Tag: Global economy
Key Statistics and Trends in International Trade and Trade Policy 2017
09 May 18 NewsKey Statistics and Trends in International Trade: The Status of World Trade
After strongly rebounding from the Great Recession of 2009, international trade has grown at a sluggish...
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08 May 18 NewsEckart Naumann: Trump’s steel and aluminium tariff action – putting America first? (tralac)
This paper includes an overview of the recently published trade policy agenda to pr...
Trade in services for inclusive and sustainable development: Water and sanitation, energy and food-related logistics
08 May 18 NewsExperts met in Geneva from 7-8 May 2018 to examine how to facilitate and expand services trade to achieve the relevant Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda, with a f...
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04 May 18 NewsConsultant to support the AfCFTA negotiations process:
The consultant will, inter alia, perform the following key tasks: Assist in the finalization of the annexes to the AfCFTA Ag...
DG Azevêdo launches report on role of trade in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
04 May 18 NewsWTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 3 May 2018 to present him with a new WTO report on how trade is contributing to achieving the Un...
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30 Apr 18 NewsAfCFTA Ratification Barometer: Rwanda, Ghana (with Kenya’s ratification imminent)
Ghana on Thursday night ratified the AfCFTA agreement that will help African countries carry ou...
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20 Apr 18 NewsCHOGM 2018 updates
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communiqué: “Towards a Common Future”
On Intra-Commonwealth Trade and Investment: “With the goal of expanding i...
Commonwealth adopts forward-looking Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment
20 Apr 18 NewsIn response to the risks to growth presented by rising protectionism, leaders at the CHOGM today expressed their strong support for the multilateral trading system and adopted...
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communiqué: “Towards a Common Future”
20 Apr 18 NewsIntroduction
Commonwealth Heads of Government met in the United Kingdom from 19 to 20 April 2018 and discussed how the Commonwealth can contribute to a future which is fairer, m...
Commonwealth leaders discuss success and challenges ahead
20 Apr 18 NewsCommonwealth heads met in executive session at Lancaster House in London on 19 April 2018.
They discussed how they could collectively tackle global and Commonwealth challenges.
T...
Financial inclusion on the rise, but gaps remain, Global Findex Database shows
20 Apr 18 News515 million adults have opened accounts since 2014
Financial inclusion is on the rise globally, accelerated by mobile phones and the internet, but gains have been uneven across co...
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19 Apr 18 NewsExploring Malawi’s export potential (ITC)
Regional integration is the key to Malawi’s trade success, according to a new ITC report (pdf) that uncovers the country’s greatest...
Action on trade and inclusivity to benefit all Commonwealth citizens
19 Apr 18 NewsUK Prime Minister to use Commonwealth Summit to boost trade, economic growth and opportunities for the organisation’s young people
Already accounting for one fifth of globa...
Commonwealth Business Forum Banquet: Keynote address by President Cyril Ramaphosa
19 Apr 18 NewsLondon, 17 April 2018
More than 20 years ago, Nelson Mandela asked me to come to attend the Commonwealth Business Forum and today I am overjoyed once again to be here and the priv...
Commonwealth Business Forum: Dr Fox announces measures to strengthen commonwealth trade ties
19 Apr 18 NewsInternational trade secretary sets out new measures supporting strong Commonwealth trade ties at Heads of Government Summit
As the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (C...
Regulation must steer not stifle innovation, UN e-commerce event hears
18 Apr 18 NewsGovernments must strike the right balance between pushing innovation in the digital economy and regulating a sector which has lost people’s trust
The internet is a powerful tool...
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17 Apr 18 NewsPress coverage of the first day of the Trade Law Centre, Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, Zimbabwe Network of Customs and Excise Experts AfCFTA awareness workshop
The Africa...
Short-sighted investment endangers development progress for hundreds of millions of people – UN report
17 Apr 18 NewsWhile a moderate upturn in the world economy led to more development financing in 2017, a new United Nations report out on 13 April 2018 revealed that the vast majority of investme...
Digital technologies provide fertile ground for Africa, EU says
17 Apr 18 NewsEU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel says Europe is dedicated to helping Africa build a single digital market, so that e-commerce can pave the way to better jobs and greater equality on ...
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16 Apr 18 NewsProfiled trade policy events:
(i) Underway, in Harare: Trade Law Centre, in collaboration with Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and Zimbabwe Network of Customs and Excise Exp...