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Introduction Trade has been the motor of economic, social and political integration of African countries for many centuries prior to the establishment of Africa’s first regional...

Following three consecutive quarters of slowing economic activity in 2016, Mozambique’s GDP growth for 2016 is estimated at 3.6 percent down from 6.6 percent in 2015. The countr...

The State of Globalization in an Age of Ambiguity DHL, the global logistics leader, recently released the fourth edition of its Global Connectedness Index (GCI), a detailed analys...

An ever-increasing regulatory burden has severely constricted the global banking sector, with dire consequences for trade flows and development in emerging markets. Deputy chief e...

Natural, heritage products, if protected and marketed well, could become a bigger source of revenue for many Least Developed Countries. Many of these countries are dangerously depe...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that co...

Access, cybersecurity, transparency and privacy among key issues New approaches are needed to provide Internet access to all people and close a stubborn digital divide that is exa...

The selection: Friday, 9 December 2016 International trade and integration: the latest research (World Bank Blogs) What’s the latest research in international trade and integra...

On December 2, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Namibia. Since the financial crisis, Namibia has exper...

A report released Thursday shows that Chinese enterprises in South Africa are making positive contributions to the socio-economic well-being of the country. According to the repor...

Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has projected the economy to grow by 1,7% next year buoyed by growth in agriculture and mining. Presenting the $4,1 billion 2017 national budget...

Global agricultural prospects are improving but lean seasons loom in near future Civil conflict and weather-related shocks have severely stressed food security in 2016, increasing...

Trade raises productivity but may hurt some unless policies redistribute the benefits As the global economy struggles with slow growth, political support for freer international t...

Nigeria risks becoming a dumping ground for countries in the West African sub-region if the country’s export free trade zones are not allowed to function to meet international st...

The selection: Thursday, 8 December 2016 Starting today, in Addis: 5th Ministerial Retreat of the Executive Council. The Ministerial Retreats of the Executive Council, first held ...

The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve agro-allied indus...

People who look at the Doing Business report’s Trading Across Borders indicator and the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) often wonder why one count...

Presenting Bills proposed by the Council of Ministers to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) for debate to facilitate the East African Community integration has become har...

As Indonesia accelerates talks with 15 Asia-Pacific nations, it is prioritizing the conclusion of five trade deals next year to open access to foreign markets and lure inflows of i...

Southern Africa is now entering the peak of the lean season following the worst El Niño-induced drought in decades. With food stocks largely depleted due to poor or failed harvest...