Tag: Global economy

AU-FAO ministerial meeting on the impacts of COVID-19 on food security in Africa Co-convened, yesterday, by the FAO Director-General and the Chair of the AU STC on Agriculture, Ru...

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pan...

Extracts from the press briefing held on 15 April 2020 at the IMF-World Bank Virtual Spring 2020 Meetings, with Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF’s African Depar...

IMFC Statement by T.T. Mboweni, Minister of Finance for South Africa, on behalf of the Africa Group I Constituency[1] We express our deepest sympathies on the exten...

The ECA’s African Trade Policy Centre is conducting a short COVID-19 Africa Impact Survey to provide insights into the economic effects of COVID-19 on economic activity and trade...

EAC Heads of State will convene an extraordinary virtual summit, tomorrow, to discuss the coronavirus pandemic EAC Secretariat urges partner states to prepare post COVID-19 recove...

The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to deepen South Africa's economic woes, and is expected to push the economy into a deep recession during 2020. At a media briefing today, Finance...

COVID-19 is a global crisis affecting the whole world. As the days go by the impact of the crisis becomes more visible and more general. Though hit later, Africa is already facin...

The IMF, World Bank Spring Meetings begin tomorrow: The schedule of IMF events, starting with the launch of the World Economic Outlook WBG president David Malpass: This w...

60 International agencies urge rapid, coordinated response as pandemic threatens to destabilize poor countries’ finances Governments must take immediate steps to prevent a poten...

The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse – and soon – if anxiety-driven panic by majo...

tralac’s Special Edition Newsletter on COVID-19 was posted today: explore nine articles, touching on various trade policy issues and sectors (pdf) Explore tralac’s C...

World trade is expected to fall by between 13% and 32% in 2020 as the COVID 19 pandemic disrupts normal economic activity and life around the world. The wide range of possibilitie...

Diarise: International Organisation of Employers digital conference, tomorrow, on the impact of COVID-19 on global trade, supply chains and employment The IMF will releas...

African Union: Impact of the Coronavirus Covid-19 on the African economy Based on the description of specific key indicators of the African economy three scenarios are constructed...

The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the entire world economy and that of Africa. Some key sectors of the African economy are already experiencing a slowdown as a result of the pandemi...

President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) convened a second and follow-up teleconference meeting of the AU Bureau of Head...

People and businesses around the world are being affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. What began as a health crisis, is now also a global economic crisis. What legal pr...

USTR’s 2020 National Trade Estimate: extracts on commentary for South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued the 2020 National Tr...

Trade events to diarise: East Africa has been impacted by COVID-19. Cross border trade has especially declined. To discuss mitigation and trade strategies, TradeMark East Afri...