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Joint Statement by African and Indian Civil Society on the Nairobi Ministerial of the WTO

Joint Statement by African and Indian Civil Society on the Nairobi Ministerial of the WTO

04 Nov 2015
In a joint statement released and endorsed by nearly 200 organisations across Africa and India on the occasion of the Third India-Africa Forum Summit that took place in New Delhi l...
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Well-designed IP systems can benefit Africa, leaders say; WIPO Director urges action

Well-designed IP systems can benefit Africa, leaders say; WIPO Director urges action

04 Nov 2015
As Africa is emerging to become a centre of economic growth, strong and well-developed national intellectual property systems can help the continent unlock its citizens’ creativi...
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Export competition a possible deliverable in Nairobi, despite gaps

Export competition a possible deliverable in Nairobi, despite gaps

04 Nov 2015
The Chair of the agriculture negotiations, Ambassador Vitalis of New Zealand, told WTO members on 30 October that export competition in agriculture is broadly believed to be a poss...
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G-20 economies: Rebalancing for more durable growth

G-20 economies: Rebalancing for more durable growth

04 Nov 2015
The Group of Twenty (G-20) advanced and emerging market economies has made progress in reducing their large external current account imbalances and some progress on internal imbala...
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Weakness in African markets overdone

Weakness in African markets overdone

04 Nov 2015
China’s trade with Africa is only 5 percent of its global trade total, according to 2011 figures from Global Trade Atlas. But its impact on the continent is profound. Equally so,...
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ECOWAS laments as West Africa’s intra-regional trade sinks to 12%

ECOWAS laments as West Africa’s intra-regional trade sinks to 12%

04 Nov 2015
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lamented over the low level of intra-regional trade within the sub-region, noting that several years after regionalism, i...
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Global response to climate change keeps door open to 2°C temperature limit

Global response to climate change keeps door open to 2°C temperature limit

04 Nov 2015
New UN report synthesizes national climate plans from 146 countries in advance of Paris An unprecedented world-wide effort is underway to combat climate change, building confidenc...
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Transforming Africa through infrastructure development

Transforming Africa through infrastructure development

04 Nov 2015
The African Union and Partners to meet in Cote D’Ivoire in November to “Accelerate Infrastructure Implementation for Africa’s Integration” The development of efficient inf...
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tralac’s Daily News selection: 3 November 2015

tralac’s Daily News selection: 3 November 2015

03 Nov 2015
The selection: Tuesday, 3 November Today: an AGOA briefing by South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies The African Economic Conference 2015: the conference pa...
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WTO reports levelling of new G20 trade restrictions, but stockpile grows

WTO reports levelling of new G20 trade restrictions, but stockpile grows

03 Nov 2015
The WTO’s fourteenth trade monitoring report on G20 trade measures, issued on 2 November, shows the application of new trade-restrictive measures by G20 economies remained stable...
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FAO and WTO: Food safety and trade should improve nutrition and boost development

FAO and WTO: Food safety and trade should improve nutrition and boost development

03 Nov 2015
Small-scale producers in developing countries must access world markets says WTO’s Azevêdo FAO and the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on 2 November 2015 to strengthen th...
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Africa: Smart measures required to weather commodity boom-bust cycles

Africa: Smart measures required to weather commodity boom-bust cycles

03 Nov 2015
Economic diversification key for development in the long run, says UN development agency Governments in Africa should put into place fiscal rules, sovereign wealth funds and other...
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African Economic Conference presents plans to fight deepening poverty

African Economic Conference presents plans to fight deepening poverty

03 Nov 2015
Economists aim to strike Kinshasa Consensus on ending poverty in Africa Increasing government spending on healthcare, education and support to vulnerable groups like the elderly h...
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Needs of communities near mines in poor countries must prevail in the mining lifecycle, says Global Policy Forum

Needs of communities near mines in poor countries must prevail in the mining lifecycle, says Global Policy Forum

03 Nov 2015
The importance of going beyond environmental considerations when planning the lifecycle of mines to include socioeconomic considerations was among the topics raised at the Intergov...
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Global fight against corruption crucial to achieving sustainable development, UN forum told

Global fight against corruption crucial to achieving sustainable development, UN forum told

03 Nov 2015
Ending corruption is vital to efforts to achieve sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world’s largest anti-corruption forum, w...
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Global Forum on tax transparency pushes forward international co-operation against tax evasion

Global Forum on tax transparency pushes forward international co-operation against tax evasion

03 Nov 2015
Major implementation milestones are being met by members of the world’s leading forum on tax transparency as the international community continues to move ahead towards greater t...
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Treasury publishes Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment

Treasury publishes Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment

03 Nov 2015
The National Treasury on 2 November 2015 published the Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment, following on the announcement made by the Minister of Finance in the 2015 Budget. C...
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tralac’s Daily News selection: 2 November 2015

tralac’s Daily News selection: 2 November 2015

02 Nov 2015
The selection: Monday, 2 November This week’s selected African trade and development events: SACU Trade Policy Review The African Ministerial Conference 2015: 'intellectual p...
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2015 African Economic Conference to address poverty and inequality and give cause for more optimism to Africans

2015 African Economic Conference to address poverty and inequality and give cause for more optimism to Africans

02 Nov 2015
Delegates from across the continent and around the globe are converging in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, where the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Eco...
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Transnet: Ports still the best ‘Gateway into Africa’

Transnet: Ports still the best ‘Gateway into Africa’

02 Nov 2015
He was positive about the organisation’s mid-financial year performance, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) chief executive Karl Socikwa said, outlining in detail ways in which TPT co...
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