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Economic Report on Africa 2015: Industrializing through trade
30 Mar 2015Executive Summary
Africa’s growth continued to increase rising from 3.7 per cent in 2013 to 3.9 per cent in 2014. The performance was underpinned by improved macroeconomic manag...
read moreGood governance keeps renaissance on track
30 Mar 2015Free, fair and well-managed elections will increase confidence in Africa’s political class, its politics, people and economies, says Tony Elumelu.
I am optimistic about Africa a...
read moreStrengthening the Asia-Africa Partnership
30 Mar 2015An event next month is an ideal opportunity to institutionalize a partnership that offers considerable opportunity.
Next month, Indonesia will be hosting the commemoration of the ...
read moreTrading for Peace Initiative
30 Mar 2015COMESA has prioritized the development of programmes on post conflict reconstruction and development especially in the Great Lakes Region through Trading for Peace Programme.
Unde...
read more11th Meeting of the CAADP Partnership Platform calls for delivery of the AU Malabo commitments on agriculture
30 Mar 2015Walking the talk: 11th Meeting of the CAADP Partnership Platform calls for delivery of the AU Malabo commitments on agriculture towards women empowerment and development
The 11th ...
read moreProgress in the implementation of the Pan African Cotton Road Map
27 Mar 2015UNCTAD participated in a series of meetings held in Cotonou, Benin from 9 to 11 March 2015, to mark the 10th anniversary of the European Union-Africa Partnership on Cotton and disc...
read moreAfrican governments likely to fund Agenda 2063
27 Mar 2015Governments in the continent are likely to set aside extra money from their budgets to finance the African Agenda 2063 that was adopted by the Heads of state in January.
Experts i...
read moreNew report helps Zambia’s government reach its poorest
27 Mar 2015A new World Bank report is providing a detailed view of Zambia’s poorest households and areas to help the government provide support to those who need it most.
Using data from 2...
read moreAzevêdo says lack of trade finance can be a significant trade barrier for developing countries
27 Mar 2015Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in opening the seminar on “Trade Finance in Developing Countries” at the WTO on 26 March 2015, pointed to a recent WTO Secretariat paper that...
read moreNo longer bystanders in global processes – Seychelles President Michel signs ratified WTO accession protocol
27 Mar 2015Seychelles President Michel has signed the legal instrument for the Seychelles’ accession to the World Trade Organisation, WTO. This comes a day after the accessio...
read moreUN trade report calls on governments to improve environment for e-commerce
27 Mar 2015The scope for developing countries to participate in and benefit from e-commerce is expanding, according to a new United Nations report released on 24 March 2015, with improved con...
read moreEnd of the road for non-tariff barriers as EALA enacts key legislation
26 Mar 2015Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers Bill, 2015 sails through and now awaits assent by Heads of State
It is now official…. Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) shall soon be a thing of the ...
read moreRegional Investment Policy Framework for the Southern African Development Community
26 Mar 2015In 2012, the 15 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) identified the OECD’s Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) as a reference for develo...
read moreCentral Corridor to open Congo DR to sea
26 Mar 2015The launch of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), will further open the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Indian Ocean and ease that country’s ...
read moreCritical conference maintains global momentum to curb wildlife crime
26 Mar 2015Heads of State, ministers and officials from 31 governments meeting on Wednesday in Kasane reaffirmed their determination to scale up their response to the global poaching crisis, ...
read moreEALA passes key report on Single Customs Territory
26 Mar 2015EALA has debated and adopted a key committee report on the Single Customs Territory.
The report of the Committee on Communication, Trade and Investment on oversight activity of th...
read moreForeigners grapple with poor asset-pricing data
26 Mar 2015
Foreign investors are facing challenges in pricing assets in Africa as lack of data and a formal market weigh negatively on their plans to expand in the continent, a survey says....
read moreInnovative Financing for the Economic Transformation of Africa
25 Mar 2015Foreword
Strong voices from the four corners of the globe have continued to tell the compelling story of an African continent that is resolutely on the rise and within the thresho...
read moreFalling exports risk to growth, warn analysts
25 Mar 2015
The declining level of Kenya’s exports relative to rising imports could derail the country’s positive economic growth outlook of 6 per cent this year, analysts have warned.
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read moreExport diversification, value addition vital to boost intra-COMESA trade
25 Mar 2015Ethiopia stressed the need to diversify export items and value addition to boost trade tie between countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.
While opening the 34th COMESA I...
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