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Launch of Industrial Policy Action Plan 2015/16 – 2017/18

Launch of Industrial Policy Action Plan 2015/16 – 2017/18

08 May 2015
Media statement by Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies at launch of the Industrial Policy Action Plan 2015/16 – 2017/18 at the Industrial Development Corporation Auditor...
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Concert among SADC ruling parties may speed up regional integration

Concert among SADC ruling parties may speed up regional integration

08 May 2015
The Vice-president of MPLA, Roberto de Almeida, admitted on Wednesday in Luanda that the Parliamentary Groups of the Forum on the ruling parties in SADC countries, whose institutio...
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How mobile money is saving Africa $2bn annually

How mobile money is saving Africa $2bn annually

08 May 2015
Mobile phones have proven to be potential game-changers in boosting access to financial products and services to people in Africa. This is particularly true for...
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Fragile states need new form of development aid, OECD report says

Fragile states need new form of development aid, OECD report says

08 May 2015
Nearly 1.5 billion people live in countries riddled with conflict, fragility and violence, and which have also shown the least progress on achieving development goals, according to...
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Investing to change lives: IFC and AfDB seek to boost private sector in Africa

Investing to change lives: IFC and AfDB seek to boost private sector in Africa

08 May 2015
Enhancing partnerships with a view to boosting private sector as the driving force for sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa is one of the main priorities for the African Deve...
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Implementation of NDP a top priority

Implementation of NDP a top priority

08 May 2015
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) ...
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Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment: A new picture of growth for Tanzania emerges

Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment: A new picture of growth for Tanzania emerges

07 May 2015
In Mainland Tanzania, poverty has declined by approximately one percentage point each year between 2007 and 2012, according to a new World Bank report released today. Based on the...
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Managing the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the sustainable development goals

Managing the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the sustainable development goals

07 May 2015
Remarks by Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD at the Ministerial Roundtable on Managing the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the sustainabl...
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LDCs prompt WTO discussions on rules of origin

LDCs prompt WTO discussions on rules of origin

07 May 2015
The Least developed countries (LDC) group at the WTO presented on 30 April a paper aimed at stimulating a discussion among WTO members with regard to the implementation of the Bali...
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Controlling Africa’s natural resources needs knowledge and good governance

Controlling Africa’s natural resources needs knowledge and good governance

07 May 2015
“Growth derived from natural resources has not delivered goods in terms of addressing poverty because is it linked to exploitation,” said Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executi...
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How much finance is too much: Stability, growth and emerging markets

How much finance is too much: Stability, growth and emerging markets

06 May 2015
The world still lives in the shadow of the global financial crisis that began in the United States in 2008. The U.S. experience shone a spotlight on the dangers of financial system...
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Azevêdo launches 10th WTO Ministerial Conference logo

Azevêdo launches 10th WTO Ministerial Conference logo

06 May 2015
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo at a General Council meeting on 5 May launched the logo for the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference, noting that the logo was being launched simultane...
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Central Corridor trade barriers to crumble under political will weight

Central Corridor trade barriers to crumble under political will weight

06 May 2015
If you live and shop in Rwanda, six out of every ten imported products that you buy from malls are likely to have arrived in Kigali through the Central Corridor, a trade passage li...
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US beats Africa to third spot on list of Kenya import source

US beats Africa to third spot on list of Kenya import source

06 May 2015
Kenya has for the first time bought more goods from the United States in one year than it did from the whole of Africa, underlining growing commercial ties that are expected to dee...
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Strengthened cooperation between United Nations, regional organizations vital to international peace, security, speakers stress at General Assembly debate

Strengthened cooperation between United Nations, regional organizations vital to international peace, security, speakers stress at General Assembly debate

06 May 2015
In a rapidly changing world, bolstered cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations was needed to respond effectively to emerging threats to in...
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Coordinating mining conservation efforts in Liberia

Coordinating mining conservation efforts in Liberia

05 May 2015
Liberia emerged from 14 years of civil war in 2003 as one of the poorest countries in the world with unemployment estimated to be 86 percent. Although the country has made pro...
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African Union Ministers of Trade Meeting (AMOT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Union Ministers of Trade Meeting (AMOT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

05 May 2015
Dedicated Session of Experts and Senior Officials followed by Ministers of Trade, 08-15 May 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Introduction Following the recommendation of the 9th ...
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Rising Productivity of Capital: The Untold Story of Africa’s Recent Growth

Rising Productivity of Capital: The Untold Story of Africa’s Recent Growth

05 May 2015
UNCTAD’s latest policy brief identifies the rising productivity of capital in Africa as an important characteristic of recent growth and offers policy recommendations on how to s...
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AfDB backs Botswana’s economic transformation, approves 2015-2019 Country Strategy Paper

AfDB backs Botswana’s economic transformation, approves 2015-2019 Country Strategy Paper

05 May 2015
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have endorsed the Bank’s Botswana Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2015-2019; which provides a framework for the Bank...
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Spotlight on cross-border trade with Swaziland

Spotlight on cross-border trade with Swaziland

05 May 2015
Illicit trafficking in smuggled goods like medicines and tobacco continued to plague cross-border trade between South Africa and Swaziland, Thomas Moyane, Commissioner of the South...
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