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Developing countries to play greater role in OECD/G20 efforts to curb corporate tax avoidance

Developing countries to play greater role in OECD/G20 efforts to curb corporate tax avoidance

13 Nov 2014
The OECD released on 12 November 2014 its new Strategy for Deepening Developing Country Engagement in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project, which will...
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G20 leaders meet to discuss global economics

G20 leaders meet to discuss global economics

13 Nov 2014
The weak global economic climate will come under the spotlight when members of the Group of 20 countries meet in Brisbane, Australia from 15 to 16 November. The G20 Leaders’ Sum...
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Five countries bid to host SADC renewable energy centre

Five countries bid to host SADC renewable energy centre

13 Nov 2014
At least five countries are vying for the right to host the proposed regional centre for the promotion of renewable energy in southern Africa. According to a recent meeting of the...
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US and China strike deal on carbon cuts in push for global climate change pact

US and China strike deal on carbon cuts in push for global climate change pact

13 Nov 2014
Barack Obama aims for reduction of a quarter or more by 2025, while Xi Jinping sets goal for emissions to fall after 2030 The United States and China have unveiled a secretly nego...
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Lower trade and higher poverty rate are cousins

Lower trade and higher poverty rate are cousins

13 Nov 2014
“Nigeria is not just a place to set up a business. The country is a big and growing market. Investing in Nigeria is tantamount to connecting to a big market.” The relationship...
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For up to 800 million rural poor, a strong World Bank commitment to agriculture

For up to 800 million rural poor, a strong World Bank commitment to agriculture

13 Nov 2014
Close to 800 million people around the world – or 78 percent of the world’s poor people – live in rural areas and rely on farming, livestock, aquaculture and other agricultur...
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Record number of new trade concerns raised in standards committee in 2014

Record number of new trade concerns raised in standards committee in 2014

13 Nov 2014
A record-breaking number of new trade concerns, mostly dealing with issues such as the protection of health and the environment, were raised by WTO members at the Technical Barrier...
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Russia authorizes several SA firms to resume seafood exports

Russia authorizes several SA firms to resume seafood exports

13 Nov 2014
South Africa will be able to restart seafood exports to Russia, which had been suspended over two decades ago, after several seafood companies have been granted rights by Russian a...
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US and China agree to eliminate technology trade tariffs in landmark Beijing deal

US and China agree to eliminate technology trade tariffs in landmark Beijing deal

12 Nov 2014
China and the US have agreed to eliminate tariffs on a host of technology products – a move which could add $190bn to global GDP. The two trading powers overcame a succession of...
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Climate Change Conference kicks off in Dar es Salaam

Climate Change Conference kicks off in Dar es Salaam

12 Nov 2014
Some of the world’s leading experts on Climate Change have joined the country’s decision makers and opinion leaders gathered today in Tanzania’s business capital to participa...
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Solid and adequate land policies, if implemented, could catalyze Africa’s transformation

Solid and adequate land policies, if implemented, could catalyze Africa’s transformation

12 Nov 2014
The inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa opened Tuesday evening at the African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia with a strong call for a robust deepening of land governance ...
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West Africa ‘on brink’ of major food crisis in wake of Ebola outbreak – UN expert

West Africa ‘on brink’ of major food crisis in wake of Ebola outbreak – UN expert

12 Nov 2014
As Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, leaving more than 4,000 people dead, the region is now on the brink of a major food crisis, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the r...
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The pros and cons of SADC Gateway Port

The pros and cons of SADC Gateway Port

12 Nov 2014
Namport’s prospective N$30 billion ‘SADC Gateway Port’ will have enormous economic benefits for Namibia, but there are serious social and environmental consequences to be con...
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Politics, not economics, is at play... Indonesia wants more trade with Namibia

Politics, not economics, is at play... Indonesia wants more trade with Namibia

12 Nov 2014
Indonesia, with a GDP of over US$1.3 trillion (N$15 trillion), believes it is inconceivable that its trade with Namibia is only worth N$37 million annually. The Asian country says...
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Chifungula keen on mining audit

Chifungula keen on mining audit

12 Nov 2014
Auditor General Anna Chifungula says the extent of corruption in the mining industry requires serious intervention. In an interview following a Millennium Development Goals (MDG) ...
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EU asks Nigeria to sign trade deal

EU asks Nigeria to sign trade deal

12 Nov 2014
A delegation of the European Union, EU, to Nigeria on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to enhance the export of Nigerian ...
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Take advantage of factoring as trade finance tool, African businesses urged

Take advantage of factoring as trade finance tool, African businesses urged

12 Nov 2014
Legislators and regulators should assist African businesses to take advantage of the benefits of factoring as a trade finance instrument by creating enabling environments for the f...
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EU-Africa free trade agreement ‘destroys’ development policy, says Merkel advisor

EU-Africa free trade agreement ‘destroys’ development policy, says Merkel advisor

11 Nov 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Africa Commissioner, Günter Nooke issued harsh criticism of the EU’s joint free trade deal with multiple African countries, claiming the EPA ...
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Time to upscale renewable energy

Time to upscale renewable energy

11 Nov 2014
It is no longer a secret. The world is fast running out of traditional energy sources such as coal. Furthermore, emissions from these fossil fuels have increased climate warming an...
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Inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa to be held in Addis Ababa

Inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa to be held in Addis Ababa

11 Nov 2014
The inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) will be held from 11 to 14 November 2014, at the African Union Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The CLPA 2014 i...
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