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The volume of world merchandise trade increased modestly in the first quarter of 2015, with growth in both exports and imports registering slower growth than over the previous six ...

Opening statement of the ACP Secretary General at the 18th ACP Ministerial Trade Committee, 24 June 2015, Brussels It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to ACP House, your...

The UNCTAD Trade and Development Board is holding its 61st Executive Session (Africa) from 24-26 June 2015 in Geneva. Key issues on the agenda include: Activities undertaken ...

The selection: Wednesday, 24 June Featured tweets, ‏@DonatBagula: 4 member states -  Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan - to establish the corridor management...

During the last decade international trade has been characterized by a progressive shift in the use of trade policy instruments. While tariff protection remains an important ins...

Landmark events taking place this year have the potential to reshape the future of Commonwealth trade. Officials and experts will meet in South Africa to consider how international...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited South Africa from 1-9 June, 2015 to discuss the outlook, risks, and policy challenges facing the South African economy. The main ...

African governments, investors, and international financial institutions must significantly scale up investment in energy to unlock Africa’s potential as a global low-carbon supe...

Heads of Immigration from COMESA Member States are meeting in Lusaka for a two days meeting to address the implementation of the COMESA Protocol on free movement of people and the ...

The Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) is pursuing a strategy to promote and facilitate the participation of Namibians in the mainstream activities at the country’s ports. This m...

The selection: Tuesday, 23 June Report of the High-Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations: Strategic partnership in Africa The UN-AU strategic partnership sho...

By lifting the “small boats” of the poor and middle class, we can build both a fairer society and a stronger economy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said. She told a ...

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies has inaugurated the National Export Advisory Council (NEAC) which is the oversight body responsible for the high level decision ma...

The rapid reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) remains a critical issue for the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship, African security, and for economic ...

The World Bank’s Chief Economist on 22 June 2015 announced the launch of a new Commission on Global Poverty to report on the best ways to measure and monitor poverty ar...

Finance is a key ingredient of modern economies, but too much finance may hamper economic growth and worsen income inequality, according to new research from the OECD. The OECD’...

It is a great pleasure to join the President of Madagascar, H.E. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, in welcoming you to the 2015 UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa Cluster Meeting. I thank th...

Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) says the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) for its principal port has grown by 8.9% a year.  TEUs are used to measure a ship’s cargo carryin...

The selection: Monday, 22 June African Economic Conference 2015: concept note and call for papers (AfDB) The African Economic Conference 2015 will take place in Kinshasa, De...

The new double tax treaty between South Africa and Mauritius is set to come into force in January next year, following a controversial renegotiation to give better protection to th...