COP-28 Finishes on 12 December
The global climate summit went into overtime on the last days with no deal on the meeting’s final agreement, and countries remained bitterly divided over whether to call time on…
Read More2024 is nearly upon us!
Wishing all our readers a restful Festive Season and Successful 2024! EFSA and EFA are closing their doors until the first week of 2024. Looking back 2023 has been a…
Read MoreOpportunities, Events and Publications
RetailX’s Sustainability 2023 Report This provides an analysis of the current state and future direction of sustainability among the world’s leading retailers and brands. This year’s research highlights the extent…
Read MoreThe Forum on the USA’s African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), Johannesburg 2-4 November
Under the AGOA agreement, the USA should engage with its African partners by means of regular summits. Therefore, on 2-4 November a meeting was convened in Johannesburg between the African…
Read MoreThe African Export Import Bank Launches a pan-African B2B e-Platform
The Afreximbank Africa Buyers Programme has been extended to allow its members to sell or buy in bulk through the newly launched Africa Trade Exchange (ATEX). ATEX is a centralized…
Read MoreSA Launches a New Border Authority
President Cyril Ramaphosa launched of the Border Management Authority (BMA) in October The launch of the BMA follows its formal establishment and assumption of its status as a schedule 3…
Read MoreHijacking of Ecommerce Delivery Services on the Increase in SA
The vehicle tracking group, Tracker, has warned that hijackers and other criminals are increasingly targeting delivery drivers in SA. Tracker feels that more hijacking will occur as ecommerce companies aim…
Read MoreCross-Border Payments in Africa and Concerns Over the Quantity of US Dollars Available for African Trade
On Friday 8 December at 10.00 EFA will host a session at the UNCTAD eWeek on Cross-border Payments and Creating a Regional Common Currency (see above). We are holding this…
Read MoreBalancing Inclusion Through Mobile Money and Taxation of the Previously Untaxed
Governments’ enthusiasm of mobile money as a means to include the previously unbanked, has always had a second side to the coin – the hope that inclusion will result in…
Read MoreBack to COP – Investment Urgently Needed, and Carbon Credit Markets for Africa
Ahead of the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 28), the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has launched country-by-country economic reports to guide African policymakers in their discussions…
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