Since the rise of mobile communications and the Internet, movements have emerged to leverage such technologies to for economic growth, social equity, improved education and healthcare, and other public goods. Under the rubric of “Information Communication Technologies for Development” (ICT4D), donor agencies, NGOs, companies, industry coalitions and other players have clamored to launch initiatives to […]
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Concludes Successful Africa Trade Mission
Following stops in Ghana and Nigeria, Secretary Pritzker Focuses on AGOA Renewal in Ethiopia AGOA is one critical tool to continue deepening trade and investment ties between the U.S. and Africa U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker concluded her visit to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia, where she met with President Mulatu Teshome and […]
U.S. seeks to expand business opportunities in Africa
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker over the weekend rounded off her visit to Africa in Ethiopia where she said U.S. companies were looking for business opportunities across the continent. “My trip was to discuss U.S. commitment to Africa and what we can do to spur trade and investment in Ethiopia. President Barack Obama sees […]
Rwanda: Business Leaders Demand Shift to New Trade Rules
The East African Business Council, the umbrella body of the region’s private sector, has asked governments in the five-member East African Community (EAC) to expedite implementations of the new WTO trade facilitation agreement. Council chairperson, Felix Mosha, made the appeal on Tuesday during a breakfast meeting with trade facilitation institutions and the business community in […]
U.S. Department of Commerce and eBay Inc. Announce Partnership to Promote U.S. Exports and Trade
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 26, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe announced a partnership to promote U.S. trade and investment expansion. The joint effort will focus on increasing awareness of the economic benefits of trade, specifically the important role that small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) […]