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Skilled People and Strong Institutions Transforming Africa Most African countries have engaged deep reforms towards transformation of their economies through the domestication of ...

The U.S. Trade Representative on 29 June presented to Congress a comprehensive report on implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – the cornerstone of the ...

Further delay in signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will hamper East African Community partner states’ export to the European Union market, the East African Busines...

The World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum estimated for the first time ever the value of transactions from micro, small and medium retailers globally. It totals $19 trillio...

We, the Ministers and officials responsible for trade of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), have met in Geneva, Switzerland on 23 and 24 June 2016 and have held our del...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on 29 June 2016 released a report to the Congress assessing the contribution of U.S. trade preference programs, including the ...

By reducing the time and costs of trading, integrated transit mechanisms are important for boosting trade and enhancing competitiveness in landlocked countries. The net impact of r...

The selection: Wednesday, 29 June 2016 Erastus Mwencha: ‘Sino-Africa cooperation: taking stock’ (The Herald) Justin Yifu Lin: ‘Beyond aid and concessional borrowing: new w...

Boosting competition and promoting deeper regional trade integration are critical for restarting South Africa’s export engine to bolster economic growth, increase efficiency and ...

Rich and poor countries alike are missing huge opportunities when it comes to making the most of their populations’ economic potential, with only 65% on average of the world’s ...

World Bank urges Malawi to invest in agricultural resilience to spur economic growth in 2017 Malawi needs to develop a better system to mitigate agricultural shocks while continui...

The World Bank has warned that the current level of climate adaptation funding which is insufficient could trigger extreme poverty in Africa by 2030. Speaking during the Africa Ca...

Djibouti has recently inked an agreement with China to streamline the East African country’s Customs systems, in a bid to consolidate its position as a logistics and trade centre...

The drop in aid experienced by countries after they cross a pre-defined income threshold provides opportunity to identify aid’s impact. The effect of foreign aid on growth is th...

A new research report, ‘The Business End of Climate Change’ launched on 28 June 2016 at the Business & Climate Summit in London’s Guildhall puts a figure for the fir...

A Chinese freighter laden with nearly 9,500 metal cargo containers transited the expanded Panama Canal on Sunday, inaugurating the interoceanic waterway and opening a new era in gl...

The selection: Tuesday, 28 June 2016 Assessing Africa’s policies and institutions: 2015 CPIA results for Africa (World Bank) The average CPIA score for IDA-eligible countries i...

A new assessment of the quality of government policies and institutions that support growth and poverty reduction in Africa shows some progress for a few countries but flat or dete...

The African Development Bank is stepping up the pace by focusing on five priorities that are crucial for accelerating Africa’s economic transformation. The Bank calls them the ...

New ranking of 160 countries highlights lag in least developed countries’ progress Progress in logistics performance has slowed for the first time since 2007 for the world’s l...