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Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reported to the General Council on 14 March 2014 that the chairs of the negotiating groups have completed the first round of consultations on...

Revamping ailing economies presents huge challenges of industrialisation. Development of Free Trade Zones remains an attractive option, writes George Okojie. Proliferation of Free...

The importance of science, technology, research and innovation in shaping the socio-economic transformation of nations cannot be overstated, President Paul Kagame has said. In sub...

Recent reports have pointed to concerns over increases on consumer prices of basic foodstuffs and commodities, such as poultry, meat and dairy. Some critics have blamed this on the...

South Africa’s unfair trading practices are frustrating a diversified intra-regional trade in SADC, says Dr Caleb Fundanga. Making a presentation at a Consumer Unit Trust Societ...

The Twenty Year Review was launched by President Jacob Zuma on 11 March 2014. The Review reflects on how the country has progressed since the dawn of democracy in 1994, the challen...

The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014, effectively two years from the date on which the Protocol amending the Agreement was...

A Ghanian MP at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) gathering in Midrand, South Africa yesterday mooted the idea of launching a common African passport to boost the integration of all...

World Trade Organization’s Development Division Director Shishir Priyadarshi on Monday stated that the two key dimensions to development cooperation is its effectiveness and sust...

It is my pleasure to share with you UNCTAD’s twelfth Investment Policy Monitor. The Monitor finds that twenty five countries took thirty six investment policy measures in the re...

The economic weight of Southern actors at the global level over the last two decades has been unprecedented in speed and scale. Whilst growth levels of western economies plummeted...

On Friday 7 March 2014, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, delivered a presentation on South Africa’s Trade Policy and Strategic Framework to th...

Background Despite numerous resolutions made by African leaders, the African integration process has been marked by slow progress due to differences in political commitment vis-à...

Growing middle-class leading consumption drive in rapid-growth markets Across the rapid-growth markets there will be nearly 200 million middle-class households by 2022 up from 94 ...

Healthy ties and improved infrastructure make the African continent ripe and right for Indian industry The African continent today represents new horizons and opportunities for In...

African government efforts to force mining companies to process minerals before export may backfire as they come up against weakening commodity prices and investor demands that fir...

New UNCTAD-EIF study of the fisheries sector in The Gambia shows trade policies have to be inclusive if they are to reduce poverty. The expansion of the fisheries sector could hel...

The article aptly titled “SACU Dead Man Walking” giving a SACU Perspective by Professor Roman Grynberg needs further reflection and critical insight. There is no denying the f...

EAC launches Common Market Score Card 2014 in Dar es Salaam The East African Common Market Score Card has revealed that the United Republic of Tanzania is the most active in remov...

High Representative (HR) of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today [5 March, 2014] proposed an integrated EU...