The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) commits World Trade Organization (WTO) members to streamlining cross-border trade, but reforms can go further, an UNCTAD report says.
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Nestlé Nutrition Line Picks Best Content Award
Accra, December 21, 2017//-Nestlé Nutrition Line (NNL), a public service radio program by Nestlé Ghana aiming to educate Ghanaian consumers on good Nutrition, has been awarded for “Best Content” at the 6th National Public Relations and Communications Awards by the Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Ghana.
Historic Meeting of ECA and IMF Chiefs Looks to Forge New Relationship for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 20, 2017/ — The Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has warned about a demographic trap for African countries if appropriate policy measures are not put in place to help manage demographic bulge.
See The Top Five Business Risks for West Africa in 2018
Lagos, Nigeria, December 18, 2017/ — As Nigeria exits the recession of 2017, investor sentiment across West Africa is likely to experience uplift in 2018.
Nigerians Living on Less Than 7% Pipe-Borne Water
Abuja, Nigeria, December 14, 2017// – Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has said Nigeria lags behind in terms of water supply, with access to pipe-borne water dropping from 32 percent in 1990 to less than 7 percent in 2017.
Improving Project Bankability Key to Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
December 14, 2017//-Preparing a pipeline of bankable sustainable infrastructure projects is vital, participants of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week heard as it opened on Monday in Swakapomund, Namibia.
Industrialised Economies Achieve Highest Growth In Post-Crisis Period
Manufacturing growth has accelerated, indicating a further strengthening of worldwide economic recovery, according to a report released by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) yesterday.
New African Magazine Announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017
December 8, 2017//-The New African Magazine has revealed its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017.
CFAO Retail Continues Its Strategic Roll-out in Africa, Opens Centre in Cameroon
Douala, Cameroon, December 5, 2017//: Carrefour Market shopping centre, operated by CFAO Retail, officially opened today in Douala, Cameroon.
Ghana’s Economy Beyond Aid Depends On Entrepreneurial Empowerment
Accra, December 1, 2017//-Mr Anders Samuelsen, the Danish Foreign Minister has said Ghana’s quest to develop its economy beyond aid depended highly on empowering its entrepreneurs to grow and expand their businesses.