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31 Jul 2020Diarise (5 August): PIIE Trade Winds, with Anabel González. African perspectives on the WTO and prospects for regional trade cooperation. Is a new African voice on trade emerging?...
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30 Jul 2020AfCFTA: Nigeria not ready for restrictive Rule of Origin (Nairametrics)
Adopting a restrictive Rule of Origin will not allow the Nigerian manufacturing industry to enjoy the full ...
read moreCOMESA, EAC and SADC adopt harmonised Guidelines on Trade and Transport Facilitation
30 Jul 2020Topic NewsServicesThe Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 29th July, 2020 adopted harmonised Tr...
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29 Jul 2020Diarise: This event (30 July) will introduce Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Women’s Equality – a joint report by the World Bank Group and the WTO. The report m...
read moreWHO, WIPO, WTO launch updated study on access to medical technologies and innovation
29 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationOn 29 July, the Directors-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO presented a new edition of the Trilateral ...
read moreCOMESA COVID-19 Food Security Response Plan underway
29 Jul 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesThe COMESA Secretariat has developed a draft COVID-19 Regional Food and Nutrition Security Response Plan to improve agricultural productivity, enhance access to competitive markets...
read moreSADC member states urged to strengthen mechanisms to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, as 45 million people across the region face increasing food insecurity
29 Jul 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesA new report released by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has revealed that close to 44.8 million people in urban and rural areas across 13 Members States of South...
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28 Jul 2020David Luke: Why trade matters for African development (LSE Africa)
The central role of trade in development requires that trade policies, trade agreements and concessional arrange...
read moreAfCFTA: Trade pact could boost Africa’s income by $450 billion, study finds
27 Jul 2020The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost growth, reduce poverty, and broaden economic inclusion, a new World Bank repo...
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27 Jul 2020Diarise: South Africa’s June 2020 merchandise trade statistics will be released on Friday. ABSA forecasts a merchandise trade surplus “due to a combination of weak domestic dem...
read moreWTO report shows members moving to facilitate imports even as trade restrictions remain high
27 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationWhile import-restrictive measures introduced by WTO members continued to affect a growing share of global trade, the Director-General’s latest mid-year report on trade-related de...
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24 Jul 2020Kenya’s Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development posts a call for consultants to provide technical assistance towards the negotiations for the proposed FTA...
read moreMinister Patel tables Department of Trade, Industry and Competition Revised Budget Vote 2020/2021
24 Jul 2020Topic NewsFinance and developmentExtracts from Minister Patel’s Address to the National Assembly
During the first Budget Vote under the new Administration in July last year, Deputy Ministers Gina, Majola and I ...
read moreMinister Patel briefs BRICS meeting on South Africa’s handling of the pandemic, outlining key lessons
24 Jul 2020The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel participated in the 10th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting on Thursday. The Trade Ministers Meeting focused on respons...
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23 Jul 2020The 10th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting takes place today. On the agenda: responses to the corona virus outbreak, the strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025, the Multilateral ...
read moreAmid fears of worst recession in decades, urgent calls for solidarity, a united economic front
23 Jul 2020With multilateral cooperation under strain, senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gathered virtually on Wednesday for the launch of a new report recomm...
read moreEAC Partner States adopt import duty measures to boost local production amidst COVID-19 pandemic
23 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationEAC Partner States, i.e. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, have adopted various measures on EAC Common External Tariff (CET) with the aim of boosting local production in...
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22 Jul 2020Diarise: 27 July. Leading the way: How Africa is establishing a 21st century trade agenda
This event will introduce the new World Bank Group report: The African Continental Free T...
read moreCOVID-19 is fuelling acceleration in digital transformation in Africa
22 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationThe world is increasingly going digital but much still need to be done on the continent to increase internet penetration. According to the International Telecommunication Union, in...
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21 Jul 2020Diarise:
SA and the IMF: The IMF’s executive board will meet on Monday, 27 July, to consider South Africa’s request for a Covid-19 response loan.
AfCFTA negotiations ...
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