On April 2, a day he called “Liberation Day”, President Trump declared a national economic emergency because of the US’s deficits in trade in goods and announced “reciprocal tariffs” on goods imported ...

The discovery and development of critical minerals in Africa is of course work in progress. However, it is heavily weighted in favour of Chinese mining and trading firms. Figures produced by the ...

However, the conference did produce an Outcome Document, supported at Seville by 192 members of the UN. It is a dense, at times opaque document, running to 38 pages consisting of 66 numbered ...

The realisation of a single, integrated African market in financial services hinges on the effective implementation of the emerging regulatory framework for financial services and the existing ...

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The world is undergoing deep structural transformation, accelerated by technological competition, environmental pressures, and a geopolitical and trade fallouts. In order to adjust the South Africa ...

South Africa reassures on trade ties with Russia amidst looming US tariffs (IOL) The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has sought to allay concerns regarding South Africa’s trading ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that South Africa stands to lose around 100,000 jobs due to US tariffs if a trade deal is not renewed. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, ...

Kenya drops visa requirements for African Nations, boosting intra-continental trade (The Herald) Kenya has removed visa requirements for all African and most Caribbean nations, as countries on the ...

Ms Viola Sawere has over 15 years’ experience in international trade policy, private sector development and multi-stakeholder dialogue. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...