Greater, more diverse participation in global trade is key to achieving Africa’s economic transformation – World Bank

February 15, 2022 The World Bank is urging African countries to expand and diversify their participation in international trade and global value chains to reduce poverty on a large scale and transform their...

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Coronavirus: Services sector was hugely impacted – WTO report

December 10, 2021 Coronavirus impacted global demand and suppl chains Services sector hugely impacted, WTO Trade coverage of new import restrictions is relatively low The coronavirus pandemic and its...

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Global services trade recovering but below pre-pandemic levels – WTO barometer indicates

September 27, 2021 The recovery in global services trade looks set to extend into the third quarter of 2021, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) services trade barometer has noted. It added, however, that...

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AfCFTA commences single Africa trading

January 4, 2021 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a free trade area founded in 2018, with trade commencing January 1, 2021.  It was created by the African Continental Free Trade...

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African countries to get COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021

December 11, 2020 African countries will have access to the COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, said a special envoy of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday....

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