November 29

• Novelty Needed to Fund EA Infrastructure - Kibaki

  Capital FM

  President Mwai Kibaki has called on East Africa Community member states to adopt public-private partnership to finance infrastructural development projects in the region. Read more »

• Edaif to Support Agro-Processing Sector

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  THE EXPORT Development and Agriculture Investment Fund (EDAIF) is determined to support activities in development and promotion of agriculture related agro-processing industry to... Read more »

• Sh290 Million Grant to Ease Trade Processes

  Capital FM

  The Kenyan government and the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) have signed a grant agreement for Sh296,744,000 that will support the Kenya Trade Network Agency... Read more »

• Govt Urged to Incentivise Exporters

  The Herald

  Government should promote exports of finished products by offering incentives in order to reduce the country's trade deficit, an official said on Tuesday. Read more »

• Dar Envisages Influx of Indian Investors

  Daily News

  TANZANIA is looking forward to an influx of Indian investors under her incentive-rich Export Processing Zone (EPZ) and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) programmes. Read more »

• Coffee Supply At Moshi Auction Market Rises

  Daily News

  COFFEE supply at the Moshi Exchange increased to 30,957 bags during last week's trading session, up from the 28,497 bags of the previous auction, because of a significant rise in... Read more »

• Bilateral Co-Operation Reviewed

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  President Moncef Marzouki received, on Wednesday, French Senate Speaker Jean-Pierre Bel. Read more »

• World Market Price of Ground Nut Up From U.S.$1500 to U.S.$2800 Per Tonne

  Foroyaa

  The Gambia's Agribusiness Services & Producers' Association (ASPA), which is the Inter- professional body vested with the Management of the Gambia Groundnut Sub-sector, in the... Read more »

• 'Brand Local Products Before Pushing Them to Market'

  Daily Trust

  Nigerian locally made products must be branded with "Made in Nigeria" as a label before pushing them into the market, the Minister Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga has said. Read more »

• TUC Criticises Sanusi's Call to Cut Civil Service, Scrap LGs

  Leadership

  The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Wednesday criticised the call by Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on the Federal Government to sack 50 per cent of its civil... Read more »

• Kikwete for Gradual Monetary Union

  Daily News

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has advised the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat here to take things slowly as far as the proposed Monetary Union in the region is concerned. Read more »

November 28

• SME Body to Implement One Village One Product Program

  New Vision

  The Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) has been designated as a focal implementation organization for the One Village One Product (OVOP) programme spear-headed by... Read more »

• President Jonathan Tasks Nigeria Customs On Corruption

  Leadership

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday urged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to correct "the lingering perception of corruption and fraud" in the service. Read more »

• Trade Minister Hails Importance of Public and Private Partnerships to Reduce Poverty

  ANGOP

  The Trade Minister, Rosa Pacavira, highlighted on Wednesday in the central Huambo province that the public and private partnerships contribute to the generation of new jobs and... Read more »

• Kimberley Process Meeting May Redefine 'Conflict Diamonds'

  State Department

  Participants in an international group that certifies that rough-cut diamonds are free from conflict are expected to update the definition of "conflict diamond" during the group's... Read more »

• U.S. Commerce's Sánchez On U.S.-Zambia Trade [document]

  State Department

  U.S. Department of Commerce, Francisco Sánchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, at the American Chamber of Commerce in... Read more »

• Barclays Supports Mission to India

  Observer

  Trade, Industry and Cooperatives minister Amelia Kyambadde has urged Ugandan traders to be prudent in their finances in order to compete favourably. Kyambadde made the remarks... Read more »

• Timber Smuggling in Congo Worries East Africa

  Observer

  Uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is beginning to worry countries in the Great Lakes region. A new report, which prompted the... Read more »

• Foreign Importers Turn to Dar Port

  Daily News

  TANZANIA'S ports efficient and competitiveness rates have started to attract new customers - this time from Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. Read more »

• Secondhand Clothes, Leather Shoes Ban Revived

  The Star

  Imported secondhand clothes and shoes could still be banned thanks to a sessional paper by the Ministry of Industrialization. The paper, which has already been approved by cabinet,... Read more »

• NEXIM Partners Turkish Bank to Develop Non-Oil Sector

  Daily Trust

  The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) says it is partnering with the Export Credit Bank of Turkey to boost the development of the non-oil sector of the economy. Read more »

• Concerns Mount Over NSE Trading Platform As Exchange Delay Trading Summary

  This Day

  There are indications that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) trading platform may have witnessed serious technical hitches as the exchange failed to release its daily trading... Read more »

• Nigeria to Export Cassava Bread By December

  Leadership

  Barring last minute change of plans, Nigeria is set to export cassava bread to ECOWAS region starting with Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic. Read more »

• FG to Crash Cost of Funds for SMEs

  Leadership

  The Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has said the federal government was set to reduce the cost of accessing funds by small businesses in the country as part... Read more »

• TRA Warns Public Over Duty Free Shops

  Daily News

  THE Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has warned civilians against buying goods from duty-free shops meant for members of armed forces. Read more »