversification - why trade matters (Trade for Development News)
Services trade policies can spur diversification through ...
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17 May 19 NewsAfrican trade policy events to note:
An EAC experts meeting on the AfCFTA takes place today (by video conference)
Botswana Competition Policy Peer Review Report dissemination eve...
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15 May 19 NewsAfrican trade events to diarise:
Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2020 (1-7 September 2020, Kigali)
World Export Development Forum 2019 (18-22 November 2019, Addis Ababa)....
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10 May 19 NewsThe Bus King of Africa (Moneyweb)
Having conquered the South African bus market, Busmark CEO Pat Nodada is now partnering with the Industrial Development Corporation to build bus ...
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03 May 19 NewsDiarise: The G-20 Niigata Agricultural Summit (11-12 May) on the theme Toward Sustainable Agro-Food Sector – emerging issues and good practices
Japan’s trade insurance to cove...
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24 Apr 19 NewsOn hosting the AfCFTA Secretariat: Eswatini walking tightrope to become Africa’s trade hub (Yenisfak)
At a breakfast meeting with the local business community, prime minister Am...
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11 Apr 19 NewsApplications for UNCTAD’s online course on Trade and Gender for COMESA (pdf) close on 28 April. The course will be held from 20 May to 14 July.
Today, in Cairo: The road to Niam...
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Productive transformation is a must for Africa – AU Committee
11 Mar 19 NewsAfrican Union Ministers of Finance, Economy and Integration call on formulation of clear and concise public policies in accelerating the process of productive transformation in Afr...
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Export Diversification in Africa and Sustainable Growth
07 Mar 19 PublicationsLong-term growth is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve developmental goals; however, being export-dependent for growth, this suggests that they need to devel...
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