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The federal government yesterday said Nigeria has not closed its borders with Niger Republic.
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.
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.
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.
The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Stanislas Kamanzi, yesterday called upon Rwandans to utilize available resources such as bamboo to make products that will increase the country's export base.
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 Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has faulted the importation of 740,000 metric tonnes of fish valued at US$594.4 million (N82.8 billion) annually into the country.
AULIC Nigeria Limited has demanded for the handover of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
Nigeria is struggling to access about 10 percent of Chinese market.
The value of Kenya's exports to the United Kingdom slowed down over the second quarter of the year on the effects of the global economic downturn that saw consumer demand heavily weakened, new data shows.
Development experts in Kenya are proposing ways to benefit from China's growing interest in Africa even as latest trade figures show widening trade gap in favour of the Asian nation.
Many times coffee producers and traders are caught unaware by the volatility in international prices which leads them into making losses and being less competitive. This can be avoided, if the traders were equipped with knowledge and techniques in price risk management efficiency in times of crisis.
FINANCE Minister Pravin Gordhan announced the relaxation of exchange controls last week, confirming the shift in policy from an ineffective control approach to a risk-management approach.
Government has called for the expeditious implementation of measures that promote trade between Zimbabwe and Malawi.
As the Customs Duty Investigation team continues to dig deeper into cases of duty evasion and underpayments, the Nigeria Customs Service has suspended First Bank PLC from participating in its duty collection scheme.
Ms. Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, on Tuesday hinted that Ghana will by 2010 have a consumer policy in place to ensure efficiency in the provision of goods and services.
FIRST impressions by organisers, exhibitors and local political leaders of this year's Erongo Trade Expo was that it was a major improvement compared to previous years.
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