Comesa laments low intra-regional trade
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has expressed concern over the low intra-regional trade among its 21 members, which is estimated at seven percent. The low performance … Read More
Category: Africa
Trade experts call for swift AfCFTA implementation
AFRICAN trade experts have called for swift implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a strategy to lifting the continent out of an economic downturn caused by … Read More
Two borders with SA proposed to ease pressure on Beitbridge
The Department of Immigration has advised the Government to consider formalising two proposed borders with South Africa to relieve pressure on Beitbridge and curb irregular migration and smuggling along the … Read More
‘DRC market ripe for Zimbabwean exports’
THE national export promotion agency, ZimTrade, says the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a ripe export market for Zimbabwean products and has called on local producers to seize the … Read More
Digital trade way to go for Africa
In a recent conference the AfCFTA secretary general, Wamkele Mene, advised the urgency in digitisation of trade in Africa. The business environment has experienced a rise in e-commerce and digital … Read More
Africa closes gap on taxing digital economy
AFRICA is poised to quickly close the gap on taxing the digital economy through adoption of a collective legislative framework to harness more revenue from highly digitalised multinationals whose growing … Read More
Zim, Malawi bolster ties
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday urged SADC countries to harness natural resources abundant in the region so as to improve the lives of their citizens through production and productivity. Speaking at a … Read More
Illicit flows dwarf Africa’s resources
Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) continue to weaken Africa’s resource mobilisation efforts, with crippling impact on country-level development, at a time when the continent is battling the disruptive economic effect of … Read More
Zimbabwe, Zambia reaffirm commitment to Batoka project
THE Council of Ministers of the Zambezi River Authority, the supreme bilateral body for the management of the Zambezi River and ancillary infrastructure, has expressed satisfaction with the progress on … Read More
‘Africa remains prime investment destination’
DESPITE the disruptive economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa is still a prime investment destination. Regional economic experts affirmed this position during a recent African Development Bank (AfDB) webinar … Read More
