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Gaps in commitments by developed countries hamper progress on MDGs – UN

Gaps in commitments by developed countries hamper progress on MDGs – UN

19 Sep 2014
Despite improvements in the lives of millions of people around the world, the United Nations today reported that persistent gaps between promises made and those delivered by develo...
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Africa urged to push for joint tourism agenda

Africa urged to push for joint tourism agenda

19 Sep 2014
Tourism in Africa will tremendously improve if the continent’s image is promoted by regional blocs rather than individual countries, experts have said. The idea was mooted yeste...
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MPs seek new funding model to ease debt burden on Kenya

MPs seek new funding model to ease debt burden on Kenya

19 Sep 2014
Members of Parliament want the government to explore new funding models for development projects to avoid overburdening the country with debts. In a report released this week, t...
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Egypt’s private sector: A driving force for job creation

Egypt’s private sector: A driving force for job creation

19 Sep 2014
Egypt needs better jobs. It also needs more jobs. The small-sized firms Egypt needed to employ Egypt’s young working population aren’t growing fast enough to meet the demands. ...
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On the Budget Trail: The MP’s Budget Watch 2014/15

On the Budget Trail: The MP’s Budget Watch 2014/15

19 Sep 2014
The Key Message At the moment, given the current economic environment, the 10% economic growth target envisaged in Vision 2030 appears to be unachievable in the medium term. Not...
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Ebola: Long-term economic impact could be devastating

Ebola: Long-term economic impact could be devastating

18 Sep 2014
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has stolen the lives of more than 5,000 people since January 2014. In addition to lost lives, the disease is dealing a severe economic blow to fam...
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India likely to be world’s fastest growing exporter

India likely to be world’s fastest growing exporter

18 Sep 2014
India is likely to become the world’s fastest growing exporter and UAE’s top export and import destination by 2030, according to a study.  The lates...
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Slowing climate change makes economic sense; cities to lead – study

Slowing climate change makes economic sense; cities to lead – study

18 Sep 2014
Investments to help fight climate change can also spur economic growth, rather than slow it as widely feared, but time is running short for a trillion-dollar shift to transform cit...
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World hunger falls, but number of undernourished remains ‘unacceptably high’ – joint UN report

World hunger falls, but number of undernourished remains ‘unacceptably high’ – joint UN report

18 Sep 2014
More than 800 million people – or one in every nine on the planet – suffer from hunger, but a new joint UN agency report released today stated that the Millennium Development G...
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EAC Integration series: Regional integration; an awakening long overdue

EAC Integration series: Regional integration; an awakening long overdue

18 Sep 2014
Regionalism has gained strong momentum in sub-Saharan Africa. Statistics and trends have proven that regional groupings, not only provide opportunities for addressing common challe...
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Govt to create non-tax revenue body

Govt to create non-tax revenue body

18 Sep 2014
Deputy minister for Finance Mwigulu Nchemba said yesterday the government is planning to form an independent authority specifically for collecting and administering non-tax rev...
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South Africa and DRC need to industrialise to achieve 2030 visions

South Africa and DRC need to industrialise to achieve 2030 visions

18 Sep 2014
The Deputy Ambassador of South Africa to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mr Andrew Maswanganye says South Africa and the DRC need to put more focus on their industrialisat...
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Africa’s response to the recently released proposals of the Global Ocean Commission

Africa’s response to the recently released proposals of the Global Ocean Commission

18 Sep 2014
A half day workshop was jointly organized by the African Union Commission and the Global Ocean Commission on 15th September 2014, to reflect on the findings of the commission’s r...
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Seychelles has concluded the last outstanding bilateral trade negotiations with the United States

Seychelles has concluded the last outstanding bilateral trade negotiations with the United States

17 Sep 2014
In a press statement issued this afternoon, the Seychelles Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment said the final bilateral agreement was signed in Geneva Switzerland...
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World Export Development Forum opens in Kigali

World Export Development Forum opens in Kigali

17 Sep 2014
Africa should focus on greater local value addition to the continent’s assets in agri-food, manufacturing as well as services to help propel its economy, the International Trad...
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New initiative to boost women entrepreneurs

New initiative to boost women entrepreneurs

17 Sep 2014
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a new initiative expected to push for increased participation of women entrepreneurs in public procurement. The initiative is hop...
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Governing body of UNCTAD addresses tackling inequality through trade and development

Governing body of UNCTAD addresses tackling inequality through trade and development

17 Sep 2014
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi, speaking on the opening afternoon of the sixty-first session of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board on 15 September said: “Today there...
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Differences in EAC states’ customs systems impede progress

Differences in EAC states’ customs systems impede progress

17 Sep 2014
Two months since implementation, differences in custom systems across East African Community (EAC) partner states are reported to be undermining the region’s single window system...
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Uganda to invest $20b into oil

Uganda to invest $20b into oil

17 Sep 2014
Oil industry top officials believe that Uganda must look for between $15 billion to $20 billion if it wants to become an oil producing country. Jimmy Mugerwa the Tullow Uganda Cou...
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Canada-Africa 2014 Business Summit opens in Toronto

Canada-Africa 2014 Business Summit opens in Toronto

17 Sep 2014
The first ever Canada-Africa Business Summit opened on Monday (September 15) in Toronto, Ontario. The meeting focused on ways to explore Africa’s investment and business opportu...
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