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26 Jul 19 NewsIs the AfCFTA practical?: a CNBC interview with Rudi Steinbach (World Bank Africa specialist)
Regional growth spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF)
This paper attempts to shed l...
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25 Jul 19 NewsThe future of work in Africa: Harnessing the potential of digital technologies for all (World Bank)
This companion report to the World Development Report 2019: The Changing Nature...
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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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10 Jul 19 NewsUnderway, in New York: High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Niamey Summit wrap, reactions
Multi-video: Africa punches below its weight when it comes to inter...
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13 Jun 19 NewsToday is Budget Day across East Africa.
Selected country previews: Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
African trade policy events to diarise:
25th African Organisation for Standard...
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Foreign direct investment to Africa defies global slump, rises 11% – UN Report
13 Jun 19 NewsContinent-wide trade agreement bodes well for future investment in Africa and burgeoning SEZs further buttress prospects.
Africa escaped the global decline in foreign direct inves...
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27 May 19 NewsT20 communique for G20 Leaders: extracts from recommendations from Task Force 5 on Cooperation with Africa (pdf)
Agree on a unified approach towards macroeconomic stability ...
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24 May 19 NewsDiarise: Investment to support competitiveness and inclusive growth in South Africa (27 May, Johannesburg). One of the speakers at this Tutwa CG seminar will be David Bridgman (out...
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20 May 19 Newstralac's April newsletter was published earlier today: it contains a wide variety of AfCFTA-relevant commentaries and resources
A select listing of African trade events:
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How can the AfCFTA Investment Protocol advance the realisation of the AfCFTA objectives?
17 May 19 BlogThe AfCFTA Agreement will include a protocol on investment – to be negotiated in phase II. Meanwhile, the technical issues on investment are under consideration, and the draft le...
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26 Apr 19 NewsZimbabwe shoots down Masiyiwa’s rand proposal (Bulawayo24)
Industry and Commerce minister, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu has shot down the suggestion by billionaire telecoms tycoo...
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10 Apr 19 NewsConcluding today, in Windhoek: UNCTAD regional capacity building training workshop on the use of statistics and the Productive Capacities Index to inform evidence-based policy-maki...
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09 Apr 19 NewsFeatured tweet, @EgyptAbaba: Few minutes ago, I officially deposited Egypt AfCFTA ratification instrument. Egypt is 18th depositor of the free trade area and four more to go to ent...
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Kenya Economic Update: Transforming agricultural productivity to achieve food security for all
09 Apr 19 NewsKenya’s economic outlook remains stable amid threats of drought in 2019
Kenya’s real gross domestic product is projected to grow by 5.7% in 2019, a slight decrease from the es...
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01 Apr 19 NewsA suite of REC-related policy updates:
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
An extra-ordinary meeting of the COMESA Council of Ministers will be held on Friday, in L...
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Foreign direct investment in Africa: inflows, outflows, opportunities and policy considerations
29 Mar 19 PublicationsThis working paper provides some key insights into foreign direct investment (FDI) flows within Africa. It covers investment flows into Africa from the rest of the world, as well a...
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India is committed to work with Africa in areas prioritised by African countries: Suresh Prabhu
26 Mar 19 NewsIndia is committed to partner Africa in the areas prioritised by the African countries in the spirit of ‘Partners in Progress’.
This was stated by Mr Suresh Prabhu, Minister o...
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Agro-processing, manufacturing and ICT offer opportunities for Indian investments in SADC region: Exim Bank
26 Mar 19 NewsThe Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) released a new publication entitled ‘India-SADC Trade and Investment Relations: Harnessing The Potential’ during the Inaugural Sessi...
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Bi-National Commission: South Africa reiterates support for new Zimbabwe
13 Mar 19 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s commitment to work with Zimbabwe in addressing the socio-economic challenges experienced by the two neighbouring countries...
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12 Mar 19 NewsCOMESA’s tribute to the late Ambassador Julius Onen, the PS of Uganda’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
UNCTAD is undertaking an Investment Policy Review of Angol...
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