Tag: Investment policy
Foreign Direct Investment policy and governance in the Southern African Development Community
13 Jul 17 PublicationsThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established to achieve, among other objectives, development and economic growth and poverty alleviation through regional integ...
IMF Executive Board 2017 Article IV Consultation with Uganda
13 Jul 17 NewsOn July 7, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2017 Article IV consultation with Uganda and completed the eighth review of Uganda...
Joint ACP-UNCTAD Guiding Principles for Investment Policymaking approved
30 Jun 17 NewsThe Joint African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)-UNCTAD Guiding Principles for Investment Policymaking were approved by the ACP Committee of Ambassadors meeting in Br...
WTO records moderate rise in G20 trade restrictions
30 Jun 17 NewsThe WTO’s seventeenth monitoring report on Group of 20 (G20) trade measures, issued on 30 June, shows that trade restrictions in G20 economies have risen at a moderate rate simil...
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26 Jun 17 NewsKenya: Draft Investment Policy (GoK)
Up to now, Kenya has not had a single and clearly defined policy solely focusing on investment generation and retention. The Government of Ken...
Draft Kenya Investment Policy: Investment growth for sustainable development
26 Jun 17 NewsThrough the leadership of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives (MITC), an inter-ministerial task force has developed a draft Kenya Investment Policy. The policy is...
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23 Jun 17 NewsA reminder that the SACU Summit takes place today in Swaziland.
tralac’s Weekly Newsletter is posted. Talkmore Chidede examines investment policy reforms in Africa: How can they...
Investment policy reforms in Africa: How can they be synchronised?
21 Jun 17 DiscussionTalkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses how investment policy reforms in Africa can best be harmonised in order to avoid undesirable fragmentation and overlaps of investment...
Recent FDI trends in Africa: Summary analysis of the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2017
21 Jun 17 DiscussionTalkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses recent trends in African foreign direct investment flows according to the latest World Investment Report
Despite efforts to attract ...
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13 Jun 17 NewsA selection of updates on the G20 Africa Partnership: Investing in a Common Future
Merkel calls for greater investment in Africa ahead of G20 summit. Underscoring the pressure Afr...
B20 Compact with Africa Recommendations
13 Jun 17 NewsAfrica is a continent of vast opportunities. Despite the high volatility of commodity prices as well as geo-political and geo-economic uncertainties, the continent’s average real...
Trade Policy Review: Nigeria
13 Jun 17 NewsThe fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Nigeria takes place on 13 and 15 June 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the ...
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08 Jun 17 NewsFeatured tweets, @AdanMohamedCS:
Kenya is set to host the 2nd Commonwealth SME Trade Summit in October 2018. [It] will provide a forum to link Kenyan MSMEs to opportunities in the...
Digital radically changes global investment patterns, says World Investment Report 2017
08 Jun 17 NewsIn the first ranking of its kind, UNCTAD report shows that three countries are home to 75% of the top 100 digital multinationals.
What did not exist in 2007? Instagram, Uber and 3...
World Bank report shows how to boost private sector investment in Africa’s transmission sector
06 Jun 17 NewsA new World Bank report released today called for increased private sector investment in Africa’s under-developed electricity transmission infrastructure, a vital ingredient for ...
Transforming Kenya’s economy through its first ever national trade policy
06 Jun 17 NewsIn recent years, Kenya has moved up 21 places in the World Bank’s ease of doing business index, from 113 in 2015 to 92 in 2016. The country is hopeful of making further gain...
Closing infrastructure gap in Africa a key catalyst for investment, says G20
31 May 17 NewsThe G20 says closing infrastructure gap on the continent represents a key step to achieving better youth employment and economic transformation.
Under the current German G20 Presi...
Compact with Africa: fostering private long-term investment in Africa
17 May 17 NewsExecutive summary
With its “Compact with Africa”, the German G20 Presidency intends to encourage private institutional and corporate investment, together with the African part...
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16 May 17 Newstralac’s Tarik Oguz examines the latest malicious software code attack
Race for supremacy: India, Japan plan alternative to counter China’s OBOR (Business Standard)
Away from...
Infrastructure financing in sub-Saharan Africa: Best practices from ten years in the field
16 May 17 NewsThis report is a joint effort of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Africa Finance Corporation, focusing on the climate for infrastructure investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...