Tag: Industrial policy
Green industrialisation and entrepreneurship in Africa
30 Oct 17 NewsChanging global trends are creating new opportunities for economic transformation and green industrialization in Africa. Policies that encourage economic transformation and ‘gree...
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27 Oct 17 NewsComparative perspective: The Asian Economic Integration Report 2017
This year’s Asian Economic Integration Report (pdf) introduces a new composite index to gauge the progress of...
Uganda: 8th Annual Joint Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Sector Review
27 Oct 17 NewsThe Trade sector is one of the key sectors that contribute to the economic development of the country.
Every year sector stakeholders meet at a conference to review the performanc...
First UNIDO-ACP Symposium on boosting ACP inclusive and sustainable industrialization held in Brussels
26 Oct 17 NewsThe first symposium dedicated to cooperation between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to...
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24 Oct 17 Newstralac’s Annual Report 2016-2017 is posted. Based on a review of the 2016-2017 work programme, and feedback from our stakeholders, our priority focus areas are: Global trade gove...
Trade liberalization without enhanced production is a recipe for disaster
23 Oct 17 NewsSpeaking at the official opening of the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) on 23 October 2017 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) regional director for S...
10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration: Implementation of the CFTA and shared gains
19 Oct 17 NewsThe Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration of the ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) Conference of Ministers meets on a biennial basis to review the work undertaken in...
ICA Annual Meeting 2017: Toward smart and integrated infrastructure for Africa
17 Oct 17 NewsThe focus of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), which will take place in Rome, Italy on 19 and 20 October 2017, will be “Toward Smart...
Even Africa’s poorest countries are too expensive to be the world’s next manufacturing hub
17 Oct 17 NewsEven though the global economy has evolved significantly in the last few decades away from the industrial revolution – which transformed many of the world’s advanced countries ...
Stiglitz delivers inaugural Ndiaye Lecture, urges coordinated strategy for Africa’s economic success
16 Oct 17 NewsThe Babacar Ndiaye Lecture Series, an international series introduced by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), debuted in Washington D.C. on Sunday, 15 October 2017 with No...
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11 Oct 17 NewsTomorrow, in Entebbe: 25th Nile Basin Council of Ministers meeting
Joseph Stiglitz will deliver the inaugural Babacar Ndiaye Lecture: From manufacturing led export growth to a 21s...
Agriculture powering Africa’s economic transformation
11 Oct 17 NewsThe African Transformation Report 2017 sets out a bold new agenda for African development, powered by a revolution in agriculture.
The report unveils a radical program of reforms ...
The 2017 African Prosperity Conference Report
11 Oct 17 NewsThe Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA): Exploring Possibilities for Business Engagement Across Africa
The 2017 Africa Prosperity Conference report and list of recommendations was ...
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05 Oct 17 NewsStarting today, in Accra: The WIDER Development Conference on migration and mobility (jointly organized with the African Research Universities Alliance). Downloads: poster presenta...
The role of applied import duties on intermediate goods in industrial development: the case of South African clothing
26 Sep 17 PublicationsThe South African clothing sector has been under significant pressure in recent years as it attempts to become internationally competitive. This Trade Brief looks at how import tar...
Official launch of NEPAD Agency’s 5% Agenda initiative
26 Sep 17 NewsBridging Africa’s $68 billion infrastructure finance gap
NEPAD Agency Continental Business Network gathered international investors and CEO-level business leaders at the New Yor...
High-level event on the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa: Joint communiqué
25 Sep 17 News“Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (2016-2025): From Political commitments to actions on the ground” – 21 September 2017, New York
One of the biggest ...
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22 Sep 17 NewsIn this week’s tralac’s e-Newsletter: Talkmore Chidede discusses a recent suit filed by Zimbabwe invoking the SADC Finance and Investment Protocol
Yesterday’s African Union ...
Industrialization can drive growth, sustainable development in Africa, stress UN officials
22 Sep 17 NewsWhile much of Africa has achieved impressive economic growth, United Nations officials on Thursday, 21 September 2017 encouraged countries on the continent to take further action t...
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21 Sep 17 NewsThird African Union Customs Expert Trade Facilitation Forum: Day 1 update
WTO upgrades forecast for 2017 as trade rebounds strongly (WTO)
The estimate for growth in world merchan...