ITC statistics show that trade between Africa and the Caribbean is limited and concentrated in a few sectors, notably minerals and chemicals ANALYSIS | ISAAC KHISA | African-Caribbean trade ties have remained largely unexplored for many years, despite a shared history and culture. Both regions have historically focused on solidifying relationships …
Read More »Afreximbank, Caribbean Agency sign MoU to boost trade, investment
ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) to formalise collaboration between the two institutions and provide a platform for exploring joint activities to support trade and investment flows between Africa and the …
Read More »Intra-African trade values hit US$192 billion
However, this trade performance remains modest compared to regions like Asia and Europe. ANALYSIS | ISAAC KHISA | Intra-African trade recorded an improvement in the past year but remained relatively low compared to other regions, according to Afreximbank’s African Trade Report 2024, titled “Climate Implications of the AfCFTA Implementation.” The report, …
Read More »IFC and Absa to boost East Africa coffee trade with US$60million facility
An estimated five million smallholder farmers rely on the industry for jobs and livelihoods in the region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Absa Group Limited, a South African-based bank intends to extend US$60 million commodity trade …
Read More »Turkey halts all trade with Israel
ANKARA | Xinhua | Turkey has halted all trade activities with Israel as of Thursday due to the latter’s “non-stop violence” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Trade Ministry said. The move follows Türkiye’s imposition of restrictions on an array of exports to Israel since last month, which Ankara …
Read More »Absa to open China office, eyes trade revenue boost
Documentary products such as guarantees, letters of credit and supply chain finance are the “core solutions that the lender expect to see continued demand for” from Chinese corporates ANALYSIS | FELIX THOMPSON | Pan-African lender Absa Bank is anticipating a significant rise in trade finance revenues on goods flows linking China …
Read More »UNBS fails to breakdown budget, budget gets dismissed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has failed to defend their budget item of Shs3.363 billion allocated for the general use of goods and services. In a session held on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, UNBS led by Acting Executive Director, Daniel Nangalama, presented the …
Read More »Uganda’s private sector shows resilience
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s private sector experienced a modest deceleration in growth in Feb, as indicated by the Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) which adjusted to 51.7 from a previous 54.0 in January. Despite this slight easing, the sector continued to demonstrate robust performance with sustained improvements across …
Read More »We’re here for trade and not politics, says EU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda-European Union Business Forum has ended with promises from both sides to work towards improved economic and business relations. The three-day event saw deals worth about 200 million euro made, while of these, projects worth 14 million are already in the pipeline. The EU …
Read More »Uganda, EU agree to increase trade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union and Uganda have agreed on the need to increase trade and investments between them because the current environment is favorable. While the EU is Uganda’s largest single source of foreign direct investment and tourists, trade between the two is worth about 1.5 …
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