Linking policies on development and trade
07 Dec 18 NewsGermany’s Federal Government has announced a Development Investment Fund. The new scheme can become an important milestone for realigning cooperation with Africa – towards dove...
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2018 African SDG report calls for critical investments in urbanization
05 Dec 18 NewsThe 2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report calls on African governments to prioritize investments in water, sanitation and urbanization in order to leverage the health outcomes...
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G20 Leaders’ Declaration: Building consensus for fair and sustainable development
03 Dec 18 NewsThe G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded on 1 December 2018 in Buenos Aires with a press conference given by Argentine President Mauricio Macri. After two days of wo...
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29 Nov 18 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, @GovUganda: Today (Wednesday) the Instrument of Uganda’s ratification of the AfCFTA was officially handed over to the African Union Commission. Uganda...
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28 Nov 18 NewsTomorrow, in Addis Ababa: 6th African Union Commission-United States High Level Dialogue. Amb. Kwesi Quartey (AUC Deputy Chairperson) and Tibor Peter Nagy (US Assistant Secretary o...
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The landscape for institutional investing in 2018: Perspectives of institutional investors
28 Nov 18 NewsThe 2018 Argentina G20 Presidency requested the World Bank to organize a high-level G20 Investor Forum focused on institutional investors (pension funds, insurance companies, sover...
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Building a new Zimbabwe: Targeted policies for growth and job creation
19 Nov 18 NewsThis report on Zimbabwe’s economic growth opportunities and trajectory was prepared at the government’s request following a political transition in November 2017.
After recent...
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A WTO multilateral investment facilitation agreement: An African perspective
18 Nov 18 BlogInvestment at the WTO
Investment was introduced onto the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agenda in 1996 at the First WTO Ministerial Conference held in Singapore, when member state...
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Joint statement of the 7th EU-South Africa Summit
16 Nov 18 NewsEU-South Africa Summit: Strengthening the Strategic Partnership
At the 7th European Union-South Africa Summit held in Brussels on 15 November 2018, Leaders agreed on a number of s...
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14 Nov 18 NewsToday’s trade-related event postings:
Uganda’s Ministry of Trade, this morning, launched the Uganda Trade Information Portal. A related update from Rwanda.
The Govern...
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Africa can learn from EU: President Ramaphosa
14 Nov 18 NewsAfrica can draw lessons from the European Union’s path to integration, economic and political union, and achieving social progress, President Ramaphosa has said.
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12 Nov 18 NewsKenya-China trade relations: tweeted updates
@Kiptoock: Today in Beijing, Zhang Jiwen-Vice Minister of Customs of China and myself signed protocol allowing market access of STEVIA...
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Africa Investment Forum exceeds expectations, participants unanimously agree
12 Nov 18 NewsThe curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace, on Friday, with transactions worth billions of dollars sealed.
The inaugural Africa Investment Forum ended on...
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08 Nov 18 NewsFeatured trade policy tweet, @CohenOnAfrica: US government withdrawal of AGOA privileges from Mauritania due to reports of slavery is essentially symbolic – trade with Mauritania...
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the inaugural Africa Investment Forum
08 Nov 18 NewsKeynote address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Opening Plenary
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to South Africa for this, the inaugural Africa Investment Forum.
I w...
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07 Nov 18 NewsReleased today: Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa – 2017
Extracts (pdf): Overall commitments to Africa’s infrastructure from all sources increased to $81.6bn in 2017 f...
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Africa Investment Forum kicks off: African development changes course from aid to investment
07 Nov 18 NewsAfrican Presidents have been saluted at the inaugural Africa Investment Forum (AIF) for embracing the continent’s economic growth project, with event organisers on Wednesday...
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Funding for Africa’s infrastructure grows by 22%, ICA shows as Africa Investment Forum opens
07 Nov 18 NewsFunding commitments to Africa’s infrastructure development rose by 22% in 2017, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa announced today.
Published on the first day of the ...
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South Africa’s investment climate is improving, says Minister Davies
07 Nov 18 NewsThe Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, says foreign investment if targeted and nurtured can drive economic growth and in turn contribute to much needed job creation and...
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06 Nov 18 NewsSADC Business Council foundational meeting: @SthrnAfrcaTrust updates
Tomorrow, 7 November, at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Johannesburg Airport, @SthrnAfrcaTrust and @TheNBF will host t...
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