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United Nations responds to sovereign debt crises by adopting principles, with UNCTAD support, that could underlie a new legal framework and regulatory mechanisms. In what was hail...

Can we use the revenues generated from oil, gas and minerals to reduce the gender gap in countries with abundant natural resources? We found a statistically significant negative c...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) partnered with the OECD in 2013 to create an Investment Policy Framework (IPF) specific to the SADC region. This framework is...

For any economy that wants to achieve sustainable growth, policy formulation must put support to Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as a central component of any sector strategy. ...

The selection: Wednesday, 29 July Remarks by President Obama to the People of Africa (AU) Many of your nations have made important reforms to attract investment – it’s b...

At a meeting of the WTO’s General Council on 28 July, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said it remains very unlikely that a clearly defined work programme on the remaining Doha ...

A new commitment to regional trade in the region is needed to accelerate agricultural production, boost growth and ensure adequate food for more people, according to a new World Ba...

The African financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of advancing technology which is fueling innovation and growth in the sector. While the sector is mature in ...

African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 July 2015 Good afternoon! Thank you, Madame Chairwoman, for your kind words and your leadership. To Prime Minister Haile...

The Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill has been tabled in Parliament on following an extensive public consultation process. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Dav...

South Africa, Namibia and Botswana are on Tuesday meeting to discuss the importance of shared groundwater resources and the best approaches to equally share them. This is the firs...

The selection: Tuesday, 28 July To follow the @ICTSD/SAIIA Regional Trade discussion: #SADCintegration, @markschoeman SADC Energy Ministers: communique Ministers resolved to fas...

The 34th Meeting of the Ministers responsible for Energy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held on the 24th of July 2015, at the Sandton Convention Centre, i...

Over the past several years, bio-fuels have become a bone of contention. For some, a renewable energy source produced from organic matter amounts to a magic wand in the fight again...

The President of the United States of America Barack Obama will on Tuesday 28 July 2015, pay an official visit to the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. President...

Experts from Nigeria and the international community would converge on Abuja this week to chart a course for the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA). The Economic Community of W...

The United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 endorsed the new global action agenda for financing sustainable development adopted two weeks ago by a major UN conference, and&...

EALA wants stakeholders in the EAC to take advantage of the extra-ordinary opportunities that spur up with the integration process to make it a reality. EALA Speaker Rt. Hon Danie...

The selection: Monday, 27 July Deepening the US-Africa trade relationship: factsheet (The White House) The United States plans to work with Congress to expand the Trade Africa In...

World Trade Organisation members representing major exporters of information technology products agreed on 24 July 2015 to eliminate tariffs on more than 200 such products. In a m...