Tag: Trade facilitation
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15 Oct 19 NewsConcluding today, in Lusaka: CII-Exim Bank Regional Conclave on India-Southern Africa Project Partnership
A guide to the WB/IMF 2019 Annual Meetings (which concludes on Sunday)
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10 Oct 19 NewsAfrica’s Pulse (World Bank)
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic performance has remained sluggish, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy and the slow pace of refo...
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27 Sep 19 NewsReporting African trade and industrialization trends, dynamics: media workshops in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Addis Ababa
(i) Next week in Johannesburg: ECA's AfCFTA Media Hub...
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20 Sep 19 NewsKeynote African trade policy discussions yesterday in Kampala:
(i) African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs: The entry into force of the Agreement ...
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02 Sep 19 NewsThe following African trade policy events began today:
The African Union’s AfCFTA trade in services signalling conference (Cape Town)
The UNECA’s ad-hoc expert group meeting ...
Trade facilitation challenges in southern Africa
26 Aug 19 PublicationsThe cost of trade is mainly associated with tariffs and non-tariff costs. Although there are many reasons why these costs are high, minimising trade costs is to the benefit of impo...
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14 Aug 19 NewsTwo commentaries on intra-African trade,
pointing to the potential impact of the AfCFTA:
Global Trade Review’s (GTR) Africa trade briefing: Rebecca Harding, CEO of Coriolis...
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08 Aug 19 NewsThe 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of SADC, and preceding meetings, starts tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, ending on 18 August
Funding the AfCFTA Secretariat...
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07 Aug 19 NewsFeatured tweet, @Yadeyemi: The AU is developing a continental trade facilitation strategy with a concrete implementation plan involving ICT, logistics, SMEs, NTBs, etc, the AU told...
Trade Facilitation: towards a practical agenda for southern Africa – Cape Town, 25 July 2019
05 Aug 19 EventOn 25 July, tralac and USAID hosted a workshop on trade facilitation in southern Africa. Participants were from civil society, government and the private sector.
Discussions were ...
An update on the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement by African countries as of July 2019
01 Aug 19 BlogThis blog provides an update of the ratification and implementation status of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) by African countries as of July ...
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31 Jul 19 NewsUganda Revenue Authority Commissioner for Customs, Dicksons Kateshumbwa, was recently elected as the World Customs Organisation Council chairperson. Extracts from an interview:
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18 Jul 19 Newstralac’s Message on Mandela Day 2019: Good Governance and the State
Mandela Day serves to remind and inspire us to strive for social justice. This is the complex and multi-facet...
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15 Jul 19 NewsStarting tomorrow, in Niamey: Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum 2019. The forum (16-18 July) will assess cooperation and firm up plans for the region’s stabilization.
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12 Jul 19 NewsDiarise:
Uganda-Tanzania Business Forum (4-5 September, Dar es Salaam). The business forum, to be presided over by President Museveni and Tanzania president John Magufuli, wil...
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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...
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28 Jun 19 NewsNigeria and the AfCFTA:
Statement by H.E. President Buhari on receiving the Report of the Committee to assess Impact and Readiness for the AfCFTA. Extract: “For AfCFTA ...
Rules of Origin key to success of African Continental Free Trade Area
27 Jun 19 NewsRules of origin should be made simple and business friendly for the gains expected from the AfCFTA to be realized.
Rules of origin – the criteria needed to determine the nationa...
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25 Jun 19 NewsConcluding today, in Geneva: Seventh IMF-WB-WTO Trade conference. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo delivered the opening speech.
AfCFTA updates:
Morocco’s MPs, yesterd...
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18 Jun 19 NewsThe US-Africa Business Summit 2019 starts today in Maputo. The event, a Corporate Council on Africa flagship conference, will be addressed by a large number of African Heads of Sta...