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EFA is Concerned by Moves to Remove/Reduce the de Minibus Rule for Customs Duties in the EU and USA Years ago, UN agencies set up a system to ensure that customs duties…
Read MoreUNCTAD’s Ecommerce and Digital Economy (ECDE) Programme
This recently published the “Year in Review 2022 – Looking beyond current crises: Boosting digital readiness in developing countries” (https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/dtlecdeinf2023d1_en.pdf). The report highlights the support provided to better manage the…
Read MoreThe African Free Trade Area Holds 1st Business Forum
The AfCFTA Secretariat held its first Business Forum from the 16th to the 18th in Cape Town. The SA Dept. of Trade and Industry minister, Ebrahim Patel opened the Forum and the…
Read MoreApologies to Readers
The end of April and beginning of May brought a very long weekend followed by bad weather and some of the worst power outages (load shedding) experienced in SA. Therefore…
Read MoreOpportunities, Conferences, Publications
The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education This honours outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions, and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education. It is the first UNESCO Prize of…
Read MoreBRICS And the AfCFTA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that through its chairship, SA will work with its BRICS partners to advance the African agenda for growth, development and integration and to advocate for the…
Read MoreBanning Social Media
A number of countries in Africa ban social media – or shut down the internet altogether – in order to prevent “unrest”. This is often during national elections, although in…
Read MoreMore Bad Press for Cryptocurrencies in Africa, and More Need for Cybersecurity
Egyptian authorities have arrested 29 people, including 13 foreign citizens, accused of running an online cryptocurrency scam that defrauded thousands of investors. The network pocketed about $620,000 at the expense…
Read MoreWhen is Mobile Money Not a Bank? When it is M-Pesa
East Africa’s leading telecommunications company Safaricom is in trouble, with 2 major lawsuits from customers now demanding accountability. The company has in the past few months faced renewed criticism over the credibility of its…
Read MoreAgreements on Trade Between the RECs
Ministers in charge of trade, customs, finance, economic matters and home/internal affairs from 3 regional economic communities (RECs) met recently to review progress on the implementation of various activities under the Tripartite Free Trade…
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