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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...

CAIRO – 25 August 2020: Egypt will establish an electronic system for the first time to track goods until the final release stage, and to...

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...

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

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

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...

New publication by International Trade Centre, Founding Members of GTDW Advisory Council on strategic approaches for ACFTA. Africa’s...

China’s internet giant Alibaba Group, signed a memorandum of understanding with Ethiopian officials to help Ethiopia launch its first...

The Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa estimates that the SA fiscus is losing more than R10bn annually on unpaid excise duty The...

'GTDW has seen a huge surge of interest in delegations and exhibitors from African countries over recent editions hosted in Shanghai,...

Intra-regional trade within the East African Community (EAC) bloc rose by 10.3 per cent last year, courtesy of harmonisation of...

On the east side of Lagos, the company that turned 20-cent packets of instant noodles into a staple of the Nigerian diet is building the...

If you have any doubts about the scale of the #China & #Asian #ecommerce sector today is a wake up call. Chinese consumers collectively...