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Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth
allAfrica, 19 September 2014
Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »
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Africa: Pearls of Wisdom as Export Forum Nurtures Entrepreneurs
allAfrica, 17 September 2014
At the registration lobby within the Serena Hotel grounds in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, delegates make a beeline to collect their conference badges. Others chat away excitedly, as… Read more »
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Africa: Trade Group Promotes Women Power
allAfrica, 14 September 2014
Let's say you're an African woman with a fabulous idea, and you build a creative small business around it. You and your associates are euphoric - but then you hit a wall. Read more »
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Rwanda: Kigali - a Different Kind of City
allAfrica, 17 September 2014
The Chinese pair trailing me at the check-in line at Kigali airport looked happy to have landed in east Africa. A string of comments expressing restrained delight followed me all… Read more »
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Africa: Making Trade an Engine for Growth and Development
allAfrica, 15 September 2014
International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González is passionate about this: Trade brings prosperity and other good things.She spoke to allAfrica at the… Read more »
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Africa: New Initiative to Boost Women Entrepreneurs
New Times, 16 September 2014
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a new initiative expected to push for increased participation of women entrepreneurs in public procurement. Read more »
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ITC, 15 September 2014
WELCOME REMARKS BY THE ITC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE 5TH ROUNDTABLE OF THE GLOBAL PLATFORM ON SOURCING FROM WOMEN VENDORS Read more »
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Africa: Fifth Women Executives Meet Kicks Off in Kigali
New Times, 15 September 2014
At least 50 decision makers in the public and private sectors from different countries gather in Kigali today for the launch of the Fifth Senior Executive Roundtable on Sourcing… Read more »
Unlocking Africa's Trade Potential
The International Trade Centre is marking its 50th year of fostering trade that promotes sustainable development and poverty reduction. This week's World Export Development Forum in Kigali, organized by the ITC, aims to stimulate job and income growth through trade - and women are at the heart of the efforts. Follow AllAfrica's on-the-scene reporting from Rwanda.
Mahlet Afework, Ethiopian designer, Arancha González, ITC Executive Director, and Peter Lilley, Member of the UK Parliament and Co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Trade out of Poverty.
