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“Africa must take ownership of its institutions” says Mo Ibrahim and other participants at the 2013 Ibrahim Forum
15 Nov 2013African governments must take full ownership of the continent’s institutions to drive greater integration and unity, according to Mo Ibrahim and several other high-level particip...
read moreACP Trade Ministers adopt declaration for Bali
13 Nov 2013During the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Ministerial Trade Committee that met in Brussels on 9-10 October 2013, Ministers outlined the ACP countries’ common position for ...
read moreNew World Bank Group report charts road map for financial inclusion
12 Nov 2013Low-income populations benefit the most from technological innovations such as mobile payments, mobile banking, and borrower identification based on fingerprinting and iris scans, ...
read moreGathering for the African Economic Conference, leaders call for wide-ranging structural change
28 Oct 2013Regional Integration Key to Transformation and Development
UPDATE: The African Economic Conference 2013 Report is now available for download.
Heads of State and business and...
read more“BRICS Bank to reduce risks in emerging markets”
25 Oct 2013China and India have agreed to step up cooperation in BRICS to safeguard “common interests”.
India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has identified the BRICS Development Bank and ...
read moreRegional integration is a primary condition for Africa’s industrial revolution
22 Oct 2013“Regional Integration in Africa,” the theme of this year’s October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the...
read moreTraffic at port of Maputo increase four-fold in nine years
22 Oct 2013Traffic at the port of Maputo rose almost four-fold between 2003 and 2012, but the facility and its associated transport corridor still have potential to grow, the Economist Intell...
read moreEconomic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) – State of play, future perspectives and implementation
15 Oct 2013Address by Karel De Gucht, European Trade Commissioner, to the EU-ACP Joint Ministerial Trade Committee, Brussels, 11 October 2013
Ministers,
This is now the fourth time tha...
read moreNew Working Paper series on trade issues for Africa focuses on regional integration
09 Oct 2013The World Bank’s Africa Trade Practice is introducing a series of working papers that aims to share new voices and analysis on the critical issues surrounding trade and regional ...
read moreAfrica’s ample resources provide an opportunity for inclusive growth
09 Oct 2013Africa continues to grow strongly but poverty and inequality remain persistently high
Five years after the start of the global financial crisis, most countries in Sub-Saharan Afri...
read moreUNCTAD releases new reports on developments in trade policy and trends in international merchandise trade
27 Sep 2013The new UNCTAD publication Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy seeks to provide a snapshot of recent and medium-term developments.
The report is intended to serve ...
read moreCOMESA Court of Justice rules that Mauritius breached the COMESA rules for the Free Trade Area
18 Sep 2013COMESA Court orders a refund of customs duties to a small company
In a landmark case, the COMESA Court of Justice has decided that the Government of Mauritius, by imposing a custo...
read moreExport-led development is no longer viable, UNCTAD says – economies will perform better with more balanced strategies
13 Sep 2013Developing and transition economies need to move towards more balanced growth and give a greater role to domestic demand in their development strategies, a new UNCTAD report conten...
read moreInstitutions and innovation increasingly important for competitiveness
05 Sep 2013Excellent innovation and strong institutional environments are increasingly influencing economies’ competitiveness, according to The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, whic...
read moreA renewed global partnership for Africa
16 Aug 2013Between 2000 and 2009, eleven African countries grew at an annual rate of 7% or more, sufficient enough to double their economies in ten years. Because Africa’s collective GDP of...
read moreTransnet tests water for better Africa-wide ports integration
14 Aug 2013Topic NewsServicesTransnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) took a step closer toward improving the integration of African port authorities on Wednesday after agreeing with the Namibian Port Authorit...
read moreRegional integration tops council of ministers meeting
14 Aug 2013The implementation of the regional integration process of the member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and financial situation will top the meeting agenda...
read moreFull agenda for 33rd SADC summit in Malawi
12 Aug 2013The SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for Lilongwe, Malawi this week will deliberate on a wide range of regional issues including the appointment of a new leadership fo...
read morePost 2015 Report launched with calls for a bold agenda for Africa
09 Aug 2013During the launch of the high level panel of the post-2015 global agenda, held at the UN Conference Centre today in Addis Ababa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Econom...
read moreAfrica’s Agenda 2063 to help address the Continent’s new growth challenges
31 Jul 2013Amidst the new sense of optimism found in Africa’s new natural resources discoveries, rapid urbanisation and increased regional integration, the tripartite partnership of the Afr...
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