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Public procurement is a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report
08 Sep 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentStrategic government spending on goods and services can increase the uptake of sustainability standards in the wake of COVID-19, driving our sustainable development ambitions.
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read moreThe Role of Digitalization in the Decade of Action for Africa
08 Sep 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationIt is widely recognized that digitalization is one of the most powerful tools for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063.
Digital appl...
read moreBRICS Foreign Ministers discuss topical international issues
08 Sep 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceOn 4 September, Mr Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, chaired a Stand-alone Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs / International Relatio...
read moreG20 Foreign Ministers to strengthen international cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
04 Sep 2020Topic NewsGlobal trade governanceThe G20 Foreign Ministers held an extraordinary meeting to discuss enhancing international cooperation to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic as well as strengthening pre...
read moreMake COVID recovery ‘a true turning point’ for people and planet, Guterres urges, calling for concerted action by G20
04 Sep 2020Topic NewsTrade and the environmentUN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on governments to incorporate “meaningful” climate action in all aspects of recovery from the global pandemic.
Addressing mi...
read moreSACU Ministers of Trade and Industry hold virtual meeting on the AfCFTA
02 Sep 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationOpening Remarks by Ebrahim Patel, Chairperson of the SACU Ministers of Trade and Industry and Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa
The objective of this Meeti...
read moreNew support system is key in addressing SA’s export barriers
01 Sep 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationThe South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has launched the Export Barriers Monitoring Mechanism (EBMM) that will put South Africa in a strong posit...
read moreDigital transformation should be top priority for Africa’s leaders
01 Sep 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationAfrican leaders need to think digital always, especially now as the continent continues to grapple with the ongoing coronavirus crisis that has affected millions across the world, ...
read more4th High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue: Taxing rights for Africa in the new world and effects of COVID-19 – The role of tax policymakers and tax administrators
31 Aug 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentA collaboration between the African Tax Administration Forum and the African Union Commission
Outcome Statement
The 4th ATAF High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue attracted over 529...
read moreHow nations can structurally transform their economies
28 Aug 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentThe policy experiences that transformed China from a manufacturing assembly hub of the world to an economic powerhouse offer valuable lessons for countries in the global south.
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read moreWTO issues new report regarding impact of COVID-19 crisis on agricultural trade
28 Aug 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesThe WTO Secretariat has published a new information note examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on world agricultural trade.
The paper notes that agricultural trade has far...
read moreDigital economy can put citizens in control of finance, says UN Task Force
27 Aug 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentA UN Task Force set up to look into the risks and benefits of the digital economy, has concluded that it could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, and empowe...
read moreAfrican businesses shifting towards new technologies in response to COVID-19 pandemic
26 Aug 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), jointly with International Economics Consulting Ltd (IEC), have released the report of the second comprehensive survey on the COVID-19 pan...
read moreLack of proper measurement equipment in MS affecting trade in COMESA
24 Aug 2020Topic NewsServicesSeveral Member States (MS) in the COMESA region are at a disadvantage with their trading partners because of the lack of reliable, accurate and comparable measurement equipment and...
read moreUndiversified economies, low intra-trade constrain SADC industrial drive
21 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThe quest to transform southern Africa into an industrialised region is being hampered by the declining level of intra-regional trade and the lack of diversification of domestic ec...
read moreStatement by Secretary-General H.E. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene at the official commissioning and handing over of the AfCFTA Secretariat
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationOn this occasion of the official commissioning and handing over of the AfCFTA Secretariat, let me express deep humility for having been elected by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the ...
read moreOfficial Commissioning and Handing Over of the AfCFTA Secretariat
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThe AfCFTA Secretariat Building was officially commissioned and handed over by the African Union to Ghana on Monday, 17th August 2020. Speeches from the ceremony are available...
read moreH.E. President Nyusi of Mozambique takes over as Chair of SADC, pledging to continue advancing the regional development agenda
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationHis Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, on 17th August, 2020 assumed the Chairpersonship of the Southern African Development Community (S...
read more40th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held virtually
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationThe 40th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held virtually from Maputo, Mozambique on the 17th ...
read moreSADC commended for reducing impact of COVID-19
17 Aug 2020Topic NewsAfrican trade and integrationSADC Member States have been commended for putting in place vibrant measures to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, commonly known as COVID-19.
These measures include in...
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