An Executive Order [1] late on 31 July brought a measure of certainty to the fast-paced and continuously evolving US trade policy, especially insofar as it relates to the country’s new tariff regime.

Overall Singapore-Africa trade rose 50% to $13.72 billion in 2024 from $9.17 billion in 2020, after peaking at $14.46 billion in 2022. Trade with East Africa nearly doubled to $541 million in 2024 ...

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In 2023, Tanzanian sisal fibre producers started to export under the AfCFTA’s Guided Trade Initiative (GTI). This Trade Brief highlights the initial challenges faced by Tanzanian sisal fibre exporters ...

This report explores Africa’s trade in environmental goods, emphasising its role in economic diversification and sustainable energy transition. It highlights opportunities for the continent to ...

In November 2023, following the conclusion of the annual AGOA Forum in South Africa, US Senator Chris Coons (Democrat - Delaware) circulated a first discussion draft of legislation to extend the term ...

As the drive to achieve net zero intensifies, the demand for critical minerals, essential inputs in many low-carbon technologies, is expected to grow exponentially. The global energy transition ...

Rules of Origin (RoO) are the administrative rules and criteria used to determine the origin status of products that are traded across borders. This is an important consideration in trade, as ...

Algeria is a member of the GAFTA, a free trade area that consists of 14 members spanning North Africa and the Middle East. While it is not an African regional economic community, Algeria’s GAFTA ...

Egypt is a member of the GAFTA, a free trade area that consists of 14 members spanning North Africa and the Middle East. While it is not an African regional economic community, Egypt’s GAFTA ...

Fifty-four African Union (AU) member states have signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement (only Eritrea has not [1]) and 47 have ratified it. [2] At present, the Non-State ...

African economic integration has a long history. Both the African Union (AU) and its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was Africa’s first post-independence continental ...