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Growth in the volume of world merchandise trade will pick up only slightly over the next two years, rising from 2.8% in 2014 to 3.3% in 2015 and eventually to 4.0% in 2016, WTO eco...

A new report by the World Bank analyzing Malawi’s economic development shows that the country’s economy continues to grow at a moderate pace and that GDP will not be overly aff...

Mauritius’ intent to join TISA and the EU’s position on the LDC Services Waiver suggest a rare instance where regional negotiations – in this case, the Economic Partnership A...

South Africa and the United States have agreed to continue to work together to address concerns around the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which is designed to help qua...

The economic progress Ethiopia has been scoring since the introduction of the Agricultural-led Industrialization Economy has taken the attention of the international media and orga...

Russia’s proposal to create an inter-parliamentary group in a joint effort to protect the economic and political interests, influence politics at the global arena and as an impor...

What role for trade, and how to build coherence between, the proposed sustainable development goals and the ongoing financing for development talks? The final set of sustainable d...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth will slow in 2015 to 4.0 percent from 4.5 percent in 2014, according to World Bank projections released on Monday. This downturn largely reflects the...

More than 2,000 containers that have overstayed at the Mombasa port are set to be auctioned after the storage-charge waiver given to importers expires Tuesday. On February 14, the...

Sixteen countries within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may have started the implementation of uniform tariff on imports, beginning from 11 April 2015. The...

China could have outsized influence over a new Beijing-backed international development bank under a proposed shareholding structure likely to be discussed at a meeting of member n...

Council established by President Obama meets to help fulfill his commitment to the continent U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on 8 April 2015 hosted the first meeting of ...

As the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) revenue sharing formula debate rages on, it would be best for Swaziland to start exploring other trade options within the region to inc...

Sixty policy makers from 15 least developed countries in Africa came together to discuss mainstreaming trade into national policies aimed at reducing poverty. A regional workshop ...

Intense debate is ongoing in the international community on the fiscal contribution of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The focus is predominantly on tax avoidance – notably in ...

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe assured hundreds of businesspeople that his country was “open for business”. The 91-year-old statesman also encouraged entrepreneurs to es...

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on 7 April 2015 announced a broad strategy to end extreme poverty by 2030, and he welcomed emerging players such as the Asian Infr...

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says radical economic transformation and inclusive growth remain core priorities for government. Speaking at the third Annual Premier Business Awa...

The spectacular fall in prices for oil and other commodities since mid-2014 and what it means for resource-rich developing countries will be among key issues discussed by participa...

Leaders of top Chinese legislature and South African National Assembly reached agreements on building stronger legislative ties on Tuesday. The agreements came out of the talks be...