Asia-Pacific Foreign Investment Brief
The FDI, Trade, and Economic Development Community

Based on our conversations with hundreds of executives, government leaders, and official delegates at COP27, we see 10 key takeaways to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Set to Become W.T.O.’s First Female Leader Her path was cleared after Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister,...

South Africa may have banned cigarettes and alcohol during its lockdown but, for some, the good times kept rolling. While the rules were...

Global value chains (GVCs) have powered economic transformation by enabling developing countries to specialize and catalyze growth and...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) ratified the $3.1 billion anticipatory approval by President Muhammadu Buhari to concession the...

A repository of real-time information on current trade negotiations is needed to track the rules that shape development outcomes in...

The first commercial deal under an Africa-wide free trade zone will take place on Jan. 1 as outstanding talks are set to move online, the...

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2020—The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost growth,...

Since 1947, states of the world have been working to liberalize international trade by reducing tariffs, under the General Agreement on...

New Comesa plan set to ease movement of goods Kenya is among 15 African States that have agreed to pilot a new project seeking to ease...

Great news from our friends & advisory council members at UNCTAD on the launch yesterday by Secretary General, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi of the...

As Ghana moves to implement its new single window system with UNIPASS at GTDW China Trade Development Week we ask "Single Window: What Is...

The body reports that 32 manufacturers and importers who are domestic and exporters have already registered their factory lines in...

Africa heads into a historic year in which the long-awaited African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) finally becomes a reality, with...

The proliferation of fake medicines in Africa is a public health crisis that can no longer be ignored, according to a UK charity. There's...

The illicit trade in tobacco, especially cigarettes, costs South Africa’s economy billions of rand annually through lost tax revenue....

Welcome back to the new year and a new decade for The 4th GTDW Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Conference + GTDW Trade...

The implementation of the Uganda Electronic Single Window (UESW) system has saved traders about $85,000 (sh308.4m) annually, that was...

GTDW China Trade Development Week Welcomes Michael Ding, Chairman Quality Brands Assurance Committee China (QBPC) joining keynote...

Ethiopia Launches Electronic Customs Processing Platform For Traders The Government of Ethiopia launches an electronic platform that will...