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This Newsletter  has reported on the ongoing activities of the World Trade Organisation working party on ecommerce. At their last meeting of 2020, the co-conveners of the negotiations  (Australia, Japan, Singapore) said…

Last month we reported the passing of the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Acts in SA. We will be looking at these laws in detail during the next 6 months. Meanwhile McAfee…

In the previous edition of the Newsletter we reported on a number of challenges that Big Tech faces this year, and we asked if this was the beginning of the…

As we know, BREXIT has introduced a new regime for cross-border UK-EU sales. The seamless flow of products has been interrupted. VAT, which under EU rules is collected in the…

We reported in the previous edition of the Newsletter on the launch of the AfCFTA on 1 January 2021. The benefits of removing intra-Africa tariffs and national non-tariff barriers will…

Opportunities for Women-owned Businesses The leading independent pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group has launched a programme called Ellevate.  This is targetted at women-owned and women-focused businesses operating across multiple markets in Africa. Ellevate…

According to the Economic Development in Africa Report 2020, the consequences of illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa are severe. Measuring illicit activities is difficult and only little data is available, so…

Kenyan ecommerce platform Sokowatch has added electric tuk-tuks to its delivery fleet in Uganda, making the vehicles the first to be used commercially in East Africa. Launched in Nairobi in…

We reported earlier this year that Kenya was negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the USA. This was partly due to concerns that the AGOA would not be…

Online events have replaced physical events these last 9 months, but still event management is a major business and is becoming increasingly sophisticated. For example, Passafree, a Cape Verde business launched…