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The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Africapitalism Institute holds Inaugural Global Advisory Board Meeting to Discuss Local Value Creation in Africa
09 Jan 2015Global Advisory Board discuss forthcoming Africapitalism Index
The Africapitalism Institute, the research and policy arm of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, held its inaugural global ...
read moreSouth Africa-India trade to reach $20 bn by 2018: Minister
09 Jan 2015Seeking expansion of economic ties with India, South Africa said on Wednesday it is targeting to increase bilateral trade volume to USD 20 billion by 2018 from the current USD 15 ...
read moreGlobal economy to improve marginally, but mounting uncertainties and risks could undermine economic growth
08 Jan 2015Global economic growth is forecast to increase marginally over the next two years, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report, launc...
read moreIDC anticipates 2015 will see closer intra-Africa trade
08 Jan 2015The International Data Corporation (IDC) anticipates that 2015 will see closer intra-Africa trade facilitated by ICT initiatives such as payment systems, financial inclusion initi...
read moreHow can BRICS survive amidst TTIP?
08 Jan 2015As the US and the EU prepare to enter into the largest trade deal in history – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – an arrangement which would complement...
read more2015: A Pivotal Year for Obama’s Africa Legacy
08 Jan 2015The Priority
The legacy of the Obama administration in Africa is very much a work in progress. Several initiatives address genuine opportunities and concerns, yet other aspects of...
read moreHow to boost non-oil exports’ competitiveness, by UNECA
08 Jan 2015Just as development experts predict a mixed year for Nigeria and other countries within the sub-Saharan African region, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) ha...
read moreEAC fast becoming oil and gas hotspot: report
07 Jan 2015
The oil find in Kenya is attracting billions of dollars in the country, a new survey notes.
“Neglected by investors for many years, it was overshadowed by the rapid develo...
read moreMeat Board fights export battle for producers
07 Jan 2015The Namibian Meat Board is to seek an urgent independent study on the requirements for animal health and livestock exports to South Africa from the South African authorities as the...
read moreAlgeria’s accession to WTO: 13th round planned for Q1 2015
07 Jan 2015The 13th round of the multilateral negotiations for Algeria’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is planned for the first quarter 2015, said Minister of Commerce, Am...
read moreRepublic of the Congo rethinks its investment policy
07 Jan 2015UNCTAD experts have reviewed the investment policy of the Republic of the Congo and detailed their findings in a report presented and approved at a workshop organized by the Minist...
read moreMore than copper: toward the diversification and stabilization of Zambian exports
07 Jan 2015This paper analyzes Zambian export patterns using a new transaction-level trade data set for the period 1999-2011. The data show that, in international comparison, Zambian expor...
read moreNew EABC code of conduct to boost regional trade
07 Jan 2015The East African Business Council (EABC) is in the process of developing a code of conduct and ethics for businesses aimed at boosting trade in the region.
This will be promoted w...
read moreFourth Zambia Economic Brief highlights the importance of financial inclusion for rural population
06 Jan 2015Each month, Bana Mulenga’s oldest daughter sends her money instantly through her mobile phone, or through the post office, which is near her rural village in Northern Zambia. Mul...
read moreShowdown now looms over Comesa sugar exports
06 Jan 2015A showdown looms between Kenya and its 18 trading partners from eastern and southern Africa over a bid to extend the country’s three-year restriction of sugar imports into 2015. ...
read moreSurvey: Bribes rife on Tanzania roads
06 Jan 2015Traffic police, Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) personnel and weighbridge attendants still demand bribes from truck drivers, a new report says.
Though the amount of bribes which ...
read moreExport revenues dip by Sh8bn
06 Jan 2015
Kenya’s export revenues dropped by Sh8 billion in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the previous quarter in the same year due to declining earnings from tea and tourism.
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read moreAfrica Capacity Report 2014: Capacity Imperatives for Regional Integration in Africa
05 Jan 2015The 2014 Africa Capacity Report takes a fresh look at an old issue: regional integration, which attracted the attention and interest of leaders and development specialists and part...
read moreForthcoming Economic Report on Africa to tackle trade and industrialization
05 Jan 2015The 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) is scheduled for release in March 2015 and will build on the key messages of the previous editions on industrialization and ...
read moreAzevêdo: WTO celebrates 20 years of helping the global economy grow
05 Jan 2015Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, noting that the WTO will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2015, said: “Over the past 20 years, this organization has, on balance, made an impo...
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