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April 27, 2021

Local producers should capitalise on ZimTrade export market intelligence

One of the key strategies to revamp Zimbabwe’s economy is to ensure adequate value-added export earnings so as to boost foreign currency generation and retain high-value jobs. The weakening of domestic production in the past years and subsequent drop in exports have undoubtedly affected other sectors of the economy in general, along with the unavailability […]

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April 19, 2021

How URA Is Supporting Businesses With Stimulus Packages During & Post COVID-19

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is walking its mission of “providing an environment that delivers a delightful experience in revenue services and business facilitation.” The tax body has renewed commitment of leading Uganda to economic self-sufficiency status and appeals to all taxpayers to commit to take this journey with it (URA). Ian M. Rumanyika,  the Ag. […]

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April 19, 2021

3 Entities collaborate to train exporters

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has partnered two international bodies to equip exporters and companies in the export trade business with the relevant skills to face emerging challenges. The authority collaborated with the Institute of Export and International Trade (IOE) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) to launch a one-year online diploma programme in […]

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April 19, 2021

FAO and the AU Commission launch guide to help countries enter Africa’s new single market

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Development (AUC-DARBE) have launched a guide to boosting intra-African agricultural trade under the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The AfCFTA began trading on 1 January 2021 and is […]

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April 13, 2021

Private sector plays a vital role in implementation of AfCFTA- SACU Secretariat

With an enormous market presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), it is incumbent upon the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) private sector to seize and capitalise on the opportunities to grow their business through regional value chains and cross-border trade, SACU Executive Chair, Paulina Elago said. Elago said this when SACU Member […]

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April 13, 2021

SADC pushes for a one-stop cross border post to reduce congestion

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum’s standing committee on trade, industry, finance and investment has called for the harmonisation of cross-border trade systems to reduce “trade costs and time spent at borders”. This echoed calls that were made by the governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe earlier in the year after thousands of […]

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April 9, 2021

Zambia

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April 8, 2021

Making Trade Green in Kenya & Beyond

Trade and economic growth impact the environment and societies involved either positively through increased incomes, livelihood, and capacity for improved environmental management or negatively through increased industrial pollution and degradation of the environment and natural resources. At the same time environmental hazards and climate change could negatively impact trade by disrupting supply, transport, and distribution […]

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March 31, 2021

Safe Trade Emergency Facility

Why this project? What How Contact Desired Results Project Insights Impact stories project briefSafe Trade Emergency Facility ImplementorMinistry of EAC and Regional Development, Ministry of Health, County Government of Busia, Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Fresh Producers Association of Kenya, International Organisation of Migration, Africa Medical [...]

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March 29, 2021

Things are changing, says Canadian High Commission to Kenya

Summary Canada invested $100 million to support indigenous women and children experiencing violence and financed women’s shelters, sexual assault centres and other organisations providing SGBV services. Women put people first and that seems to be the approach that delivered better Covid-19 outcomes in female-led countries. In Canada, half of the ambassadors are women, that’s change. […]

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