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Innovation and Digitalisation – working for the Latest New Consumers
The TradeTech Global initiative, a joint venture between the World Economic Forum and the UAE Government, has issued a report, TradeTech: Catalysing Innovation, outlining steps to benefit from technology-enabled upgrades to…
Read MoreUNCTAD Report Shows Global 2023 Drop in FDI
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing countries fell by 9% to $841bn in 2023, according to UNCTAD’s latest Global Investment Trends Monitor. Developing countries in Asia felt the brunt of…
Read MoreGlobal Supply Chain Issues
The attacks on shipping passing down the Red Sea after the Suez Canal have started to have an adverse effect on supply chains and costs to/from Europe. Even the Chinese…
Read MoreBigTech News
The US debate about children and social media just won’t go away. In January, the US Senate held a hearing with the leaders of social media, including Mark Zuckerberg, on the…
Read MoreThe EU’s Proposal to Drop its “de Minimis” Rule Opposed by the EFA
On the other worrying customs duty issue, the EU proposed mid-2023 to drop the rule that allows goods valued at less than Euro150 into the Union duty free – this…
Read MoreThe WTO’s Moratorium on Customs Duties Applied to Electronic Transmissions.
Readers will recall that this issue has long been on EFA’s agenda, starting back in 2020. The Agreement must be renewed every 2 years. In 2019 a UNCTAD researcher published…
Read MoreWorld Trade Organisation Ministers (MC13) To Meet in Abu Dhabi
The WTO’s “MC13” meeting will take place on 26-29 February. It will be a key meeting for the Organisation. Of great importance to ecommerce is the Moratorium (see below), but…
Read MoreAfrican Development Bank Supports Investment in High-value Sectors and Regional Value Chains
The African Economic Conference organised by the AfDB has ended with a call to African nations to invest in high-added value sectors and develop regional value chains to stimulate industrialization.…
Read MoreOpportunities, Conferences, Publications
Seamless Africa, 19-20 September, Sandton Convention Centre Join us at the Seamless Africa Conference. Get Your Free Expo Ticket | What’s On | Agenda | Speakers SAIIA’s New Paper ‘Strengthening Africa’s Digital Infrastructure for Greater Economic Resilience’ …
Read MoreOpportunities, Events and Publications
EcommerceLive, Sandton, 12 September Join us at this conference in September. We will be holding a meeting for EFSA members in the afternoon. https://www.ecommercelive.co.za/ The AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2023, Kigali, 11-13…
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