The decision to give Zimbabwe no more than a slap on the wrist for the human rights abuses which its army has committed on the Marange alluvial diamond fields in the south-east of the country seriously threatens the future of the diamond industry's initiative to avert consumer boycotts of its gemstones.
The federal government yesterday said Nigeria has not closed its borders with Niger Republic.
A regime of sanctions against this country's northern neighbor, Niger Republic, went into effect early this week with men of the Nigeria Customs Service preventing the export of fuel, grain and other essential commodities across the Jibia border in Katsina State, Daily Trust learnt in Katsina.
Trade within the East African Community has grown by over 49% since the commencement of the East African Customs Union in 2005, a study has revealed.
Consumers worrying over substandard goods from China may now heave a sigh of relief as China and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ending such imports from the former.
Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim yesterday defended SA's growing trade relations with China at the department's annual conference on foreign policy, saying China had an unchallenged policy of funding infrastructure as a means of benefiting the African states it traded with.
According to the executive staff of the Tunisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI), Tunisian exports to the Arab and African countries posted an increase of 19.5% worth 803 billion dinars during the first 9 months of 2009, against 672 billion dinars in 2008.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has honoured top performing business in international trade that uses the Port of Mombasa as the point of entry and exit for their merchandise.
Conclusion of the current round of World Trade Organisation talks would benefit Kenya by increasing its exports of agricultural products and processed food, a study has shown.
The forthcoming ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation will review the implementation of various agreements signed since 2006 and outline a plan of action for the next three years.
Blue cashXpress, yet another innovative business arm of Blue Financial Services (BFS), has been launched recently in Kigali, Rwanda. The pioneering product offers cash on the spot and was conceptualised and developed to meet the ever-changing needs of clients.
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has likened the European Union's trade negotiations with Namibia to the days of apartheid, saying the powerhouse is refusing to treat the country as an equal and listen to its concerns about the controversial economic partnership agreement (EPA).
THE East African Customs Union comes into effect January 2010, just two months away. The New Vision's David Mugabe caught up with the East African Community Secretary General, Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, in Arusha, Tanzania on the region's state of preparedness for the union, security and terrorist threats and other challenges facing the EAC. Excerpts below:
The Federal Government and China have signed an agreement to check the influx of sub-standard goods into Nigeria, an official has said.
A pledge by the Arab Bank for Economic Development (Badea) to increase funding for agriculture and infrastructure projects in Africa may soon open new opportunities for private public partnerships.
