Tag: Trade and development
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...
Lower trade barriers, stronger global trading system can help end extreme poverty
30 Jun 15 NewsA greater and more sustained effort to deepen the integration of developing countries into the global trading system through lower trade costs and fewer barriers between countries ...
Senegal’s middle-income drive taps experience of peers
03 Feb 15 NewsLow-income economies aspiring to make a decisive stride toward middle-income status may learn a lot from the experience of peer countries that have made the move, brainstorming par...
Azevêdo highlights trade role in realizing Africa’s “sheer potential”
03 Oct 14 NewsDirector-General Roberto Azevêdo, opening the WTO Public Forum’s second plenary session “Why Trade Matters to Africa” on 2 October, said that trade has an important role in ...