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India and African nations on Thursday pledged to continue promoting investment and trade through opening of new markets and raising the level of economic partnership between the tw...

Maritime experts have said ports in African countries are designed mostly for imports rather than export, noting that not less than 90 per cent of the income accruing into the Afri...

Three separate developing country groups have tabled negotiating proposals on agriculture at the WTO, only weeks ahead of the global trade body’s tenth ministerial conference in ...

“For Africa, climate change has massive consequences, the continent contributes the least to greenhouse gases but tends to be the most vulnerable to its consequences. This climat...

Keynote Address delivered by Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), at the 14th OECD Global Forum on Competition in Paris, 29-30 October 2...

As part of the World Bank Group’s Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, infoDev supports entrepreneurs in high-growth sectors with the power to have profound impact:...

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU) Regions met under the 2015 SADC-EU Ministerial Political Dialogue Meeting on 27 October 2015 in Luxembo...

The selection: Thursday, 29 October Today, in Cape Town: tralac's BLNS Trade Governance and Remedies workshop Featured tweet, @jpstijns: Africa allocates 94.7% of its foreign inv...

​Senior trade policymakers from developing countries hailed UNCTAD’s support on trade policy frameworks in making progress towards Sustainable Development Goals at a meeting he...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s development priorities and Africa’s lofty vision for its future are aligned, adding that both sides are two bright spots o...

Following a week of tense multilateral talks in Bonn, Germany on a universal emissions-cutting regime, which often saw familiar divisions between so-called “developed” and “d...

Cargo scanners in all the main ports of entry are set for upgrade and additional ones installed as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) moved to seal tax leaks amid shortfalls in reve...

Governments should do more to improve the design and delivery of new laws, as even small efforts to fix regulatory shortcomings can have a tangible positive impact on economic acti...

Consumers in East Africa will soon have better access to a greater choice of safe foods following an effort by partner states to eliminate barriers to food and animal exports in ...

The European Union (EU) and five Southern African Development Community states will meet in Botswana in May to sign a trade deal that has taken at least 10 years to complete. A da...

Africa and India have had a rich distinguished history, first ushered by Indian traders led by the seasonal monsoon winds before they upscaled their presence in the 17th century du...

The selection: Wednesday, 28 October Aid for Trade 10 years on - keeping it effective (OECD) Regional aid for trade is hampered by many practical complications, from technical st...

Developing economies quickened the pace of their business reforms during the last 12 months to make it easier for local businesses to start and operate, says the World Bank Group...

Economic activity has weakened markedly in sub-Saharan Africa, and the strong growth momentum of recent years has dissipated in quite a few countries, the IMF said in its regional ...

With their abundant resources, African nations can address India’s growing energy demands With India focussing on nuclear energy to meet the rising demands, it aims to produce 2...