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Namibia denies SADC rift
25 Aug 2014The Minister of Trade and Industry Calle Schlettwein has set the record straight after international media reports claimed that Namibia refused to sign the Southern Africa Developm...
read moreTripartite FTA: How EA manufacturers can compete with South Africa
25 Aug 2014The ongoing tripartite negotiations will open up new markets for Kenyan goods in the EAC, Comesa and SADC blocs.
But how will Kenya respond to the threat of South Africa’s man...
read moreOpportunities between Brazil and Africa in Fortaleza
25 Aug 2014The Brazilian city will host the 2nd edition of the Brazil-Africa Forum on August 28th and 29th, with government officials from 30 African countries, including Algeria and Morocco....
read moreNigeria’s shrinking imports data show policy gaining traction
25 Aug 2014Recent trends in Nigeria’s import trade dynamics have seen import values shrink since the last quarter of 2013, indicating that government’s policies to improve the country’s...
read moreA step toward formalization: The Charter for Cross-Border Traders
22 Aug 2014If you are woman in Sub-Saharan Africa and you live and work in a rural area, you are probably a trader. You are likely to be carrying a variety of goods across the border several ...
read moreAussie explorer threatens govt with SADC
22 Aug 2014Australian mineral explorer, Mount Burgess, which is currently involved in a 14-month acrimonious battle with government over zinc and silver licences in Ngamiland, could drag Bots...
read moreAfrica’s growth potential – and its ‘Next 10’ biggest cities
22 Aug 2014Global investors are increasingly taking note of the untapped potential of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly its unparalleled demographic edge. According to a new report by Pricewat...
read moreImminent oil bonanza should finally wake up ‘sleeping giant’ DR Congo
22 Aug 2014They say that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the sleeping giant of Africa. Giant because of its immense geography and also its huge quantities and varieties of natural r...
read moreNigeria and Global Investors
22 Aug 2014Crusoe Osagie writes that growing investors’ interest in the Nigerian economy is a fallout of favourable policies by the current administration
President Olusegun Obasanjo durin...
read moreBe realistic in budget allocations, EA govts told
22 Aug 2014The East African Community (EAC) governments have been told to be realistic when allocating financial resources geared towards execution of economic development projects carried ou...
read moreMaritime Piracy: New two-part report published by UNCTAD
21 Aug 2014The report considers the costs and trade-related implications of maritime piracy and takes stock of regulatory and other initiatives pursued by the international community in an ef...
read moreKenya scores poorly in EAC logistics survey
21 Aug 2014Kenya is ranked fourth in the East Africa community behind Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania as far as performance of its logistics industry is concerned.
This is according to ratings i...
read moreStakeholders to meet on Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Common African Position
21 Aug 2014African stakeholders, including academia, CSOs, government representatives, media, private sector and women and youth groups will meet later this week in Addis Ababa to deliberate ...
read moreKRA opens new battlefront with multinationals
21 Aug 2014The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has turned the heat on cash-rich multinationals, accusing them of using grand tax evasion schemes to deny the government billions of shillings it ...
read moreBrazil now highest buyer of Nigeria’s crude
21 Aug 2014Brazil has overtaken India as the largest buyer of Nigeria’s crude oil, spending $990.09 million, about N158.414 billion on the purchase of crude oil from Nigeria.
Data from the...
read moreBritain and the world in 2030
21 Aug 2014Tapping into the BRIC and MINT countries is vital for inclusive prosperity. The challenge is to succeed as a trading nation, offering more affluent consumers in the emerging world ...
read moreChinese yuan penetrates African markets
20 Aug 2014Could it be the next global reserve currency?
In March this year Zimbabwe joined a growing list of countries in Africa and the world using the Chinese currency, yuan, also known a...
read moreChina hopes WTO can ‘resolve differences’ and sign deal
20 Aug 2014China said on Monday it regretted World Trade Organisation members had failed to reach an agreement on simplifying global customs rules, a breakdown it said could damage multi...
read moreFive key lessons for city competitiveness
20 Aug 2014More than ever, cities are the lifeblood of the global economy, and increasingly determining the wealth of nations.
Productive policy innovation is taking place in cities, more of...
read moreBotswana remains committed to an open economy through the rule of law
20 Aug 2014As a democratic Government we respect opinions and welcome criticism from all quarters. This is as true for retired political leaders as it is of any other Motswana. It is thus wit...
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