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Urging sustainable action, UN officials link small islands to global issues at conference opening
02 Sep 2014
Calling small island developing nations a magnifying glass for vulnerabilities around the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the intern...
read moreEffective economic policies: Africa’s challenge
02 Sep 2014The SADC region recorded an average real GDP growth of 4.9 per cent in 2013, which was 0.1 percentage point above the 2012 average of 4.8 per cent. The inflation rate in 2013 stood...
read moreAfrica and Singapore require strong financial links
01 Sep 2014“The challenge that we face is strong financial links with banks in Africa. Without financial services, I don’t think our entrepreneurs or investors, and small and medium-sized...
read moreZim dollar return suicidal: Mangudya
01 Sep 2014Government should not reintroduce the Zimbabwe dollar as this amounts to economic suicide, central bank boss John Mangudya warned.
In his maiden mid-term monetary policy statement...
read moreNamibia to become a logistics hub
01 Sep 2014The role of transport and logistics has become increasingly important for Namibia’s economy. With the rapid growth in cargo volumes along the Walvis Bay corridors and the benefit...
read moreUS traders arrive to lobby govt
01 Sep 2014A delegation of businessmen from the US is here to lobby the government, through the ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries, to let them import cheap chicken bred in Brazi...
read moreRebasing: Nigerian economy now worth N81tn
01 Sep 2014The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised the size of Nigerian economy to about N81.009 trillion following it latest final rebasing of the country’s Gross Domestic Prod...
read more‘Building Food Safety Systems for Export’ – South Africa and New Zealand join forces to address critical SADC issues
01 Sep 2014
The Governments of South Africa and New Zealand will join forces when the two countries host a workshop on: “Food Safety Systems for Export” on 2 and 3 September 2014. The wo...
read moreBRICS and the coming crash
31 Aug 2014In the event of major capital outflows from India, a BRICS Bank and reserves-sharing agreement would be a big help
On 15 July 2014, the five BRICS countries – Braz...
read moreUnlocking full potentials of the Blue Economy: Are African SIDS ready to embrace the opportunities?
31 Aug 2014African SIDS Context
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are small-island or coastal countries located in the tropical and subtropical regions (partly) surrounded by oceans. SID...
read moreSA to regulate, monitor shale gas exploration
29 Aug 2014The government is working on a set of regulations that will ensure that shale gas exploration does not threaten South Africa’s environment or compromise research projects linked ...
read moreProtectionism motivated by self-interest can backfire
29 Aug 2014Trade deals are based on the concept of give and take – a reality that protectionists try to ignore. No countries play fair when it comes to trade, pleading the need to protect t...
read moreUnleashing the potential of the mining sector as a contributor to national development
29 Aug 2014The World Bank Group’s latest economic analysis for Rwanda forecasts a growth rate of 5.7% in 2014 and says the economy has the potential to achieve a higher growth rate of 6.6% ...
read moreShaping globalization
29 Aug 2014Done wisely, it could lead to unparalleled peace and prosperity; done poorly, to disaster
Globalization is the big story of our era. It is shaping not just economies, but societie...
read moreSouth African citrus growers seek panel on EU black-spot dispute
29 Aug 2014Citrus growers in South Africa, the world’s biggest orange exporter, asked the government to set up an independent panel to help resolve a dispute with the European Union over th...
read moreCivil society gathers at UN to help shape new vision for global development, prosperity
29 Aug 2014Civil society converged on United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 August 2014 to make their voices heard regarding the future global development agenda that will point the w...
read moreA BRICS book to be launched
29 Aug 2014Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation will jointly host an event with the Embassy of the People...
read moreRIDMP: Funding sets SADC integration on course
28 Aug 2014The much-awaited Regional Infrastructural Development Master Plan (RIDMP) has taken off ground with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) approving US$997 million part ...
read moreDownstream value addition is critical for radical transformation
28 Aug 2014
South Africa can overcome the blockages to an inclusive productive economy with the recognition that manufacturing, with its multiplier effects, is critical to inclusive growth a...
read moreTime for Singapore to make Africa a priority
28 Aug 2014This week, the government of Singapore will be hosting its third Africa-Singapore business forum. The forum will bring African private and public sector leaders to Singapore t...
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