Tanzania’s US$18bn energy plan
Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan will present an US$18 billion plan to build renewablepower generation in southern Africa at talks in Egypt as leaders from the continent seekto increase climate finance … Read More
Category: Africa
Minister calls for value chain mapping for Africa
THE resilience and sustainability of African economies lies in scaling up value addition as opposed to continued exportation of raw commodities, Industry and Commerce Minister, Dr Sekai Nzenza, has said. … Read More
Revived calls for single African currency
MARKETING professionals from across Africa have called for the adoption of a single currency on the continent to foster unity and equal economic benefits for all member States. More than … Read More
Comesa, AfDB to harmonise consumer price index
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the African Development Bank are working on harmonising consumer price indices in Africa to improve measurement process of national and … Read More
States urged to upscale Comesa Free Trade Area utilisation
COUNTRIES under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Free Trade Area have been urged to upscale utilisation of the preferences provided under the free trade area regime. … Read More
Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth to drop to 3.3 pc this year, World Bank says
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is set to grow 3.3 percent this year, down from 4.1 percent in 2021, the World Bank said on Tuesday, due to slowing global growth, drought, increased … Read More
Exploit regional, global value chains: WB
THE World Bank has urged Zimbabwean companies to exploit opportunities in regional and global value chains to buttress the country’s efforts to expand investment and employment creation. As Zimbabwe is … Read More
Zim moves to remove Comesa trade barriers
ZIMBABWE is one of only four members of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) member countries that have received capacity building support aimed at eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers on … Read More
‘Strong agro processing base critical in transforming Africa’
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister, Dr Sekai Nzenza, has said the African Continental Free TradeArea (AfCFTA) presents huge opportunities for the agro-industrial sector and called on it to rampup output for … Read More
Comesa moves to eliminate trade barriers
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) member States, through the European Union-backed Trade Facilitation Programme, have revised and adopted regulations to eliminate non-tariff barriers in order to … Read More
