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22 Feb 19 NewsMarking two years since the TFA entered into force: An Update on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and African countries
This tralac Trade Brief gives an account of the current...
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15 Feb 19 NewsAfrican Union Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture: Continental strategy for Geographical Indications in Africa 2018-2023
The protection of GIs could give African coun...
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DHL Global Connectedness Index: Globalization hits new record high
15 Feb 19 NewsInternational flows of trade, capital, information and people all intensified significantly for the first time since 2007
DHL has released the fifth edition of the DHL Global Conn...
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08 Feb 19 Newstralac’s Gerhard Erasmus on the AfCFTA’s institutions: Could the Secretariat hold the key to implementation?
This working paper discusses what institutions the AfCFTA will hav...
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16 Jan 19 NewsFeatured tweets:
@KendalHembroff: G20 Trade and Investment Working Group meeting [15-16 January] to discuss challenges facing international trading system and need for WTO reform
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Safety, competitiveness, infrastructure key to aviation’s benefits in Africa
30 Nov 18 NewsThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Africa to maximize the positive social and economic power of aviation by working together to promote safe, s...
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Smooth African trade to tackle rising challenges: UNCTAD head
27 Nov 18 NewsCompetitive transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to ease intra-African commerce and reap rewards of new deal, meeting hears.
Smoothing the way for African tra...
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Africa seeks cheaper, faster and easier trade at NTFCs forum
26 Nov 18 NewsA landmark forum, co-organized by UNCTAD, focuses efforts by African countries seeking ways to ease interregional and international trade.
African countries seeking to reduce the ...
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16 Nov 18 NewsMali’s parliament yesterday, 15 November, unanimously ratified the AfCFTA Agreement. @AbdoulayeDiop8: Bravo au gouvernement & a l’Assemblée nationale du Mali pour cette pr...
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13 Nov 18 NewsRegional Risks for Doing Business 2018 (WEF)
Of the 34 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that we surveyed, “unemployment and underemployment” was identified as the most pressing...
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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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29 Oct 18 NewsThe G20 Compact with Africa meeting gets underway today in Berlin:
President Ramaphosa: In his capacity as co-chair of the G20 Africa Advisory Group, President Ramaphosa wi...
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25 Oct 18 NewsOur featured tweet, @AmbMuchanga: Great news. Got notification from Chief Negotiator. South Africa Parliament has approved ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement. Formal deposit to b...
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15 Oct 18 NewsDiarise:
Regional Monitoring Group on the implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol (17-19 October, Uganda)
The Global Competitiveness Report 2018 will be released...
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Exports from the Southern African Development Community to the European Union by mode of transportation: implications of Brexit
11 Oct 18 PublicationsThe European Union (EU) has been a long-standing trading partner of African countries. EU member countries are some of the main destination markets for African export products, esp...
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04 Oct 18 NewsMaritime trade and Africa (UNCTAD)
Maritime trade in Africa is shaped by the continent’s trade concentration and limited diversification. Accordingly, 40% of goods exported...
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Maritime trade and Africa
04 Oct 18 NewsDemographic growth and regional integration can nurture Africa’s maritime trade if shipping, ports and hinterland access are boosted
Africa’s minimal integration in world trad...
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03 Oct 18 NewsNigeria: ‘Economy losing over N6.16tr from Apapa chaos monthly’ (Guardian)
The Nigerian economy is currently losing about N600 billion in customs revenue, an estimated $10 bil...
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Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry holds special press conference on Nigerian maritime ports
03 Oct 18 NewsStatement by Mr Babtunde Paul Ruwase, FCA President, LCCI
Press conference held at Commerce House, Victoria Island, Lagos on 2 October 2018
On behalf of the Lagos Chamber of Comm...
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SADC urged to accelerate implementation of a single air transport market
02 Oct 18 NewsThe civil aviation industry in southern Africa and the rest of the continent is projected to grow exponentially once the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is fully implem...
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