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COMESA has received 33 million Euros from the European Union to support regional integration and has invited its Member States to apply for the funds before 28 September 2014. The...

Calling small island developing nations a magnifying glass for vulnerabilities around the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the intern...

The SADC region recorded an average real GDP growth of 4.9 per cent in 2013, which was 0.1 percentage point above the 2012 average of 4.8 per cent. The inflation rate in 2013 stood...

“The challenge that we face is strong financial links with banks in Africa. Without financial services, I don’t think our entrepreneurs or investors, and small and medium-sized...

Government should not reintroduce the Zimbabwe dollar as this amounts to economic suicide, central bank boss John Mangudya warned. In his maiden mid-term monetary policy statement...

The role of transport and logistics has become increasingly important for Namibia’s economy. With the rapid growth in cargo volumes along the Walvis Bay corridors and the benefit...

A delegation of businessmen from the US is here to lobby the government, through the ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries, to let them import cheap chicken bred in Brazi...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised the size of Nigerian economy to about N81.009 trillion following it latest final rebasing of the country’s Gross Domestic Prod...

The Governments of South Africa and New Zealand will join forces when the two countries host a workshop on: “Food Safety Systems for Export” on 2 and 3 September 2014. The wo...

In the event of major capital outflows from India, a BRICS Bank and reserves-sharing agreement would be a big help On 15 July 2014, the five BRICS countries – Braz...

African SIDS Context Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are small-island or coastal countries located in the tropical and subtropical regions (partly) surrounded by oceans. SID...

The government is working on a set of regulations that will ensure that shale gas exploration does not threaten South Africa’s environment or compromise research projects linked ...

Trade deals are based on the concept of give and take – a reality that protectionists try to ignore. No countries play fair when it comes to trade, pleading the need to protect t...

The World Bank Group’s latest economic analysis for Rwanda forecasts a growth rate of 5.7% in 2014 and says the economy has the potential to achieve a higher growth rate of 6.6% ...

Done wisely, it could lead to unparalleled peace and prosperity; done poorly, to disaster Globalization is the big story of our era. It is shaping not just economies, but societie...

Citrus growers in South Africa, the world’s biggest orange exporter, asked the government to set up an independent panel to help resolve a dispute with the European Union over th...

Civil society converged on United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 August 2014 to make their voices heard regarding the future global development agenda that will point the w...

Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation The Department of International Relations and Cooperation will jointly host an event with the Embassy of the People...

The much-awaited Regional Infrastructural Development Master Plan (RIDMP) has taken off ground with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) approving US$997 million part ...

South Africa can overcome the blockages to an inclusive productive economy with the recognition that manufacturing, with its multiplier effects, is critical to inclusive growth a...