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21 Feb 19 NewsDiarise: SADC Council of Ministers meeting (15-16 March, Windhoek). Ministers will consider a number of strategic documents, receive reports on the implementation of the priority a...
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ESA-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Continuing the UK’s trade relationship with the Eastern and Southern African region
07 Feb 19 NewsThe United Kingdom has committed to continue its current trade arrangements with the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) States if it leaves the European Union without a deal on 29 M...
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05 Feb 19 NewsAfrican Group statement submitted to the informal WTO Ministerial held during WEF 2019 (WTO)
This statement is circulated by H.E. Minister Rob Davies to the informal WTO Ministeri...
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African Group Statement: Informal WTO Ministerial gathering at WEF 2019
05 Feb 19 NewsThis statement is circulated by H.E. Minister Rob Davies to the informal WTO Ministerial gathering in Davos on behalf of Benin, as the Coordinator of the African Group.
The t...
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01 Feb 19 News20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community: Joint Communiqué
Highlights: The Summit received a progress report on the Review of the East African De...
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23 Jan 19 NewsTalking African economy at Davos: The AfCFTA and a unified market (Africa Times)
When it comes to a unified African market, Bernard Gautier, deputy CEO of French investment firm W...
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Updates from the 7th African Ministers of Trade Meeting (12-13 December 2018)
23 Jan 19 BlogAfrican Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) held their 7th meeting in Egypt from 12-13 December 2018. The AMOT is a meeting African Union member states’ ministers responsible for tra...
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African Union Ministers of Trade conclusively reach consensus on all outstanding issues on AfCFTA modalities for tariff liberalization
18 Dec 18 NewsThe seventh meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) ended in Egypt this week with the ministers reaching an agreement on crucial aspects of the African Continental Free ...
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The Buenos Aires G20 Meeting: Has Rules-based global Trade survived?
11 Dec 18 BlogThe communiqué issued at the end of the Group of 20 meeting in Buenos Aires recently (30 November and 1 December 2018) reads like the to-do list for the world’s leading countrie...
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06 Dec 18 NewsGetting to 22: Namibia, South Africa ratify the AfCFTA
@AmbMuchanga: More great news on AfCFTA ratification! The National Assembly of Namibia has approved the ratification of ...
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WCO and SACU region celebrate successful conclusion of the regional Customs Modernization Programme
05 Dec 18 NewsBack in 2014, the World Customs Organization (WCO), the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Secretariat and the five Customs administrations of the SACU region (Botswana, Lesotho...
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30 Nov 18 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, @AUTradeIndustry:
“Great and welcome news. Getting closer to 22. Senegalese cabinet last night adopted draft law authorizing ratification of AfCFTA A...
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Safety, competitiveness, infrastructure key to aviation’s benefits in Africa
30 Nov 18 NewsThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Africa to maximize the positive social and economic power of aviation by working together to promote safe, s...
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28 Nov 18 NewsTomorrow, in Addis Ababa: 6th African Union Commission-United States High Level Dialogue. Amb. Kwesi Quartey (AUC Deputy Chairperson) and Tibor Peter Nagy (US Assistant Secretary o...
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Zimbabwe 2019 National Budget presented to Parliament
26 Nov 18 News“Austerity for Prosperity”
2019 Budget Speech presented to Parliament by Hon. Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, on 22 November 2018
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22 Nov 18 NewsWTO updates:
(i) G20 economies: WTO report shows sharp rise in trade-restrictive measures
A total of 40 new trade-restrictive measures were applied by G20 economies during the re...
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20 Nov 18 NewsThe South Africa-Zimbabwe bilateral free trade agreement terminates today. What does this mean for the future of their bilateral trade relationship? A tralacBlog by Elisha Tsh...
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Termination of the South Africa-Zimbabwe bilateral trade agreement: What does it mean for South Africa-Zimbabwe trade?
20 Nov 18 BlogThe Bilateral Trade Agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe will be terminated on 20 November 2018. The termination of the Agreement will affect certain imports from South...
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Cut flower sector wilting under new rules, competition
20 Nov 18 NewsHopes by Kenya’s flower growers to exploit the lucrative United States market and stop dependence on the European market will not bear much fruit despite the recent launch of dir...
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19 Nov 18 NewsPan-African policy events starting today:
Africa Industrialization Week 2018 [ODI blog: Five new ways to promote African industriali-sation]
Workshop on Continental Tran...
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