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Kenya scores poorly in EAC logistics survey
21 Aug 2014Kenya is ranked fourth in the East Africa community behind Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania as far as performance of its logistics industry is concerned.
This is according to ratings i...
read moreStakeholders to meet on Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Common African Position
21 Aug 2014African stakeholders, including academia, CSOs, government representatives, media, private sector and women and youth groups will meet later this week in Addis Ababa to deliberate ...
read moreKRA opens new battlefront with multinationals
21 Aug 2014The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has turned the heat on cash-rich multinationals, accusing them of using grand tax evasion schemes to deny the government billions of shillings it ...
read moreBrazil now highest buyer of Nigeria’s crude
21 Aug 2014Brazil has overtaken India as the largest buyer of Nigeria’s crude oil, spending $990.09 million, about N158.414 billion on the purchase of crude oil from Nigeria.
Data from the...
read moreBritain and the world in 2030
21 Aug 2014Tapping into the BRIC and MINT countries is vital for inclusive prosperity. The challenge is to succeed as a trading nation, offering more affluent consumers in the emerging world ...
read moreChinese yuan penetrates African markets
20 Aug 2014Could it be the next global reserve currency?
In March this year Zimbabwe joined a growing list of countries in Africa and the world using the Chinese currency, yuan, also known a...
read moreChina hopes WTO can ‘resolve differences’ and sign deal
20 Aug 2014China said on Monday it regretted World Trade Organisation members had failed to reach an agreement on simplifying global customs rules, a breakdown it said could damage multi...
read moreFive key lessons for city competitiveness
20 Aug 2014More than ever, cities are the lifeblood of the global economy, and increasingly determining the wealth of nations.
Productive policy innovation is taking place in cities, more of...
read moreBotswana remains committed to an open economy through the rule of law
20 Aug 2014As a democratic Government we respect opinions and welcome criticism from all quarters. This is as true for retired political leaders as it is of any other Motswana. It is thus wit...
read moreWorld Export Development Forum (WEDF) 2014
20 Aug 2014The Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Development Board, will host WEDF 2014 in Kigali. Rwanda, an excellent gateway for doing business in the East African region and b...
read moreRegional bodies move to curb cyber-crimes
20 Aug 2014Three trade organisations, which Zimbabwe is member to, have conducted a study on key public infrastructure protection to curb Information Technology (IT) related crimes which are ...
read moreRwanda set to ease customs procedures
20 Aug 2014The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) is ready to implement the Single Customs Territory system across the Northern Corridor, writes Agnes Bateta
RRA officials believe this will...
read more34th SADC Summit Communiqué
19 Aug 2014Communiqué of the 34th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government
The 34th Ordinary meeting of the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Devel...
read moreSADC signs Protocol on Trade and Services
19 Aug 2014SADC Heads of State and Government attending the regional summit in Victoria Falls have signed the Protocol on Trade and Services.
SADC Chairperson, President ...
read moreSADC pins growth on South Africa
19 Aug 2014South Africa should take advantage of its comparative industrial advantage to lead other regional countries in building their manufacturing base to ensure collective socio-economic...
read moreThe New Frontier of Competitiveness in Developing Countries – Implementing Trade Facilitation
19 Aug 2014Trade facilitation has a long history in UNCTAD, whose mandate in this area dates from the Final Act of its First Ministerial Conference in 1964.
The Final Act of the Conference r...
read moreEAC states to formulate cooperatives law
19 Aug 2014The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) will in two weeks time start collecting public views on the new East African Community (EAC) Cooperatives Bill 2014.
The Bill’s obje...
read moreBotswana: Energy Policy to be in place by 2015
19 Aug 2014The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila has revealed that government is currently drafting an energy policy. The policy is expected to map out a successf...
read moreMega roads project targets 137,000 jobs in three years
19 Aug 2014Nearly 137,000 direct jobs are set to be created during the construction of a 10,000-kilometre road network over the next three years, government estimates show.
The Transport a...
read moreIs Aid for Trade still viable?
19 Aug 2014At a time of economic and financial stress, the aid budgets of the main donor countries are under pressure. Aid for Trade (AfT) will not be spared, as shown by the decline in AfT s...
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