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ASIA NEEDS TO LEVERAGE STRONGER REGIONAL COOPERATION TO BOOST COVID-19 RECOVERY

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Stronger regional cooperation strategies—including in health, trade, finance, and disaster risk—can help governments in Asia and the Pacific accelerate economic growth and a robust recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

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The World Economic Forum convened a special dialogue with Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and more than 70 business leaders from across the world The virtual session provided a…

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The Economic Commission for Africa has presented an online trading platform, that will facilitate trading between buyers and suppliers when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement starts next…

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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides a critical opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including youth-led enterprises engaged in cross-border trade, to participate in the development of regional value…

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Australia is working in partnership with Fiji to mitigate the impact of floods on the major population centre of Nadi in a joint effort to save lives, reduce homelessness and…

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The African Continental Free Trade Area is going to harmonise investment rules between its member countries and the rest of the world in order to create a level playing field after it…

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Pacific regional trade and development agreement PACER Plus will enter into force in 60 days now that the required eight countries have ratified it. Trade and Export Growth Minister, David…

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Mauritius, with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has organised a national consultative meeting to guide the development of the country’s African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation strategy.…

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Member States are continuing negotiations on phase 1 issues of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) despite the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Stephen Karingi. Mr Karingi,…

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There is an urgent need for financing to reenergize Africa’s trade in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest trade finance report released jointly by the African Development…

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The World Bank Board of Directors have approved $750 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to improve the movement of people and goods, digital connectivity and access to social services for…

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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a new COVID-19 cross-border trade report urging governments on the continent to adopt and harmonise policies that will help continent strike an appropriate balance…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the African Union Chairperson, has assured African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretary-General, Mr Wamkele Mene, of his unwavering support for the Secretary-General in the execution of…

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At a ceremony to commission the Permanent Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission, reiterated the importance of the body…

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The groundwork has been laid for Indian investors who are looking to invest in Africa. During a recent virtual conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and its…

TRADE AND INVESTMENT

ASIA NEEDS TO LEVERAGE STRONGER REGIONAL COOPERATION TO BOOST COVID-19 RECOVERY

PAKISTAN PM KHAN SPEAKS WITH GLOBAL CEOs ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IN POST-PANDEMIC ERA

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA LAUNCHES E-COMMERCE PLATFORM TO SUPPORT AfCFTA TRANSACTIONS

AFRICA’S SUCCESS IN MOBILISING ITS YOUTH WILL DELIVER AfCFTA PROMISE

AUSTRALIA SUPPORTING FIJI WITH FLOOD ALLEVIATION PROJECT

AfCFTA WILL HARMONISE INVESTMENT RULES AND CREATE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD

PACIFIC TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT A REALITY

MAURITIUS HOLDS NATIONAL AFCFTA STRATEGY CONSULTATION

AFCFTA NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUING DESPITE CORONAVIRUS

AFRICA NEEDS URGENT TRADE FINANCE BOOST

KENYA SECURES THE FIRST HORN OF AFRICA INITIATIVE

NEW REPORT CALLS ON AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO HARMONISE TRADE AND CROSS-BORDER POLICIES

RAMAPHOSA REASSURES AFCFTA SECRETARY-GENERAL OF HIS SUPPORT

AfCFTA PERMANENT SECRETARIAT INAUGURATED

“AFRICA’S OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE”

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN A POST-COVID WORLD: AFRICA CONTINUES TO TRAIL OTHER REGIONS SAYS NEW REPORT

CARICOM COMMENDS BARBADOS ON ITS COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION

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