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Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjwT8ErH3U

Linkages between AfCFTA and Peace Fund, a path to sustainable Development

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ADDIS ABABA – The nexus between peace, security, and development is well established. Peace and security are a prerequisite for sustainable economic development and vice versa. With a focus on the acceleration of the African…

IT’S EGYPT FOR IATF2023 ! 

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Originally scheduled for Abidjan, The 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) has a new host city and dates. Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 will be the vibrant venue for this prestigious event, taking place from 9 to 15 November 2023.   We…
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African companies prefer trading with non-African countries, ignoring local FTAs

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African exports to other continents surpass the continent’s intercontinental trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found, with Africans preferring import tariffs provided by the United States, European…
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Kenyan traders protest against Chinese competitors

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The demo comes in the wake of controversy elicited by the coming of China Square retail outlet of general merchandise whose prices are on average 45 percent lower than those prevailing in locally owned enterprises, local media reports. China…

World Bank projects that East Africa will get richer under African Continental Free Trade Area

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According to the World Bank, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been well-designed to strengthen the economies of East Africa. This will be accomplished, among other things, by lowering trade expenses related to trade…
IMF

Top 5 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa to watch out for in 2023, according to IMF

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Just when Africa’s economy appeared to be recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, a range of internal and external shocks struck such as adverse weather conditions, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine – all of which worsened already rapidly…
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Moroccans struggle to secure basic needs as prices rocket

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Moroccans visiting this vegetable and fruits in the city of Sale have been finding it harder and harder to buy from it. As inflation continues to rise, many people in the country are finding themselves priced out of certain things, including…
East African

Kenya proposes lavish spending amid missed revenue targets

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Kenya’s National Treasury plans to raise government expenditure by 15.9 percent to Ksh3.66 trillion (about $29.2 billion) in the next financial year, anchored on a projected increase in tax revenue. But latest figures show that Kenya Revenue…
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AfCFTA won’t be used for dumping, Kgafela assures

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  The Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI), Mmusi Kgafela says safeguards have been put in place to ensure that the country’s ratification of the (AfCFTA) deal does not result in dumping by other countries or crushing local businesses. Last…
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Lack of cash crumbling business activities, livelihood in Nigeria

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Africa’s most populous country Nigeria has withdrawn 200-, 500- and 1000-naira notes from circulation following the redesign of the Nigerian currency. On 26 October 2022, Nigeria's Apex bank the central bank of Nigeria CBN announced the…