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Kenya has tapped the international market again borrowing about Sh70 billion as financing of state’s big projects continue to weigh heavily on government coffers. Giving d...

Countries that enjoy a resource windfall should be prudent about distributing it all directly to their people Angola is the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa and o...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in his address to the African Union Conference of Ministers of Trade on 4 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that African nations stand to b...

India will press the Group of 20 economies to set a two-year deadline to reduce the cost of international money transfers, two government sources said, potentially saving more...

Calling for inclusive, agile and coordinated action to usher in an era of sustainable development for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 4 December 2014 presented the ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday hailed visiting South African President Jacob Zuma as China’s “good friend”, months after the latter’s government refused the Dalai...

The African Union Commission is implementing a project to empower women through agricultural entrepreneurship. The project, supported by the UNDP, and implemented by UN Women throu...

Finance for Climate Action Flowing Globally stood at $650 Billion annually in 2011-2012, and possibly higher Hundreds of billions of dollars of climate finance may now be flowing ...

All recommendations made by the Competition Authority to streamline agriculture products markets must be implemented immediately, the President said Thursday. Addressing del...

Trade finance is essential for international trade. This financial intermediation helps firms to manage risks inherent in international transactions, improve their liquidity and en...

The three-day Senior Officials Meeting of the 9th Ordinary Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Trade (CAMOT-9) opened on Monday 1st December at the African Unio...

Worldwide, close to 1 billion people live in poverty on less than $1.25 per day and more than 800 million are undernourished. Many of them are on the front lines of climate change....

It is often said that international trade is no longer a game of tariffs but rather a game of quality, standards, and compliance with the requirements of the global market. Exporte...

Governors of Central Banks in COMESA Member States have appreciated the 6.6% average growth performance of the region and emphasized that such growth should be sustained and be inc...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation by the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) promises to unleash significant opportun...

The Government of Ghana on 1 December 2014 took steps towards enhancing fiscal transparency and promoting the financial inclusion of its citizens by committing to a United Nations-...

The Ebola epidemic continues to cripple the economies of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. The crisis is resulting in flat or negative income growth and creating large fiscal need...

Part of the global trade slowdown since the crisis has been driven by structural, not cyclical, factors What’s up with world trade growth? After bouncing back in 2010 from ...

“That diamond upon your finger, say how came it yours?” asks Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. “Thou’lt torture me,” responds the villainous Iachimo, “to leave unspo...

One of Africa’s richest businessmen, Tony Elumelu, has launched a $100 million program to support and promote entrepreneurship across the continent. Elumelu, the chairman of Nige...