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South Africa to expand international market access: minister
14 Jan 2016The South African government is committed to intensifying efforts to expand international market access for its agricultural commodities, Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fishe...
read moreAs oil crashed, renewables attracted record $329 billion
14 Jan 2016The slump in oil prices that’s brought upheaval and cost-cutting to the traditional energy industry spared renewables such as solar and wind, which raked in a record $329.3 billi...
read moreChina’s imports from Africa plummet in 2015
14 Jan 2016China’s imports from Africa fell nearly 40 percent last year, officials said Wednesday, as low commodity prices and slowing growth in the Asian giant hit trade.
Imports from the...
read moreFrom global SDGs to country policymaking
14 Jan 2016What should countries do to accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda?
The agenda, adopted by the world’s leaders in September is very c...
read moreYuan clearing house to boost Sino-Africa trade: official
14 Jan 2016State-owned National Bank of Kenya (NBK) said its Chinese yuan clearing house which was launched in Nairobi last year will help to boost Sino-Kenya trade.
NBK’s Managing Directo...
read moreMore bad news for ocean trade
14 Jan 2016A fresh plunge on the main global index of the cost of moving major raw materials by sea has potential implications for trade.
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) slid to a level of 402 on...
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13 Jan 2016The selection: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Conference alert: '2016 Conference of Ministers: exploring the synergies between the African and the Global Development Agenda' (UNECA)
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read morePrinciples and practice in measuring global poverty
13 Jan 2016Collecting data on global poverty levels helps measure progress towards the goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030.
For more than 35 years, the World Bank has estimated the n...
read moreClassifying countries by income: a new working paper
13 Jan 2016The World Bank has just released a working paper reviewing the Bank’s classification of countries by income.
As Tariq Khokhar and Umar Serajuddin pointed out in their recent blo...
read moreThe case for a global policy upgrade
13 Jan 2016IMF Chief Christine Lagarde makes the case for a stronger global financial safety net and safer capital flows at the farewell symposium for Christian Noyer, Banque de France, ...
read moreTrends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 Revision
13 Jan 2016The number of international migrants has grown faster than the world’s population; 244 million international migrants living abroad worldwide, new UN statistics reveal
The ...
read moreTime to fundamentally rethink ACP-EU relations
13 Jan 2016The partnership between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group needs to change to remain relevant after 2020.
The European Centre for Developme...
read moreNew report: Why Africans don’t pay taxes, including a place where it takes over a month just to get them done
13 Jan 2016On average in Africa, it takes about 313 hours to sort out your taxes, and there are 36.6 payments to be made – the highest in the world
Every year Africa loses $50 bi...
read moreIndia could edge out China from top growth spot in 2016
13 Jan 2016Asia’s third-largest economy steals the limelight from a slowing China, according to economists. Could this be India’s year to shine?
With China’s growth targ...
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12 Jan 2016The selection: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
New AGOA deadline set as Obama announces SA suspension date (Fin24)
South Africa has until March 15 to fully comply with the US import of ...
read moreNew UBS report highlights the high cost of climate change to global middle class
12 Jan 2016Consumption patterns change significantly of those living in cities most at risk for climate change
UBS Group AG launched “Climate change: a risk to the global middle class” o...
read moreNew Agoa deadline set as Obama announces SA suspension date
12 Jan 2016South Africa has until March 15 to fully comply with the US import of poultry as well as other meat.
This is the new deadline that has been set for South Africa, after US Presiden...
read moreAfrica Tourism Monitor 2015: Unlocking Africa’s tourism potential
12 Jan 2016Tourism in Africa is on the rise, but has not yet reached its full potential
For the third year running, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has published the Africa Tourism ...
read moreSupporting export competitiveness through port and rail network reforms: A case study of South Africa
12 Jan 2016Transport and logistics infrastructure is a critical determinant of the competitiveness of a country’s producers and exporters. Well-functioning transport and logistics infrastru...
read moreNamibia: New Agricultural Policy launched
12 Jan 2016
New developments within the agricultural sector, which include new bilateral, regional and multi-lateral agreements as well as the current and expected impacts of climate change ...
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