Tag Archive for: Trade

AFREXIM Bank

Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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

AU Tackles Conflicts, Targets More Trade

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The African Union summit has tackled conflicts in the continent by dealing with troubled spots decisively, President Mnangagwa said yesterday when calling on African states who have yet to do so to accede to the Free Trade Area Protocol…
UNCTAD

UNCTAD reiterates commitment to Africa at continental summit

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The organization will continue to support the continent’s countries to cope with ongoing multiple and interrelated crises and build resilience to future shocks. UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan reiterated the organization’s…
Bezirksregierung Dusseldorf

European Union seeks more trade deals with Kenya

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The European Union has opened trade talks with Kenya to tap opportunities in agriculture, green energy, infrastructure, and technology. According to Martijn Boelen, EU trade counsellor and regional trade adviser, the forthcoming EU-Kenya…
Mmegi online

Botswana ratifies pan-African trade deal

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Botswana has ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, moving one step closer to allowing the country and its businesses to access a market of 1.2 billion with a value of more than $2.6 trillion. The AfCFTA…
AfCFTA

AfCFTA Trade in Services Regulatory Audit Reports launched

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The AfCFTA Secretariat, in partnership with the World Bank, has carried out Regulatory Audits on Trade in Services for all African countries. The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area Trade in Services Regulatory Audit Reports…
ECA

Momentum builds for free movement under AfCFTA

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Trade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress on the ratification of the Protocol on the movement of people. The…
AFREXIM Bank

ECOWAS parliament speaker links dollars for regional trade to inflation, seeks adoption of common currency

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The Speaker of the Parliament of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Dr. Sidie Tunis has called for more political commitment towards the adoption of the ECOWAS common current, while blaming inflation in the region on the use…
Africa News

Suez Canal Chief Seeks to Dispel Fears Over Draft Egypt Law

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The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie assured Thursday that the strategic maritime passage was "not for sale" following concerns raised in Egypt by a draft law under discussion in parliament. The Suez Canal, which sees…

U.S. seeks to re-establish trade, political ties with Africa

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Africa is the new terrain of strategic confrontation between the United States, China and Russia. Washington is hosting political and economic leaders from the African continent for three days in a summit with many facets and where some…
AFREXIM Bank

Trade and Market Update: Natural Gas and the Geopolitics of Energy

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The Ukraine crisis and Western-led sanctions against Russia are redefining the geopolitics of energy and expanding opportunities for new players. Russia is the world’s second largest producer of natural gas and accounts for about 26 percent…