Tag: Logistics
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09 Jun 20 NewsDiarise, Thursday (11 June): Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are expected to table their respective 2020/2021 national budgets. Industrialists are lobbying, through the EABC, f...
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01 Jun 20 NewsDiarise:
The OACPS hosts (3 June) first-ever Inter-Sessional Summit on the theme: Transcending the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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EAC partner states adopt the EAC Regional Electronic Cargo and Drivers Tracking System
01 Jun 20 NewsEAC Partner States have adopted the EAC Regional Electronic Cargo and Drivers Tracking System that will be hosted at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The system is expect...
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28 May 20 NewsHappening tomorrow:
The SADC Council of Ministers meets. They will review the regional guidelines for the harmonisation and facilitation of movement of critical goods and serv...
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27 May 20 NewsThe inaugural virtual meeting of the Kenya-US Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Secretariat took place today, Kenya’s CS Trade and Industry Betty Maina has announced.
Ghana’s ...
Supply Chain and COVID-19: UN rushes to move vital equipment to frontlines
19 May 20 NewsAs COVID-19 spreads to countries with poor health systems, the United Nations and its partners are racing against time to ensure that life-saving personal protective equipment and ...
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15 May 20 NewsUpdates on the closure of the Nakonde border post, COVID-19 testing for truck drivers
Zambia reopens border with Tanzania to cargo after COVID-19 closure. ”Trucks from both ...
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14 May 20 NewsWTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo plans to depart: The WTO will make an announcement Thursday about its Director-General Roberto Azevedo, a spokesman said, following reports he ...
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12 May 20 NewsLauren Johnston: How COVID-19 will change China and Africa’s economic relationship (WEF)
One reason for China’s strictness may be earlier research suggesting that different ty...
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08 May 20 NewsECA leads discussion on Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown exit strategies (ECA)
African countries are turning their attention to lockdown exit plans as they seek to limit economic and ...
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05 May 20 NewsWamkele Mene: Digital trade the only tool for Africa’s economic recovery (EWN)
AfCFTA secretary-general Wamkele Mene said he had gone back to the drawing board to review his pri...
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30 Apr 20 NewsAfrican leaders mull 2021 as AfCTA’s new take-off date (This Day)
The Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr Wamkele Mene, spoke during a webinar on the “Political ec...
Ten-point plan to bolster global transport, ease trade during COVID-19
28 Apr 20 NewsUNCTAD issues an action plan to tear down barriers to trade and transport and ensure the free flow of goods, food and essential supplies.
As countries adopt radical measures to br...
South African tourism and the coronavirus pandemic
28 Apr 20 BlogSA tourism heads for bleak winter and beyond
Worldwide lock-downs in response to the coronavirus pandemic have hit the tourism industry especially hard. There have been no partial...
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23 Apr 20 NewsDiarise: UNCTAD’s eWeek (27 April - 1 May)
The programme features two high-level dialogues, one donor roundtable; and a set of webinars to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic is i...
UN issues appeal to bolster COVID-19 ‘logistics backbone’ or response could stutter to a halt
21 Apr 20 NewsThe heads of major UN humanitarian agencies and offices have launched an urgent appeal for $350 million to support global aid hubs to help those most at risk during the COVID-19 pa...
The South African Post Office (SAPO) versus PostNet – a setback for e-commerce in South Africa
16 Apr 20 PublicationsThe Independent Communication Authority of South Africa’s Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) found on 26 September 2019 that retail and courier service provider, PostNet S...
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15 Apr 20 NewsThe ECA’s African Trade Policy Centre is conducting a short COVID-19 Africa Impact Survey to provide insights into the economic effects of COVID-19 on economic activity and trade...
Coronavirus and freight forwarding in SADC
09 Apr 20 BlogSouth Africa is the economic powerhouse in the region. Most countries rely on South Africa, in some way, for their imports. They import goods from South Africa and some import good...
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08 Apr 20 Newstralac’s Special Edition Newsletter on COVID-19 was posted today: explore nine articles, touching on various trade policy issues and sectors (pdf)
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