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SEC links $140bn illicit financial flows to lack of integrity
16 Sep 2014The $140 billion lost by Nigeria to illicit financial flows has been linked to lack of integrity and transparency among business organisations and government institutions.
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read moreDar gets Sh50b funding to compete with Mombasa port
16 Sep 2014Tanzania signed a $565 million deal on Friday with the World Bank and other development partners to expand its main port of Dar es Salaam, part of plans to boost its role as a regi...
read moreMozambique close to implementing customs exemption as part of SADC
15 Sep 2014Mozambique is expected in 2015 to conclude its implementation of customs tariff exemptions as part of the process to build a free trade zone in the Southern African Development Com...
read moreProductive jobs necessary for Tanzania’s fast-growing workforce
15 Sep 2014With more than 800,000 job seekers entering Tanzania’s labor market each year, the country must transform itself from a labor force of unproductive jobs to one of more productive...
read more‘Tight conditions hinder EA labour move’
15 Sep 2014
Allowing only highly skilled workers, exorbitant work permit fees and the tedious process of documentation are part of the restrictive conditions stifling free movement of labo...
read moreZimbabwe tightens taxation to prop up failing economy
15 Sep 2014Zimbabwean Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Thursday unveiled new individual and commercial tax measures as the government increasingly turns to taxation to prop up falling re...
read moreWTO members return to Geneva, hoping to bridge TFA gap
15 Sep 2014A flurry of meetings is scheduled for the coming weeks as WTO members – having now returned to Geneva following their annual August break – try to pick up the pieces after miss...
read moreGovernment of Mozambique revises natural gas reserves of the Rovuma Basin upwards
15 Sep 2014The government of Mozambique has its projection for the amount of natural gas contained in the Rovuma Basin from 170 billion to 200 billion cubic feet, according to figures present...
read moreTunisia is ready for its economic revolution
15 Sep 2014Following the revolution, Tunisia revealed two extraordinary assets. The first was the capacity to reconcile between different political, social and religious beliefs to reach a po...
read moreEAC boss decries non-tariff barriers within Community
15 Sep 2014There is still slow progress in the removal of Non-Tariff Barriers in the East African Community (EAC) despite efforts in implementing commitments made in the customs union and com...
read moreWTO bias creates imbalance, says S. African Minister
15 Sep 2014The South African Minister for Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana has reiterated his country’s support of India’s stand on public food stock-holding for food security at the WTO.
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read moreDeveloping countries need sufficient policy space to advance post-2015 development agenda, UNCTAD report says
12 Sep 2014A multilateral approach to trade rules should allow room for proactive trade and industrial policies for sustained and inclusive growth
As the international community sets about d...
read moreGovernment to announce new Foreign Trade Policy soon
12 Sep 2014The government will come out with a new Foreign Trade Policy, 2014-19 within the next two to three months to increase the exports.
Showcasing the government performance here ...
read moreAnnual EAC Secretary General’s Forum for Private Sector, Civil Society and Other Interest Groups Opens in Entebbe Friday
12 Sep 2014
Uganda’s Minister for East African Community (EAC) Affairs Hon. Shem Bageine will officially open the annual EAC Secretary General’s Forum for Private Sector, Civil...
read moreEffective marketing, perception management needed for FDI
12 Sep 2014The much-needed foreign direct Investment (FDI) required to revive the country’s ailing industry can best be attracted through effective marketing and perception management, an o...
read moreTrade: Mauritius to set up a National Export Strategy
12 Sep 2014Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Cader Sayed Hossen Wednesday indicated that Mauritius will soon set up a National Export Strategy to address trade opportunities and challe...
read moreFostering the spirit of entrepreneurship
12 Sep 2014Lessons for Namibia from the 2nd Brazil-Africa Forum 2014
Last week I moderated a session, titled ‘Africa and South America: Challenges for connecting the two continents’, one...
read moreCheckers and Shoprite probed over mislabelling
12 Sep 2014
The Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) has launched an investigation into Freshmark, Checkers and Shoprite outlets for mislabelling fresh produce.
The enterprises have labelle...
read moreMerchandise trade broadly stable in Q2 2014, with diverging patterns across major economies
12 Sep 2014Total merchandise trade of the G7 and BRIICS economies combined was broadly stable in the second quarter of 2014, with exports rising 1.5% and imports falling 0...
read moreUganda’s oil bonanza
11 Sep 2014Excitement as estimate of Uganda’s oil reserves jump to 6.5 billion barrels
On Aug.28, the government revised upwards the country’s petroleum resources by over 85% to about 6....
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