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Trade policy can ensure inclusive prosperity in wake of COVID-19
21 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationTrade-restrictive measures imposed by G20 governments have reached historically high levels, a trend that has only increased with the pandemic.
Worldwide, supply ch...
read moreSADC Ministers of Finance and Investment and Peer Review Panel discuss financial mechanisms critical for the prosperity of the region
21 Jul 2020The Ministers of Finance and Investment and Peer Review Panel of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met virtually on 15June 2020, where they discussed progress made ...
read moreCOMESA develops Covid-19 Online Portal to spur e-trade
21 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationCOMESA has developed an online portal to be used by Member States to exchange information on availability of essential products within the region. This is in response to a directiv...
read moreWorld off track in meeting 2030 Agenda, UN deputy chief warns, calls for solidarity in COVID-19 recovery
21 Jul 2020The world was off track in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, even before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, but can get back on course by increasing investment ...
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20 Jul 2020Call for Papers: AfDB/UNECA/UNDP African Economic Conference 2020 for young African researchers
Request for Proposals: Undertake feasibility study, design, establish and provide a...
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17 Jul 2020The Seychelles cabinet this week approved the AfCFTA draft initial offer for Seychelles under the Protocol for Trade in Services
African Medicines Agency update: Burkina Faso beca...
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16 Jul 2020Okonjo-Iweala unfolds plans to rejuvenate WTO (ThisDay)
While noting that micro, small and medium scale enterprises have been bruised by the COVID-19, she stressed the need for di...
read more14th European Union-South Africa Ministerial Political Dialogue: Joint Press Release
16 Jul 202014 July 2020 (by video conference)
The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Mr Josep Borre...
read moreAfrica will need a lot of energy to power its COVID-19 recovery, says Vera Songwe
16 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade and the environmentAfrica will need a lot of energy to build back better in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, sa...
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15 Jul 2020Diarise: EAC experts meeting on outstanding issues under Phase 1 of the AFCFTA negotiations (22-24 July)
The selection process for the next WTO Director General began today, and w...
read moreAfCFTA Africa’s plan to ride out crippling coronavirus crisis, says Vera Songwe
15 Jul 2020Africa does not need a Marshall Plan to ride out the ongoing coronavirus crisis. It has a more powerful tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to use in accelerat...
read more82% of NTBs in COMESA are operational and easy to monitor: but behind-the-border type of NTBs are more complex
15 Jul 2020Topic NewsTrade law and regulationAt least 82% of the reported Non-Tariff Barriers in the COMESA region are those imposed on imports and exports of goods and services and are largely operational by design. Accordin...
read moreAfricans must explore opportunities in digital trade, says AfCFTA Chief
15 Jul 2020Topic NewsTechnology and innovationSecretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Wamkele Mene would like Africans to take advantage of the opportunities in digital trade because A...
read moreProductivity growth, key driver of poverty reduction, threatened by COVID-19 disruptions
15 Jul 2020First Comprehensive Study on Challenges and Opportunities to Rekindle Productivity Growth
Productivity growth, a force that has contributed to lifting millions of people out of po...
read moreUN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
15 Jul 2020Topic NewsAgriculture and commoditiesIn much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highlighting that ov...
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14 Jul 2020The UN Secretary‑General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ms Cristina Duarte of Cabo Verde as his Special Adviser on Africa.
The AU has advertised the position...
read moreKeeping trade open amid COVID-19 crisis central to achieving SDGs and economic recovery
14 Jul 2020In a report to the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) taking place from 7 to 16 July, the WTO Secretariat highlights that trade, fiscal and monetary policies are key ...
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13 Jul 2020The Journal of African Trade has posted a call for papers for a forthcoming special issue: The AfCFTA and African trade. This special issue aims to provide a timely collection of a...
read moreCommemoration of the first edition of Africa Integration Day: Closing remarks by H.E. Amb Albert M. Muchanga, AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry
10 Jul 2020We have come to the end of our 1 week commemoration of the first edition of Africa Integration Day, which as you all will agree with me was a big success, considering the COVID-19 ...
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10 Jul 2020Diarise: 2020 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings (12-18 October)
Next stages of WTO DG selection process: General Council Chair Walker announces timelines
Commemoration of the first ...
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