Expanding Export and Investment Markets

Africa to launch a Cairo-to-Cape Town free trade area that’s bigger than the European union

According to Business Insider the world is just about to get a free trade area that’s bigger, by population, than either the European Union or NAFTA. It’s got nothing to do with the much-publicised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In fact, you’ve probably never heard of it. It’s actually the Tripartite […]

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Modi Government Not Committed to International Integration

With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to be hosted at the White House tomorrow by President Obama, a Washington think tank has assessed Modi’s economic performance in his first two years in office. While the prime minister has made progress in several areas, notably opening more sectors of the Indian economy to private investment, trade […]

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World Economic Forum: What’s Next For AGOA And U.S. – Africa Trade?

 African economies have changed and trade relations need to evolve since the U.S. first started offering duty-free access to certain countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, said U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman in a Bloomberg interview. Since AGOA first started in 2000, African economies have become more integrated and they’ve changed in terms of demographics, development and technology, Froman said […]

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COMESA Ministers push for TFTA ratification, take stock of progress

Members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) were urged last week by the COMESA Council of Ministers – the highest decision making structure within COMESA— to sign and ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement. The Council also reviewed the negotiations of the TFTA agreement at the 35th Meeting of […]

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Africa: Experts moves to Boost intra-continental Trade via Continental Free Trade Agreement

Experts from seven African regional economic commissions, AUC, AfDB, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), academia, research institutions and civil society have met to discuss the possible structure and content of a Continental Free Trade agreement (CFTA). The meeting which was hosted in the Ivorian capital Abidjan by […]

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ASEAN Economic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges that Lie Ahead

The Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) leaders adopted the ASEAN Vision 2020 hoping to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian nations while creating a community that lived in shared stability and prosperity. The purpose of establishing an integrated economic community is to accelerate economic growth, enhance trade development in […]

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