European Union carbon tax costs Africa $25 billion
Africa could lose $25 billion per year as new European Union (EU) carbon tax comes into effect, warns…
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Renewable energy investment key to drive Africa’s industrialisation, trade
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – Africa should harness investment and tapping vast green energy resources to drive sustainable…
Juba set to fast-track infrastructure, trade, integration
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has pledged to establish a coordinating structure to accelerate infrastructure…
Russia opens Africa–Russia economic cooperation office in Ethiopia
The Government of Russia has opened Africa-Russia economic cooperation coordination committee office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday.
Ethiopia revising policy to open door for foreign banks
Indicating that the Government of Ethiopia is engaged in policy revision to open its doors for foreign banks,…
UN agencies agree to advance counter-terrorism in civil aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar recently signed a new cooperative agreement with…
Ethiopia to help small scale traders across Moyale border
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – The Government of Ethiopia is set to introduce a protocol that will allow…
Ethiopia introduces paperless customs service
Customs Commission of Ethiopia introduced a fully paperless online service that allows traders to get one window service…
Ethiopia to provides $460 million to private banks
In an effort to rescue the economy from collapsing due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ethiopia orders…
Toronto to host investment in Ethiopia business forum
The city of Toronto, Canada is set to host trade, investment in Ethiopia business forum tomorrow (January 17,…
Forum discusses logistics challenges in East Africa
A forum by the Nairobi – based Africa Logistics Properties (ALP), discusses logistics challenges in East Africa mainly…
Ethiopia needs 15 years to implement Africa free trade deal
The government of Ethiopia needs to get 15 years of preparation in order to impliment the flat /…
Ethiopia inaugurates toll road linking with Djibouti
With the aim of easing its import-export trade logistics, Ethiopia today officially inaugurates 220 kilometers toll road that…
Malaysian company to produce edible oil in Ethiopia
Golden Africa, a Malaysian company is set to invest in edible oil manufacturing in Ethiopia creating jobs for…
How continental free trade deal benefits Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse _ For the past decades much has been said about the need for African…
Ethiopia, Kenya set to boost trade, investment
Exciting time has come for Kenya and Ethiopia to boost their historic ties by strengthening trade and investment…
UK appoints new Ambassador to Ethiopia
The United Kingdom (UK) has appoints Alastair McPhail to serve as its new Ambassador to Ethiopia.
UN official advices Ethiopia to ease laws hampering African traders
The government of Ethiopia needs to harmonize it financial rules and regulations with the rest of African countries…
Addis Ababa to host continental trade meeting
African countries seeking to reduce the cost, time and complexity of interregional and international trade in goods will…
African trade agreement: Catalyst for growth
By Vera Songwe and Mamadou Biteye – Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more…
Nigeria says free Africa trade propels greater development
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has huge potential to move Africa to dizzy heights of development…
Kenya to deepen African trade
Building up to the Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) the Export Promotion Council of Kenya (EPC) and the…
Casablanca to host Africa’s structured trade finance meeting
The city of Casablanca, Morocco, is set to host African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank’s) annual meeting on ‘structured trade…
Chinese $850 million for Africa set to expand trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the $850 million in financing facilities being made available to the Bank…
Africa, India trade grows ten fold
Trade between Africa and India rose more than 10-fold between 2001 and 2014, making India Africa’s fourth-largest national…
Addis Ababa Extraordinary Congress giant step forward in reform
A rolling reform process that started in Doha, and continued in Istanbul, is reshaping the Universal Postal Union…
Geneva panel reflects on benefits Africa’s free trade area
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – A panel discussion held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday morning discuss about the…
Morocco’s trade with Africa conjures promising prospects
Trade between Morocco and the rest of the continent has grown steadily in recent years (+ 20%, or…
Experts gather in Addis Ababa to discuss African free trade area
Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently participated in the 5th meeting of the Continental Free…
African LDCs discuss trade strategies
The Ministry of Trade of Ethiopia and in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)…