Tag: Trade and development
Boosting Intra-African Trade: Implications of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement – African Trade Report 2018
12 Jul 18 NewsThe 2018 edition of the African Export-Import Bank’s annual flagship report – the African Trade Report – titled “Boosting Intra-African Trade: Implications of the African C...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
11 Jul 18 NewsLaunched today in Addis Ababa: The inaugural Africa’s Development Dynamics 2018 report
Africa needs development strategies that are more coherent and that prioritise improved pu...
Finance and development
04 Jan 17 ThemesFinancial services, foreign investment, and international aid are essential for improved trade and long-term development in poor economies. tralac’s work in this area examines ho...
Africa’s economic growth continues to falter, yet some countries show signs of resilience
30 Sep 16 NewsThe countries of Sub-Saharan Africa present a diversified landscape of economic growth, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly analysis of economic ...
Activities undertaken by UNCTAD in support of Africa, May 2015 – April 2016
31 Aug 16 NewsSixty-third executive session of the Trade and Development Board, 27-29 September 2016
Agenda items for the meeting of the Board include presentation of the report on UNCTAD ...
‘Time for a policy reset’: Taking a closer look at recent African economic trends
25 Aug 16 NewsCommentary around recent developments in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa has centered on a trifecta of threats: low commodity prices, China’s slowdown, and the rising cost of...
Declaration of Civil Society to UNCTAD XIV
19 Jul 16 News
We, over 400 organizations that participated in the Civil Society Forum of the fourteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIV), held i...
tralac participates in UNCTAD’s Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, 18-20 May 2016
01 Jun 16 Eventtralac’s Ashly Hope recently presented at UNCTAD’s Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development (18-20 May 2016), fourth session. The meeting focused on the rol...
UNECA launches Transformative Industrial Policy for Africa
05 May 16 PublicationsIn April 2016, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa launched “Transformative Industrial Policy for Africa”, a Special Report authored by University of Cambridge de...
Inquiry into UK’s Africa Free Trade initiative: Written submissions
26 Apr 16 NewsThe All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trade Out of Poverty (APPG-TOP) received written submissions supporting the Inquiry into UK’s Africa Free Trade initiative from the following...
Hearings: Inquiry into the UK’s Africa Free Trade initiative
18 Apr 16 NewsThe All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trade Out of Poverty is undertaking an inquiry into the UK’s Africa Free Trade Initiative (AFTi), which was launched by the Prime Minister fi...
The Brookings Africa Growth Initiative’s Foresight Africa 2016: Preview
05 Jan 16 NewsThe launch of Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2016 is on the horizon. In anticipation of this year’s report, the Africa Growth Initiative team off...
tralac at the Trade and Development Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya: 15 December 2015
10 Dec 15 Eventtralac participated in the Nairobi Trade and Development Symposium (TDS) organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) in partnership with the...
Declaration and Action Plan of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
07 Dec 15 NewsJohannesburg Declaration (Combined Version of Africa and China)
We, the Heads of State, Government and Delegations of the People’s Republic of China and 50 African countr...
China, Africa map out strategic vision for win-win cooperation with practical action plan
07 Dec 15 NewsChinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders rounded off a landmark summit in Johannesburg on Saturday with a unanimous consensus to upgrade China-Africa relations ba...
WTO Workshop with Kenyan civil society, 6 November 2015
11 Nov 15 EventThe 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC10) is scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 18 December 2015. It is the first time the Minister...
WTO Breakfast Meeting with Kenyan private sector, 5 November 2015
11 Nov 15 EventThe 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC10) is scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 18 December 2015. It is the first time the Minister...
WTO Public Forum: Plenary debates on Day 1 highlight need for collaboration to make trade more inclusive
01 Oct 15 NewsMore collaboration is needed to ensure the benefits of trade are enjoyed by all, panellists agreed at the plenary debates of the WTO’s 2015 Public Forum on 30 September. The need...
Raising Voices for Women Cross Border Traders in West Africa Project
28 Aug 15 NewsThe “Raising Voices for Women Cross Border Traders in West Africa Project” seeks to map women’s organisations in the ECOWAS sub-region and their potential to support the capa...
World Bank Group at the World Trade Organization’s 5th Global Review of Aid for Trade
22 Jul 15 NewsOn 30 June, WBG President Dr. Jim Yong Kim and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo launched The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty, a joint report which sets out...