LASG, AIES/E&S partner on MSMEs exporting to USA
March 11, 2024 Lagos State Government has partnered with Africa Import & Export Solutions Limited, and Export and Sell USA (AIES/E&S) to train Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, (MSMEs) on…
Africa’s regional integration agenda progressing slowly – Report
March 3, 2024 Africa’s regional integration agenda is progressing, though slowly, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report on Assessment of progress on regional integration in Africa says. The ECA,…
Tariff reductions: 99% of Nigerian exports to the UK by value will be duty free as Nigeria, UK sign landmark partnership to boost trade, investment
Feb. 14, 2024 …Tariffs removed on cocoa butter and paste, Sesame oil, clothing, apparel The UK says Nigeria is a main beneficiary of changes introduced by the UK Developing Countries…
Africa accounts for just 3% of the total US$ 25.3 trn global trade – Adesina
Dec. 6, 2023 The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa accounts for just 3 per cent of the total US$ 25.3 trillion global trade and…
Africa-US trade programme needs at least 10-year extension – AUÂ
Nov. 2, 2023 Africa wants the U.S. Congress to renew its flagship trade programme for the continent for at least 10 years, the African Union’s top trade official said on…
Afreximbank to double intra-African trade financing to $40bn by 2026
Sept. 12, 2023 African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) is to double its financing of intra-African trade to 40 billion dollars on a revolving basis by 2026. This bank’s intra-African trade…
China says African countries want industrialisation over infrastructure
22 August, 2023 African countries want China to shift its focus from building infrastructure on the continent to local industrialisation, China’s top Africa diplomat said on Tuesday at a briefing…
AFRICAN LEADERS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION
July 17, 2023 African Heads of State and Government have declared their commitment to advancing integration, development and cooperation within the continent. The leaders, representing the Bureau of the Assembly…
OTC 2023: FG plans to recommend ‘African forum of Regulators’ for upstream operations
May 2, 2023 The Nigerian Upstream Downstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it will recommend for an establishment of ‘African forum of regulators’, to benchmark and standardise regulatory framework in the…
FG to explore alternative funding model for oil, gas industry development – NUPRC
May 2, 2023 The Nigerian Upstream Downstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the Federal Government has concluded plans to explore alternative funding models for development of the country’s oil and gas…