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Cabinet Secretary for Trade and Industrialisation Adan Mohamed on Tuesday received the chairmanship of Ease of Doing Business Initiative (EDBI) from his Ugandan counterpart Pe...

On May 2, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation with Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s economic difficulties have deepened. Droug...

President Magufuli’s government has launched a major tax crackdown, faces some intriguing questions ahead of the unveiling of the much-anticipated 2016/17 fiscal year budget, how...

The selection: Wednesday, 4 May 2016 Mo Ibrahim: Could regional integration make Africa the next big economic success story? (WEF) It won’t be long before Africa’s rapidly ex...

The 2016 Economic Survey, an annual publication of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) presenting socio-economic highlights of the economy for the last five years, ...

It won’t be long before Africa’s rapidly expanding population bypasses China’s. We are now little more than 100 million people behind. With a young, energetic and increasin...

Budget Vote Speech by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H. E. Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, in Cape Town, 3 May 2016 We are honoured to present this Budget Vo...

After armed conflict, those who survive need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of a return to safety and civil order. A new study released on 3 May ...

The unprecedented growth of cities in emerging economies, coupled with the legacy of apartheid in South Africa has, since the early 1990s, led to a rapid increase in informal settl...

Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6 percent of their GDP, spur migration, and spark conflict, according to a new World Bank report releas...

This report is based on the work of a joint IMF/World Bank team that visited Brazzaville and Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo), Douala and Yaoundé (Cameroon), and Libreville (Gabon...

Kenya on Tuesday urged African governments to set up independent investment portals to enhance interaction with foreigners seeking to launch operations within their countries. Ken...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo has issued a call for action to help close the gaps in the availability of trade finance that affect the trade prospects of small and medium-sized...

An expert group comprising representatives of Africa’s regional economic communities, the African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and academia is meeti...

Investment flows to offshore financial hubs, including offshore financial centers and special purpose entities (SPEs), were increasingly volatile in 2015, according to the latest U...

The selection: Tuesday, 3 May 2016 Featured African trade policy processes, presently underway: In Nairobi: Ease of Doing Business Initiative 2016 conference on the theme 'Digiti...

After a prolonged period of strong economic growth, sub-Saharan Africa is set to experience a second difficult year as the region is hit by multiple shocks, the IMF said in its lat...

After several consecutive years of accelerating growth, Mozambique’s economic performance eased to its slowest pace since 2009, whilst the economy remains increasingly exposed to...

Oil prices seen rising as oversupply diminishes Amid improving market sentiment and a weakening dollar, the World Bank is raising its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $41 per...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released trade statistics for March 2016 that recorded a trade surplus of R2.92 billion. This figure includes trade data with Botswana,...