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SADC Day Message by H.H. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and SADC Chairperson
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationFellow SADC Citizens
It has been 40 years since our Organization was established in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1980; and exactly 28 years since the transformation of the Southern African ...
read moreSADC discusses Vision 2050, RISDP 2020-30
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThe 40th SADC Summit set for 17 August is expected to receive and deliberate on a new Vision 2050 and an accompanying development blueprint that will provide strategic directi...
read moreIn wake of COVID-19, African Union to keep AfCFTA on track with digital technology
16 Aug 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationSince the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the AU Commission, like most intergovernmental organisations around the world, has shifted most of its activities online.
In this contex...
read moreWTO issues new report on how COVID-19 crisis may push up trade costs
14 Aug 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceThe WTO Secretariat has published a new information note warning of possible increases to trade costs due to COVID-19 disruptions. The note examines the pandemic’s impact on key ...
read moreAssessing Africa’s policies and institutions: Safeguarding human capital during and beyond COVID-19
14 Aug 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentThe Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa is an annual diagnostic tool for Sub-Saharan African countries eligible for International Developm...
read moreECA report urges African countries to harmonize trade and transport regulations in the fight against COVID-19
12 Aug 2020Topic NewsServicesThe Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD) at ECA has released a new report entitled “Facilitating Cross-Border Trade Through a Coordinated African Response to COVID-19...
read moreSADC, EU and Germany step-up cooperation towards regional response to COVID-19
10 Aug 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceAs part of the on-going regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Her Excellency Dr. Stergomena Lawr...
read moreRwanda harnesses technology to fight COVID-19, drive recovery
06 Aug 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationIn a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury Richard Tusabe explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-...
read moreCOMESA COVID-19 Food Security and Nutrition Plan adopted
05 Aug 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesMinisters responsible for agriculture, environment and natural resources have adopted the COMESA COVID-19 Food Security Response Plan to help the region deal with the impacts of Co...
read moreWTO report draws attention to impact of COVID-19 trade disruptions on women
05 Aug 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceWomen are likely to be harder hit than men by trade disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the dangers are particularly acute in developing countries according to a new in...
read moreCOMESA, EAC and SADC adopt harmonised Guidelines on Trade and Transport Facilitation
30 Jul 2020Topic NewsServicesThe Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 29th July, 2020 adopted harmonised Tr...
read moreWHO, WIPO, WTO launch updated study on access to medical technologies and innovation
29 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationOn 29 July, the Directors-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO presented a new edition of the Trilateral ...
read moreCOMESA COVID-19 Food Security Response Plan underway
29 Jul 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesThe COMESA Secretariat has developed a draft COVID-19 Regional Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan to improve agricultural productivity, enhance access to competitive markets...
read moreSADC member states urged to strengthen mechanisms to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, as 45 million people across the region face increasing food insecurity
29 Jul 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesA new report released by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has revealed that close to 44.8 million people in urban and rural areas across 13 Members States of South...
read moreWTO report shows members moving to facilitate imports even as trade restrictions remain high
27 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationWhile import-restrictive measures introduced by WTO members continued to affect a growing share of global trade, the Director-General’s latest mid-year report on trade-related de...
read moreMinister Patel tables Department of Trade, Industry and Competition Revised Budget Vote 2020/2021
24 Jul 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentExtracts from Minister Patel’s Address to the National Assembly
During the first Budget Vote under the new Administration in July last year, Deputy Ministers Gina, Majola and I ...
read moreEAC Partner States adopt import duty measures to boost local production amidst COVID-19 pandemic
23 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationEAC Partner States, i.e. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, have adopted various measures on EAC Common External Tariff (CET) with the aim of boosting local production in...
read moreCOVID-19 is fuelling acceleration in digital transformation in Africa
22 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationThe world is increasingly going digital but much still need to be done on the continent to increase internet penetration. According to the International Telecommunication Union, in...
read moreTrade policy can ensure inclusive prosperity in wake of COVID-19
21 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationTrade-restrictive measures imposed by G20 governments have reached historically high levels, a trend that has only increased with the pandemic.
Worldwide, supply ch...
read moreCOMESA develops Covid-19 Online Portal to spur e-trade
21 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationCOMESA has developed an online portal to be used by Member States to exchange information on availability of essential products within the region. This is in response to a directiv...
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