The latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat provides the export, import, and GDP growth forecasts for least-developed countries in 2025 and ...

A 2024 projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests that if production starts in December 2025, as scheduled, Guinea’s GDP will increase 26 percent by 2030. A Rio Tinto executive has ...

But the transaction cost of remittances to African countries remain higher than any other region. Although costs are coming down, they are doing so slowly and it is almost certain that the 2015 United ...

The 2025 tralac Annual Conference is taking place 15-16 May in Nairobi, Kenya.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that trade between countries must remain “free, predictable and governed by a rules-based system”, particularly for developing economies, many of which he said ...

Botswana has lifted its ban on fresh vegetable imports from South Africa after it struggled to meet local demand solely from domestic production. The ban, imposed in 2022, was lifted in two phases — ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to ensure that the multilateral trading system is “strengthened” in the face of uncertain economic times. The President was delivering remarks at ...

On 20 January 2025, after his inauguration as the 47th President of the US, Donald Trump issued just over 200 Executive Orders. They dealt mainly with measures to undo the policies of his predecessor ...

Under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization, in partnership with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), held an ...

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade Principal Secretary (PS) Melusi Masuku, has emphasised the crucial role of the African Trade Observatory (ATO) in empowering businesses with the necessary ...

Botswana lifts ban on fresh produce from South Africa (The Mail & Guardian) Botswana has lifted its ban on fresh vegetable imports from South Africa after it struggled to meet ...

In early December 2024, media headlines painted the picture: ‘Young campaigners win landmark climate case to stop new coal power in South Africa’; ‘Judgment bars government f ...