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Ethiopia and Somalia make further steps towards WTO accession

Saturday, 04 April 2020 06:44

The March 2020 WTO accession newsletter describes the current status, among others, of the Ethiopia and Somalia accession processes to the Organisation.

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UNECE launches an Observatory on Border Crossings Status worldwide

Wednesday, 01 April 2020 08:56

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), one of the five United Nations’ Regional Commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council has created a web platform with governmental/official source information (as well as remarks from the International Road Transport Union) on travel restrictions and border shutdowns applied by the different countries in the world following the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Information on measures taken by African Nations are not yet available, but will be added soon.

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The role of Customs against COVID-19: tools used to contain the outbreak

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 14:34

COVID-19 is expected to provoke in the coming weeks a dramatic increase in the movement of relief goods across borders, such as supplies, medicines and medical equipment. The World Customs Organisation (WCO), however, in a recent post published on its website, urges Customs to play their role in minimising the overall impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on economies and societies, by facilitating the international movement not only of relief goods, but of all goods in general.

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Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains

Monday, 23 March 2020 14:46

The more international trade expands, the more it becomes structured aro und Global Value Chains (GVCs). GVCs have changed the way firms design, produce and distribute their goods and services, although in recent years manufacturing firms have shortened the supply chains, by reducing the foreign added share in the value of final products. This has been done by shifting towards domestic, rather than international suppliers, so reversing the trend to outsource part of the productive process to foreign countries which started in the 1990's and continued in 2000's, in an attempt to obtain increased cost savings and higher efficiency. This phenomenon will probably be exacerbated by the recent spread of the COVID-19 virus, which will push companies to internalise some production phases that were previously outsourced abroad.

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Towards the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area in East Africa

Monday, 09 March 2020 07:00

A new report from Trademark East Africa analyses the effects of the implementation of the AfCFTA on the EAC Region, concluding that the AfCFTA is a tremendous opportunity for achieving deeper regional integration, not only in this Region, but on all the continent.

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