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Implementation of the national climate plans prepared by countries ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement...

In-depth discussions took place last week as the international community continues to make progress on the international tax agenda. Officials from more than 100 countries drawing...

Kenya’s resilient economy is linked to the country’s strong intraregional trade, which has cushioned it from the global financial crisis. Much of Kenya’s trade is with its E...

East Africa’s race to export its first oil will eventually be a tie between neighbors Kenya and Uganda because both need to share a pipeline rather than compete for different rou...

The selection: Tuesday, 10 November Live blog: the Arabian Business Africa forum AfDB Transport Forum 2015: sustainable transport for an integrated Africa The first African Deve...

A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year – well below the long-run average – and is a source of...

Can existing institutions be used to ensure proper follow-up and review of the trade commitments made in the UN’s new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Trade is reflected...

China’s trade with African states has grown about ten times in the last decade, with the total value likely to hit $300 billion this year, according to the Fourth China-Africa In...

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Minerals Development Centre hosted the Africa launch of a new global programme to support small-scale miners, public institutions...

The European Union has signed €85m in grants to facilitate regional integration through removal of internal trade barriers. The money is expected to help three main econom...

Opening statement by Ms. Niki Kruger (South Africa), Spokesperson on behalf of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) on the occasion of the 4th WTO Trade Policy Review of SACU ...

The selection: Monday, 9 November The Kinshasa Consensus: outcome document from the African Economic Conference 2015 High cost of doing business is posing a serious threat t...

The second Trade Policy Review of Angola was held on 22 and 24 September 2015, providing a good opportunity to assess the evolution of its socio-economic, trade and investment poli...

The beginnings of a trade war have erupted between South Africa and the US as the Americans threaten to cancel citrus imports from South Africa if there isn’t some rapid breakthr...

Joint Proposal by China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Venezuela The co-sponsors of this Joint Proposal are strong supporters of an open, non-discriminatory, transpa...

The selection: Friday, 6 November Data visualisation: 'A new way of visualising world trade' (WEF) SA has 60 days before Obama revokes AGOA privileges (Business Day) Mr Obama s...

The US plans to suspend trade benefits on agricultural goods from South Africa, intensifying a dispute over the country’s restrictions on farm imports that had pitted farmers in ...

Statement by Ambassador Michael Froman in Geneva, 4 November 2015 Thank you, Chair. The United States would like to welcome the delegation from the SACU countries, as well as...

“During the past year, I have worked closely with leaders in government and industry in both of our countries to resolve the longstanding barriers to U.S. trade with South Africa...

AU Trade Ministers met on 19 October 2015 in Brussels to consider the state of play of the DDA negotiations in preparation for MC10 to be held in Nairobi in December 2015. Ministe...