Tag: Intra-Africa trade

The African Union (AU) recognises 8 officially recognised regional economic communities (RECs). These are regarded as building blocks to the AfCFTA. Overlapping membership complica...

Local news Egypt to participate in launching AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative in Ghana (Ahram Online) Egypt will participate with the largest shipment of products to Ghana within t...

Local news President Ruto flags off Kenya tea to Ghana under AfCFTA trade initiative (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) President Ruto spoke at the Kenyatta International...

Local news South Africa’s trade surplus drops to R7.2 billion (BusinessTech) The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) trade statistics for August 2022 recorded a preliminar...

Local news EU, Namibia engage in an in-depth discussion on a several topics of shared and common interest (Namibia Economist) The 2022 Session of the EU-Namibia Political Dialogu...

Local news Kenya launches national trade strategy (Kenya News Agency) Kenya has launched its National African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy 20...

Local news Govt lodges WTO dispute over EU citrus import regulations (Engineering News) The Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other Inter...

Local Logistics Performance Index: Nigeria ranks lowest In West Africa — Experts (Tribune Online) The Managing Director/CEO, Analyst Data Service Ltd, Dr Afolabi Olowo-okere, h...

Local news IMF raises South Africa’s growth outlook for 2022, but says global picture tilted to the downside (BusinessTech) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest glo...

Local News Arab-Spring Warning Spurs Ramaphosa to Tout Growth-Plan Progress (Bloomberg) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is making progress on a p...

Local news South African president urges stakeholders to examine progress in redressing racialized economy (Xinhua) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged sta...

Local news Structural growth in South Africa to slow for the rest of this year (Engineering News) While South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth expanded...

Local Key South African trade route blocked as fuel costs surge (BusinessTech) Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route linking the...

Local Fitch maintains SA’s sub-investment rating, stable outlook (Engineering News) Ratings agency Fitch has maintained its stable outlook for South Africa, and affirmed the co...

The African Union (AU) recognises 8 officially recognised regional economic communities (RECs). These are regarded as building blocks to the AfCFTA. Overlapping membership complica...