Tag: Trade Data
AU blames lack of information for low intra-Africa trade
24 Jul 18 NewsLack of information of market opportunities among traders across Africa is the biggest cause of low intra-Africa trade, the African Union said on Monday.
Albert Muchanga, the Afri...
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18 Jul 18 NewsUnderway, in Addis: IFF Working Group meeting. Operating as the technical arm of the Consortium to Stem Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, the meeting brought together 17 African...
Nigeria to increase share of intra - African trade
17 Jul 18 NewsVice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo on Monday lamented the low level of trade between Nigeria and other countries in Africa and expressed optimism that the Federal Government w...
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05 Jul 18 NewsPromoting the AU Reform Agenda: An Extra-ordinary AU Summit has been called for 17-18 November
Released, today in Abuja: Independent analysis of the potential benefits of the AfCF...
China and Africa: Whither the Belt and Road?
05 Jul 18 NewsWhile economic ties between China and African countries have vastly expanded over the past decades, falling commodity prices and rising debt levels risk reversing this process. Can...
Rate of new trade restrictions from G20 economies doubles against previous period
05 Jul 18 NewsThe WTO’s nineteenth monitoring report on Group of 20 (G20) trade measures covering the period from mid-October 2017 to mid-May 2018, issued on 4 July, shows that new trade-restr...
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03 Jul 18 NewsUpdated: tralac’s AfCFTA Ratification Barometer
UNU-WIDER has posted an early view of the forthcoming book Industries without Smoke-stacks: Industrialization in Africa reconside...
China makes great contribution to the world as WTO member: White paper
03 Jul 18 NewsThe State Council Information Office of China on Thursday released a white paper, titled “China and the World Trade organization”, highlighting China’s significant contributi...
Nigeria’s export earnings rise by 10% to $14.4bn in Q1 2018
03 Jul 18 NewsBrief on Balance of Payments Statistics for First Quarter of 2018
The provisional Balance of Payments (BOP) estimates for Q1 2018 showed a significant improvement in the country...
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02 Jul 18 NewsBRICS Industry and Trade ministers meet this week in South Africa (4 and 5 July, respectively, pdf)
Diarise: Launch of the AUC’s inaugural African Development Dynamics Report (1...
Trump Administration looks toward the future U.S.-African trade and investment relationship
02 Jul 18 NewsTrade in goods between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa increased nearly six percent to $39 billion between 2015 and 2017, according to a report delivered to Congress on 29...
South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for May 2018
02 Jul 18 NewsSouth Africa’s trade surplus widens in May
South Africa’s trade surplus increased to R3.52 billion from aun upwardly revised R1.17 billion in the previous month and below mark...
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29 Jun 18 NewsA reminder that the SACU Heads of State Summit took place today in Gaborone. SA’s President Ramaphosa will be accompanied by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, an...
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22 Jun 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @SongweVera: Africa badly needs a common platform for intellectual property rights. In 2008, 10 million apps downloaded from the Apple Store; in 2018, 180 billion a...
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21 Jun 18 NewsAfrica payments: Insights into African transaction flows (SWIFT)
In 2013, SWIFT published the white paper “Africa Payments: Insights into African Transaction Flows”, which att...
SWIFT data shows intra-Africa payments clearing and trade is increasing
21 Jun 18 NewsUse of US dollar declining while West African franc and South African rand increasing
SWIFT has published a new white paper mapping commercial payment flows against financial flow...
Global migration can be a potent tool in the fight to end poverty across the world
15 Jun 18 NewsHigh-income destination countries could realize even bigger gains with efficient labor market policies
Global migration has lifted millions out of poverty and boosted economic gro...
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14 Jun 18 NewsThursday was East African Budget Day: an initial overview of some highlights
Launching next week, in Mauritius: AfDB’s 1st Electricity Regulatory Index
Next week, in Lagos: 3rd...
Kenya Africa exports slide continues to new eight-year low
14 Jun 18 NewsKenya’s exports to key markets in Africa fell to an eight-year low in the first four months of the year, official statistics show, continuing a trend that has been reflected in a...
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12 Jun 18 NewsStarting today, in Accra: Africa Trade Network’s multi-stakeholder AfCFTA consultation
The new head of the UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa: Ms Ahunna Eziakonwahead
Diarise:...