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African economy expected to grow at low pace in 2021

Thursday, 16 September 2021 04:24

According to the latest UNCTAD Trade and Development report (2021), released on 15 September 2021, the estimated level of growth of the African continent is expected to reach only 3.2 per cent in 2021, while in 2020 it was 2.9 per cent.

Status of AfCFTA national Implementation strategies

Thursday, 09 September 2021 06:19

During the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development held in Addis Ababa in May 2018, the African Union member States have been urged to prepare national strategies and implementation plans to identify opportunities, constraints and actions related to the AfCFTA implementation, including key objectives for increasing trade performance, country priority sectors, and opportunities for regional and global value chain integration.

Africa industrialization? Almost all African countries keep increasing their commodity dependence

Wednesday, 08 September 2021 09:51

The “State of Commodity Dependence” report is an analysis published every two years by UNCTAD on the incidence of commodity exports on the total merchandise exports in the various regions of the world, including Africa.

Leveraging the private sector to fully operationalize the AfCFTA

Monday, 06 September 2021 10:30

The African Union, in partnership with AfroChampions launched in October 2019 an Investment Framework to fully operationalize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) through private sector-driven investments across various sectors on the continent aiming to overcome the fragmented nature of African markets.

Re-thinking the EU-Africa relations

Saturday, 04 September 2021 11:20

The relations between Africa and the European Union are deeply rooted in history. Already in 1957, with Art. 131 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), a system of association was created between the EEC and a number of countries classified as "Overseas Countries and Territories" (OCTs), listed in Annex IV of the Treaty, of which 18 were African... (continue on our blog)

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African economy expected to grow at low pace in 2021

Status of AfCFTA national Implementation strategies

Africa industrialization? Almost all African countries keep increasing their commodity dependence

Leveraging the private sector to fully operationalize the AfCFTA

Re-thinking the EU-Africa relations

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