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Tag: Industrial policy

tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

18 Jun 18  News
Profiled African trade and regional integration events: (I) The 24th ARSO General Assembly starts today in Durban on the theme: One Africa One Market – the role of standard...
One Africa One Market – The role of standardisation in attaining sustainable development within the context of regional integration

One Africa One Market – The role of standardisation in attaining sustainable development within the context of regional integration

18 Jun 18  News
The 24th ARSO General Assembly events, to be hosted by the Government of the Republic of South Africa, through the South African Bureau of Standards will be held on the 18th to 22n...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

14 Jun 18  News
Thursday was East African Budget Day: an initial overview of some highlights Launching next week, in Mauritius: AfDB’s 1st Electricity Regulatory Index Next week, in Lagos: 3rd...
Kenya Africa exports slide continues to new eight-year low

Kenya Africa exports slide continues to new eight-year low

14 Jun 18  News
Kenya’s exports to key markets in Africa fell to an eight-year low in the first four months of the year, official statistics show, continuing a trend that has been reflected in a...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

12 Jun 18  News
Starting today, in Accra: Africa Trade Network’s multi-stakeholder AfCFTA consultation The new head of the UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa: Ms Ahunna Eziakonwahead Diarise:...
Reports on Emerging Technologies officially launched at Africa Innovation Summit

Reports on Emerging Technologies officially launched at Africa Innovation Summit

12 Jun 18  News
Advances in modern technologies are occurring at an accelerating pace, ranging from the fields of robotics, nanotechnology and biotechnology to materials science and artificial int...
Foreign direct investment to Africa fell by 21% in 2017, says United Nations report

Foreign direct investment to Africa fell by 21% in 2017, says United Nations report

07 Jun 18  News
​Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Africa slumped to $42 billion in 2017, a 21% decline from 2016, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2018. Weak oil...
UN deputy launches powerful tool for least developed countries

UN deputy launches powerful tool for least developed countries

07 Jun 18  News
Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, launched a unique policy compendium in Geneva on 6 June 2018 that aims to assist governments of the world’s mos...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

06 Jun 18  News
Concluding today, in Addis: Expert group meeting on the theme Poverty, inequality and jobs in Africa Diarise: 25th SWIFT African Regional Conference (20-22 June, Kigali) on the th...
EU’s Malmström: bad domestic policies also make trade unfair

EU’s Malmström: bad domestic policies also make trade unfair

05 Jun 18  News
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström says domestic policy choices, such as taxation, are just as responsible as global trade rules for determining who benefits from globalizati...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

04 Jun 18  News
Dr Donald Kaberuka: There is a time for everything – the African Continental Free Trade Area (pdf, Wilson Center) That said, the AfCFTA is not just about physical merchandise. I...
Outcomes of the 51st Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Outcomes of the 51st Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

04 Jun 18  News
The African Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be shaped and implemented to enable Africa to create opportunities for its citizens; spur the continent’s industrialization age...
Engaging civil society to accelerate Africa’s industrialization

Engaging civil society to accelerate Africa’s industrialization

04 Jun 18  News
The African Development Bank organized the Civil Society Forum 2018, as a three-day event at HQ in Abidjan, on the topic: “Engaging Civil Society to Accelerate Africa’s Industr...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

01 Jun 18  News
Africa, global passenger traffic data for April 2018 (IATA) African airlines’ had a 5.1% traffic increase in April. Capacity rose 4.6%, and load factor edged up 0.4 percentage p...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

29 May 18  News
AfCFTA presentations by ATPC’s David Luke to recent Canada-Africa Chamber of Business events (Toronto, Ottawa) (i) What the African Continental Free Trade Area means for Africa ...
Kenya: Imports to cost more in Treasury tax deal

Kenya: Imports to cost more in Treasury tax deal

29 May 18  News
Consumers are likely to pay more for imported goods after the Treasury opted to increase tax on foreign products rather than cut duty on raw materials to boost domestic manufacture...
Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2018: “Made in Africa” – Industrialising the Continent

Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2018: “Made in Africa” – Industrialising the Continent

24 May 18  News
The African Development Bank is delivering on its goals and making good progress towards achieving its development and operational targets according to the 2018 Annual Develop...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

23 May 18  News
Featured AfDB policy document: Industrialize Africa – strategies, policies, institutions & financing Extract from the introductory remarks, by Joe Stiglitz: In the developi...
tralac’s Daily News Selection

tralac’s Daily News Selection

22 May 18  News
The 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank opened yesterday in Busan. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina: Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization Underway, in...
Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization, says President Adesina

Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization, says President Adesina

22 May 18  News
Young Africans should be trusted and supported to drive the continent’s industrialization The 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank opened in Busan, Korea, on Mon...

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