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Africa: COVID-19 to Cost Billions in African Exports
allAfrica, 24 June 2020
COVID-19 is having a profound impact on global trade and the businesses that drive it, says a new report by the International Trade Center (ITC). The report highlights the… Read more »
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Africa: Continent Hamstrung By Trade Restrictions Over Goods for Fight Against COVID-19
RFI, 24 June 2020
The African region is the hardest hit by trade restrictions limiting the flow of goods used in the fight against the coronavirus, according to a report published this week. On the… Read more »
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Africa: Assessing the COVID-19 Impact on SMEs and Preparing for a New Normal
ITC, 22 June 2020
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is having a profound impact on global trade and the businesses that drive it. With countries in various stages of lockdown or loosening confinement… Read more »
African Exporters to Lose Billions in COVID-19 Pandemic - Report
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on global trade and the businesses that drive it, says a new report by the International Trade Center. The SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Competitiveness Outlook predicts that African exporters are set to lose more than U.S.$2.4 billion in global industrial supply-chain exports.
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22 June 2020
SME Competitiveness Outlook 2020
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- International Trade Centre
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- International Trade Centre
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The International Trade Centre's 2020 SME Competitiveness Outlook reveals profound disruptions to global supply chains. see more »
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