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Zimbabwe says it has discovered new diamond fields ‘almost the size of Swaziland’ and expects to realise billions of dollars from mining activities. The announcement at the we...

Forget the Brics and the Civets, Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey are the new kids on the bloc according to economists Meet the Mints: Mexico | Indonesia | Nigeria | Turkey ...

Entering 2014, the year that will see the hosting here of the Third India-Africa Forum Summit, the focus will be on the key element of maritime security cooperation between the nei...

Arguably the most important economic development last year was the announcement of a new push toward a trade deal between the United States and the EU. Almost a year after Presiden...

It is generally agreed amongst the international community, at least in principle, that liberalisation of trade and allowing the free movement of goods, services and people, among ...

Africa has seen a dramatic rise in engagement with emerging market economies. In 2012, China’s value of African trade topped $220 billion. African exports to and from India grew ...

2013 ushered in the most significant change in the United States’ Africa policy since the passing of PEPFAR 10 years ago. The unveiling of investment-focused initiatives – Powe...

Today, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) Se...

For developing countries, it seems, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Despite all the talk of global power shifts and the rise of emerging economies, global trad...

Little economic grounding dictates that markets for products play a critical role in growing any economy, itself a key prerequisite for enhancing the livelihoods of communities. As...

Major manufacturing and business groups on Tuesday urged a court here to roll back a new U.S. regulation that would soon require major manufacturers to ensure that their global sup...

Some ideas are intuitive. Others sound so obvious after they are expressed that it is hard to deny their truth. They are powerful, because they have many non-obvious implications. ...

Visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is now warning Kenya against rushing to implement the East African Community Monetary Union. Speakin...

The East African Community has drafted a new blueprint to guide its efforts to market the region as a single source of exports. The EAC Export Promotion Strategy 2013-2017 is read...

Three regional economic communities in Africa are expected to sign an agreement in 2014 to establish an enlarged market covering 26 countries in eastern and southern Africa. The ...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in a speech at a diplomatic seminar in Lisbon on 6 January 2014, said: “The task of strengthening the multilateral system and moving towards de...

Mozambique is due this year to become an oil producing country and significant progress is also expected to be made in natural gas and coal production, according to the Economist I...

There have been talks of Africa’s financial integration for more than two decades, but there aren’t any concerted, credible and encouraging signs that Africa is nearing its goa...

A moderately bright future in the economy may be expected this year with the continued fiscal windfall from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), analysts say. However, an ec...

Angola’s minister for trade, Rosa Pacavira said Saturday in Luanda that Angola may only join the SADC Free Trade Zone only in 2017. The minister said that joining the Free Trade...