The U.S. Commerce Department office in Ghana is likely to be shut down due to budget cuts, says Corporate Council on Africa President Steve Hayes. This would close Americas ... Read more »
A new revenue sharing formula in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) could boost development. Read more »
A schism about the division of revenues in the world's oldest customs union threatens to derail the process of regional economic integration in Southern Africa. Read more »
The Doha talks hope to reduce barriers to market access throughout the world, with the development of poor countries at the heart of its agenda. Read more »
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has threatened to open up local markets to international businesses if local traders remain uncompetitive. Read more »
The United Nations and partner organizations launched a comprehensive, integrated programme to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in the region. Read more »
Consumers of imported goods are headed for a festive season marked by high prices as Somali gangs, who have been attacking ships in the Indian Ocean, shift their activities close ... Read more »
Finance Minister Olusegun Aganga has shed more light on why the Federal Government lifted the ban on textile materials, saying it would not affect locally produced textiles. Read more »
Africa squared up to fight for a better economic deal with the European Union as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi opened a key summit warning the continent was ready to do business ... Read more »
Some 40 percent of rural households depend on cotton, but prices have been driven down over the last 40 years and huge subsidies to EU and American farmers have ensured that Mali ... Read more »
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