Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to host its 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 25 to 27, drawing a high-powered coalition of African, Caribbean (CARICOM), and global leaders. The event, which comes at a time of heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has today officially launched the Uganda-DRC Peaceful and Resilient Borderlands Programme that aims to transform cross-border trade as a pathway for peace and economic growth. With support from the EU Delegation in Uganda and implementation partnerships with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, in collaboration with the International Trade Center and with support from the European Union (EU), has launched a new project that aims at empowering Uganda’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The four-year sh33billion project aims to …
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Toronto, Canada | TIMOTHY SNYDER | Over the past two months, financial investors have hit upon a new trading strategy, based on a simple rule: TACO – Trump Always Chickens Out. America’s president threatens to slap massive import tariffs on friends and foes alike, or to remove the Federal Reserve …
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Uganda Shines Bright at Toronto’s World Travel, Trade, and Taste Expo, Captivating Millions on Opening Day Toronto, Canada | THE INDEPENDENT | The “Explore Uganda” exhibition at the ongoing World Travel, Trade, and Taste Expo 2025 at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre has attracted hundreds of eager travel operators and tourists, eager …
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The facility could serve as a model for other similar transactions on the continent Nairobi, Kenya | JOHN BASQUILL | Standard Chartered has agreed a US$100mn facility with British International Investment (BII) to extend trade finance across key sectors of the East African economy, with a focus on economic empowerment for women. …
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HANGZHOU | Xinhua | In a compact shop no larger than 10 square meters, Tao Yang, a vendor in Yiwu — a city in Zhejiang Province known as “the world’s supermarket” — keeps a well-used World Atlas on her desk. “I ask my customers to sign their names over their …
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Beijing holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand COMMENT | LINGGONG KONG | When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest …
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African nations have enjoyed duty-free access to the US market for over two decades under the AGOA. What if US President Trump refuses to renew it? ANALYSIS | ADWOA TENKORAMAA DOMENA | The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a trade agreement at the core of US economic policy on Africa, …
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Uganda Exports 🇺🇬 🟡Feb 2024 🔵2025 Feb Coffee $82.56m $167m Cocoa $25.98m $68.7m Tobacco $2.89m $17.05m Minerals $268.88m $318.71 NEWS ANALYSIS | NEBERT RUGADYA | Uganda’s …
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