Tag: Trade Data
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08 Jul 19 NewsA comprehensive set of AfCFTA updates:
The operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area was launched yesterday after a day-long summit of Heads of State and Govern...
Central African Republic: 2018 Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
03 Jul 19 Infographicstralac’s Daily News Selection
02 Jul 19 NewsUnderway, in Niamey: 9th Session of African Ministers of Trade in preparation for the Extra-Ordinary Summit scheduled for 7 July. The summit will also be preceded by the Civil Soci...
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01 Jul 19 NewsTwo key trade policy events are taking place this week:
The Aid for Trade Global Review 2019 gets underway in Geneva on Wednesday, ending on Friday. By addressing the supply-...
Foreign direct investment to Africa defies global slump, rises 11% – UN Report
13 Jun 19 NewsContinent-wide trade agreement bodes well for future investment in Africa and burgeoning SEZs further buttress prospects.
Africa escaped the global decline in foreign direct inves...
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07 Jun 19 NewsSelected resources, previews of this weekend’s G20 Trade Ministerial in Japan:
The IMF’s G20 Surveillance Note, other IMF G20 resources; Asia Times: G20 finance ministers lan...
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03 Jun 19 NewsDiarise:
The Tripartite Sectoral Ministerial Committee (6 June, Addis Ababa)
African Ministers of Trade (AMOT) meeting (7-8 June, Addis Ababa)
Underway in Kigali: Af...
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15 May 19 NewsAfrican trade events to diarise:
Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2020 (1-7 September 2020, Kigali)
World Export Development Forum 2019 (18-22 November 2019, Addis Ababa)....
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13 May 19 NewsIn AfCFTA updates:
African Union assesses eSwatini’s suitability for AfCFTA Secretariat
AU begs Nigeria to join new trade zone: the recent Financial Times article, repo...
West Africa’s ICE focuses on demographic dynamics for sustainable development in the region
13 May 19 NewsThe 22nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of senior officials and Experts (ICE) for West Africa concluded in Liberia on 10 May 2019. It was held under the theme, Dem...
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30 Apr 19 NewsAfCFTA ratification update
The AfCFTA Agreement will enter into force on 30 May: update from AUC
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, flanked by the AU Comm...
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25 Apr 19 NewsAfrican trade policy events taking place today:
In Maseru: SACU Council of Ministers meeting
In Arusha: EABC-UNECA workshop on the role of the private sector in the AfCFTA
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23 Apr 19 NewsThe 8th Annual Borderless 2019 Conference starts tomorrow in Accra. The theme: Trade facilitation intra-regional in West Africa – new trends
Inclusive trade in Africa: The Afric...
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04 Apr 19 NewsThe AfDB’s Regional Economic Outlook: the West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa and East Africa regional reports have been launched
The IMF has posted the Analytical Cha...
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29 Mar 19 NewsA suite of AfCFTA updates:
Professor Benedict Oramah, Afreximbank President: 2019 Bullion Lecture, delivered earlier this week in Lagos on Leveraging the AfCFTA to B...
Agro-processing, manufacturing and ICT offer opportunities for Indian investments in SADC region: Exim Bank
26 Mar 19 NewsThe Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) released a new publication entitled ‘India-SADC Trade and Investment Relations: Harnessing The Potential’ during the Inaugural Sessi...
Tariffs on intra-Africa trade
21 Mar 19 InfographicsAn overview of tariff measures adopted by African countries on intra-Africa trade
Many African countries trade under preferential trading arrangements of their regional economic c...
Intra-Africa trade profile – 2017
21 Mar 19 InfographicsAlthough trade within the continent remains low and has not changed significantly over time, the 2016-2017 period saw an 8% increase in intra-Africa exports, with intra-Africa expo...
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08 Mar 19 NewsOur profiled International Women’s Day feature: Women are at the heart of African cities. The continent needs urban policies that empower them (CityMetric)
Growing evidence sugg...
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07 Mar 19 NewsDiarise: The IDA19 replenishment process will be held in June, in Addis Ababa. A backgrounder on the IDA19 Replenishment
A preview of next Tuesday’s Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-Nat...