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An UNCTAD technical assistance project to reinforce the capacities of the Ethiopian Trade Competition and Consumer Protection Authority was launched in Addis Ababa on 29 January. T...

In order to achieve Africa’s socioeconomic transformation, the continent’s leaders have to embrace new thinking, and break with the past, according to Donald Kaberuka, Presiden...

The AU has made a “big breakthrough” by adopting a plan to drastically reduce its dependence on foreign funders within five years. AU commission chairwoman, Nkosazana Dlamini ...

Kenya is tipped to be among seven economies that will replace the BRICS as new frontiers for long-term investment. According to Fortune magazine, the other markets it ...

A Facility Support Unit (FSU) has been set up within the SADC Secretariat to facilitate implementation of the SADC Trade Related Facility (TRF), established through a Contribution ...

The long overdue review of institutions of the East African Community to align them with the expanding mandate of the bloc is costing the community “a lot of money,” the accoun...

The 2015/2016 Budget Speech for Botswana was delivered by Honourable O.K. Matambo, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, on 2 February 2015 The 2015/16 Budget Speech focus...

Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in energy resources but its potential remains mostly untapped. Despite the abundance of sunlight, solar projects have been developed slowly and often ine...

Low-income economies aspiring to make a decisive stride toward middle-income status may learn a lot from the experience of peer countries that have made the move, brainstorming par...

The 24th Session of the Summit of the African Union has concluded in Addis Ababa on 31st January 2015, with closing remarks from the newly elected Chairperson of the African Union,...

The 4th Joint African Union Commission/United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development was held in 2011....

The conclusion of the World Economic Forum raises concerns – particularly for Africa – as to how important issues discussed at the meeting will be addressed. Sustainable energy...

The Assembly late on 27 January 2015 passed the EAC Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2015 providing a supplementary expenditure to the tune of USD 2,040,520 out of the budget for t...

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on Wednesday passed the East African Community (EAC) Cooperative Societies Bill 2014 meant to provide a legal framework for c...

China’s “Maritime Silk Road” is expanding beyond Asia to the African coast. On Sunday, a Chinese State Council official told a conference in Hainan that more than ...

The 4th High Level African Trade Committee (HATC) meeting kicked off on 29 January 2015 in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 24th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the ...

Using FDI to Upgrade and Diversify the Production and Export Base of Host Economies in the Developing World Harsha Vardhana Singh – drawing on arguments developed by Dani Rodrik...

Trade ministers from 21 WTO members called on Saturday for negotiators to instil a sense of urgency in their efforts to elaborate a work programme by July, which would need to set ...

At the opening of the High-level Round Table on infrastructure and development, held in the context of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee, the Executive ...

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows declined by 8% in 2014. A solid FDI rise remains distant, reports the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends. In 2014, global foreig...