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Rawlings blames Africa for being passive in global affairs
24 Mar 2014The African continent cannot continue to allow some members of the developed world to interfere and meddle in its affairs, while it becomes a passive observer.
The continent ...
read moreNew financing for Africa’s roads, rail without high debt
21 Mar 2014As Central African countries seek new sources of financing for infrastructure, policymakers will have to avoid high indebtedness, a conference in Cameroon was told.
Sub-Saharan Af...
read moreTrade barriers worsen food insecurity
21 Mar 2014Africa is not achieving its potential in food trade. The growing demand for food is increasingly being met by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising global ...
read moreLogistics Performance Index (LPI) Report: The gap persists
21 Mar 2014The gap between the countries that perform best and worst in trade logistics is still quite large, despite a slow convergence since 2007, according to a new World Bank Group r...
read moreChanging Times: How the MINTs are taking over from the BRICs
20 Mar 2014Is the party over for the BRIC economies? After years of hype, Brazil, Russia and India have enjoyed impressive growth but appear to have lost their shine.
China, the world’s se...
read moreNegotiators 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...
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