AFRICA NEEDS URGENT TRADE FINANCE BOOST
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…
KENYA SECURES THE FIRST HORN OF AFRICA INITIATIVE
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…
NEW REPORT CALLS ON AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO HARMONISE TRADE AND CROSS-BORDER POLICIES
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…
RAMAPHOSA REASSURES AFCFTA SECRETARY-GENERAL OF HIS SUPPORT
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…
AfCFTA PERMANENT SECRETARIAT INAUGURATED
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…
“AFRICA’S OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE”
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…
CANADA, ASEAN REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIP
ASEAN and Canada reaffirmed commitment to further deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interests at the 17th ASEAN-Canada Dialogue held via videoconference. Senior officials from ASEAN and Canada took note…