Private sector crucial to overcoming Africa’s critical investment gaps – African Development Bank
May 12 2023
The annual meetings would feature five knowledge events. One of these will focus on efforts to tap the private sector to close Africa’s climate financing gaps, which aligns with the 2023 theme of the meetings: Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for Climate and Green Growth in Africa.
Least-developed countries share experiences on trade in essential goods to fight COVID-19
May 12 2023
WTO members shared practices and lessons learned on trade measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the challenges faced by least-developed countries (LDCs).
Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC)
May 12 2023
This year’s theme will be “Realising the AfCFTA in an era of disruption”.
WTO members praise value of capturing lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic
May 12 2023
The Committee document on lessons learned (G/MA/409) is the result of the six experience-sharing sessions held since March 2022.
Global Poultry Meat Market - Size, Share, Covid-19 Impact & Forecasts Up To 2028
Feb 6 2023
The Global Poultry Meat Market is projected to register a CAGR of 1.12%. Key Highlights.
Export potential under the African Continental Free Trade Area: Limited prospects for the least developed countries in Africa?
Free trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area commenced in January 2021. Countries agreed to remove tariffs on 90 per cent of goods, progressively liberalize trade in services and eliminate non-tariff barriers, to improve regional cohesion, create a single large African market and promote gross domestic product (GDP) growth through trade.
Covid-19 Impact on E-Commerce: Africa
The purpose of this report is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the digital economy throughout Africa. It unpacks how the digital economy has changed, with particular attention to digital trade across sectors and regions. The intent is to provide a better understanding of Africa’s digital economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report begins by highlighting notable trends in the digital economy before and during the first half of 2020. Topics covered range from the growth of the venture capital funding in Africa to advances made in mobile and internet penetration.
COVID-19 implications for commercial contracts: Carriage of goods by sea and related cargo claims
The smooth flow of international trade depends entirely on the transport chain: adequate and timely supplies to manufacturers and efficient capillary distribution chains are essential ingredients of any successful business model. The recent and ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, together with the measures many countries are adopting to bring the pandemic under control, are creating significant impediments to transport systems and supply chains which are facing unprecedented challenges on a global scale.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade and development
More than one year on, the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to dominate our lives. Despite the successful development of vaccines, the end of the pandemic is not yet in sight. The number of cases continues to increase in all regions, with daily infection rates reaching new records in April. The roll-out of vaccinations has begun in many parts of the world, yet distribution and access vary greatly. This puts everyone at risk, as it allows for the virus to mutate and generate new variants.