Africa: No more missed opportunities – Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption

Africa: No more missed opportunities – Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption

The share of bilateral exports between Africa and the Caribbean, despite extensive shared history, has never surpassed 6%, according to an ITC and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) study, leaving much room for growth of up to $2.1 billion within the next 5 years according to new studies. Key to this growth is adding value in…

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Africa: SMEs Urged to Tap Trade Opportunities in Horn of Africa

Africa: SMEs Urged to Tap Trade Opportunities in Horn of Africa

Nairobi — The government has called on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to explore emerging business opportunities in the Horn of Africa, citing regional integration as a key driver of economic growth. Speaking during the Global Somali Entrepreneurial Forum in Nairobi, Principal Secretary for MSMEs Development Susan Mang’eni said the region’s interconnected markets offer untapped…

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Africa: SMEs Urged to Tap Trade Opportunities in Horn of Africa

Africa: UK Opens Trade Gates Wider for Africa With New Reforms to Spur Jobs and Growth

The United Kingdom has unveiled a sweeping package of trade reforms aimed at boosting African exports, creating jobs and fostering economic growth across the continent. Unveiled on 10 July, the reforms centre around updates to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the UK’s flagship trade preference programme launched in 2023. The scheme covers 65 countries…

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Africa: SMEs Urged to Tap Trade Opportunities in Horn of Africa

Africa: Regional Trade Could Focus South Africa’s Muddled Foreign Policy

Coalition governance is messy, but parties should be able to agree on prioritising economic growth and trade into Africa. South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has just staggered past the one-year mark. Its foreign policy reflects continuity, some change, a steady mismatch between ambition and resources, and little focus on national growth priorities. Disagreements…

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What’s behind Trump’s 50 percent tariff for Brazil despite trade surplus? | Donald Trump News

What’s behind Trump’s 50 percent tariff for Brazil despite trade surplus? | Donald Trump News

United States President Donald Trump has threatened Brazil with a 50 percent tariff, citing the criminal charges against its former president and his political ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a coup. In a letter to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s current president, Trump said on Wednesday that the treatment of Bolsonaro, who…

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