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The Government of Ghana on 1 December 2014 took steps towards enhancing fiscal transparency and promoting the financial inclusion of its citizens by committing to a United Nations-...

The Ebola epidemic continues to cripple the economies of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. The crisis is resulting in flat or negative income growth and creating large fiscal need...

Part of the global trade slowdown since the crisis has been driven by structural, not cyclical, factors What’s up with world trade growth? After bouncing back in 2010 from ...

“That diamond upon your finger, say how came it yours?” asks Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. “Thou’lt torture me,” responds the villainous Iachimo, “to leave unspo...

One of Africa’s richest businessmen, Tony Elumelu, has launched a $100 million program to support and promote entrepreneurship across the continent. Elumelu, the chairman of Nige...

Illovo Sugar has set its eyes on east and west Africa for growth as it prepares its exit from EU markets in the medium to long term, according to Gavin Dalgleish, the managing dire...

WTO members questioned each other about the trade policies that they believe could be affecting falling prices, slack trade and shifting market shares, when they met on 28 November...

Although the final substance and eventual ratification of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations remain uncertain, t...

China must establish “big country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics,” President Xi Jinping said in a speech that laid out his goals for making the nation a ...

The UN Climate Change Conference in Peru (1-12 December) kicked off on Monday with inspiring calls to climate action. In her opening address, the UN’s top climate change of...

When we think about trade barriers hindering developing countries, we often think of tariffs and regulations. However, IGC research suggests another hidden cost, corruption at bord...

Sudan has made progress in improving its investment climate but challenges remain, an UNCTAD review has concluded. A review of investment policies in Sudan, prepared by UNCTAD at ...

The roundtable was aimed at assisting the committee members in unpacking and understanding South Africa’s strategic foreign policy orientations from a regional, continental and g...

The theme of my address this afternoon is the role, responsibilities and governance of the central bank in a modern market-oriented economy, such as that of Uganda. If Uganda is t...

South Africa’s trade deficit widened to the highest in at least four years as oil importers increased purchases to benefit from lower prices. The trade gap swelled to ...

Uganda has been left alone in its push to fast-track a political federation of the five East Africa Community members. Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi have broken ranks with...

Nine government agencies involved in cargo clearance at the Kenyan port of Mombasa have until December 31 to migrate to the Single Electronic Window System before its full rollout....

Mombasa is among three ports in East Africa earmarked for further investment by the World Bank to enhance capacity and efficiency. World Bank Country Director for Burundi, T...

As Governments prepare to meet for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, starting on Monday, a top UN official has highlighted the session as an opportunity t...

Swaziland has a potential to increase intra-COMESA trade by E20.9 billion (US$1.9 billion), recent analysis has shown This was said by Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Gid...