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Swaziland has been named top in Africa in the management and facilitation of the Cross Border Trade dubbed “the Big Bang”. It is currently ranked number 30 in the world. This i...

The newly reappointed Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC), Amelia Kyambadde has clearly set out the agenda and areas of focus for her ministry in the period 2016-20...

The selection: Monday, 11 July 2016 ATPC’s David Luke: ‘Brexit: Africa’s trade and development implications’ (pdf, UNECA) Brexit has thrown up uncertainties in many areas...

In the face of a “worrying” rise in protectionism, trade ministers from the world’s major economies have agreed to cut trade costs, increase policy coordination and enhance f...

An African Civil Society Call to Governments at UNCTAD 14 Governments at the 14th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14) must rise...

The WTO has launched a new World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) designed to provide “real time” information on trends in global trade. The WTOI was unveiled in Shanghai, China ...

In a surprise outcome for many in Europe and beyond, British people have voted to leave the European Union. The macroeconomic implications of this decision are already being felt,...

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies will launch Trade Africa (formerly known as the Africa Export Council), a unit established within the Department of Trade and Indu...

South Africa and India were pushing to accelerate bilateral trade between the two countries to $18 billion (R261bn) by 2018, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. Trade between the...

The key to food security, economic development and stability in the region Increasing international concern about instability, population pressure, migration and chronic food inse...

The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result...

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are losing about $2 billion in revenue every year to foreign investors through generous tax incentives. Tax Justice Network-Africa and Act...

South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies wants Zimbabwe to reverse a decision to ban imports of goods from the continent’s most-industrialized economy. “The minist...

The selection: Friday, 8 July 2016 #UNCTAD14 takes place in Nairobi, 17-22 July: online document repository. Profiled UNCTAD14 uploads (pdfs): Impact of cotton GVC on Africa and ...

South Africa faces significant challenges and needs decisive action to revive growth, the IMF said in its latest annual assessment of the country’s economy. South Africa has mad...

Ethiopia’s investments in health, education, social protection, and infrastructure have had a positive impact on economic development and promoting shared prosperity in the count...

The Aid for Trade (AFT) initiative, launched in 2005 to help developing and especially the Least Developed (LDCs) countries integrate the rules of the World Trade System adopted in...

Mozambique, reeling from a sovereign debt crisis, sees 2016 economic growth slowing to 4.5 percent from initial forecasts of 7 percent and needs to bring in austerity measures in a...

Massive investments still needed to achieve universal energy access in sub-Saharan Africa Chinese companies are playing an increasingly significant role in the development of the ...

The selection: Thursday, 7 July 2016 Inquiry into UK’s Africa Free Trade initiative: extension to deal with Brexit issues (APPG) We are now extending the Inquiry to incorporate...