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Negotiators meet on trade, transformation and Africa’s role in global markets
20 Mar 2014At a retreat of African World Trade Organization negotiators this week, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes said that the benefits of Af...
read moreAfrica must do more to unlock opportunities of rising intra-African trade
20 Mar 2014Growth in intra-Africa trade is outpacing trade between Africa and rest of the world. However, more needs to be done to boost intra-African trade to take advantage of the increasin...
read moreAfrica Clean Energy Corridor to boost renewable energy
20 Mar 2014Energy ministers and delegates from 19 countries committed to the creation of an ambitious initiative, the Africa Clean Energy Corridor, at a meeting in Abu Dhabi, convened by the ...
read moreEffective regional integration demands ending protectionism
19 Mar 2014Uhuru Kenyatta, the charismatic president of Kenya, is one of the most popular African figures on social media platforms. His 375,000 followers receive updates about his government...
read moreAfrica CEO Forum 2014: African Business leaders gather in Geneva
19 Mar 2014The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2014, one of the most important gathering of African business leaders taking place in Geneva from 17 to 19 March, has been officially opened.
Organised by Gro...
read moreWhy should the SADC EPA allow export taxes?
19 Mar 2014Negotiations on the SADC EPA are close to completion, but to finalize the deal limitations on export taxes should be abandoned. An acrimonious battle on the issue will impose more ...
read moreTime to modernise trade rules for digital era
19 Mar 2014In the past, nations with the best ships and ports were able to establish global trade leadership and the growth that came along with it. Today, global trade has gone digital.
In ...
read moreAgriculture cornerstone of Southern Africa’s economy
18 Mar 2014Although southern Africa’s growth has been driven by minerals and other natural resources, agriculture offers the greatest potential for transforming the Southern Africa’s econ...
read moreNigeria giving SA a run for its money
18 Mar 2014On March 31 Nigeria is going to shoot past South Africa to become the largest economy in Africa, says Peter Fabricius.
GDP – Gross Domestic Product – has always seemed to be o...
read moreAfrican connections
18 Mar 2014Twenty years after joining COMESA, Egypt is still not making the best use of the opportunities the bloc offers, reports Samia Fakhri
With a market of nearly 400 million people, to...
read moreChained value
17 Mar 2014The growth of multicountry manufacturing is changing how the world’s income and growth are generated
The 787 Dreamliner, the latest aircraft produced by Boeing, is a well-known ...
read moreAzevêdo reports “excellent start” on efforts to put Doha Round back on track
17 Mar 2014Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reported to the General Council on 14 March 2014 that the chairs of the negotiating groups have completed the first round of consultations on...
read moreBoosting industrial devt through Free Trade Zones
17 Mar 2014Revamping ailing economies presents huge challenges of industrialisation. Development of Free Trade Zones remains an attractive option, writes George Okojie.
Proliferation of Free...
read moreScience, ICT critical to Africa’s future – Kagame
14 Mar 2014The importance of science, technology, research and innovation in shaping the socio-economic transformation of nations cannot be overstated, President Paul Kagame has said.
In sub...
read moreThe impact of Infant Industry Protection on competition in Namibia
14 Mar 2014Recent reports have pointed to concerns over increases on consumer prices of basic foodstuffs and commodities, such as poultry, meat and dairy. Some critics have blamed this on the...
read moreSA ‘non-tariff barriers’ stifling intra-SADC trade – Fundanga
14 Mar 2014South Africa’s unfair trading practices are frustrating a diversified intra-regional trade in SADC, says Dr Caleb Fundanga.
Making a presentation at a Consumer Unit Trust Societ...
read moreThe 20 Year Review: South Africa in the global arena
13 Mar 2014The Twenty Year Review was launched by President Jacob Zuma on 11 March 2014. The Review reflects on how the country has progressed since the dawn of democracy in 1994, the challen...
read moreRevised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to come into force on 6 April 2014
13 Mar 2014The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014, effectively two years from the date on which the Protocol amending the Agreement was...
read moreAppeal for single African passport
13 Mar 2014A Ghanian MP at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) gathering in Midrand, South Africa yesterday mooted the idea of launching a common African passport to boost the integration of all...
read moreFocus on effectiveness and sustainability of development cooperation: WTO expert
12 Mar 2014World Trade Organization’s Development Division Director Shishir Priyadarshi on Monday stated that the two key dimensions to development cooperation is its effectiveness and sust...
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