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The world economy has fallen below forecasts of even six months ago and will grow only modestly over the next two years due to “cyclical and structural headwinds,” including lo...

Kenya has ratified the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), less than a week before it hosts an important high-level WTO trade meeting. The WTO Secretariat received Kenya’s in...

The COMESA Council of Ministers has urged Member States that signed COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement (TFTA) to start the process of ratification and those that ...

The 12th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects took place in Kigali, Rwanda on 10th December, 2015. H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic o...

The 1st Meeting of the African Union Customs Experts on the Development of a Trade Facilitation Strategy for Africa, commenced on 9 December 2015 in Libreville. The Meeting is orga...

The selection: Thursday, 10 December WTO report finds no acceleration in trade restrictions but slow pace for barrier removal During the period under review, the rate at which ne...

Expansion in food trade must support national and global food security objectives, FAO report says Rules governing international trade of food and agricultural products should be ...

The selection: Wednesday, 9 December This week in Kigali: the 12th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects NCIP Summit: 'Involve private sector in integration projec...

Thousands of Batswana rose out of poverty thanks to increased growth in rural areas driven in part by rising agricultural incomes and welfare improvements, according to a World Ban...

Unprecedented corporate engagement on key climate issues including carbon pricing, finance, responsible policy engagement and science-based targets were announced on 8 December 201...

Africa has witnessed impressive growth rates over the past decade. The continent has also become the world’s fastest-growing region for foreign direct investment (FDI). While glo...

UNCTAD’s Handbook of Statistics 2015 reveals that global trade in services grew by 5 per cent as merchandise trade stagnates and foreign direct investment falls. International s...

African Ministers for the Environment held a high-level meeting at the Africa Pavilion at the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Paris, France. The Ministers from...

The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia promised on Monday to create jobs, reduce poverty and foster trade in their restive borderlands, where conflict has intensified in recent years. ...

Small businesses are critical yet often overlooked players in climate change adaptation. A new report from WRI and UNDP, Adapting from the Ground Up, offers specific poli...

New Delhi to explore potential trade pacts with individual countries India’s proposal for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the African Union – made at the recent Indo-Africa ...

The selection: Tuesday, 8 December Key message from the AU-CFTA workshop: ‘Africa’s potential lies in trade in services’ (AU) Despite the success stories services exports i...

The Training Workshop on Trade in Services Negotiations for AU-CFTA Negotiators kicked off on Monday, 7 December 2015 and has been attended by H.E. Mr. Oumar Sarr, the Minister of ...

In his report to the General Council on 7 December about the potential outcomes of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo urged WTO members to “sei...

From the opening of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), African leaders have made strong stands for their continent’s need for energy expansion, and the mi...