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Size and constraints of trade finance in Africa

Giovedì 24 Giugno 2021 08:19

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The term “trade finance” is commonly used to indicate a wide variety of instruments that are offered by banks and other financial institutions for facilitating trade operations, including purchase order finance; stock finance; structured commodity finance; invoice finance (e.g. discounting and factoring); supply chain finance; letters of credit (LCs), bonds, guarantees and other similar financial products.

South Africa reorganises ports structure in an attempt to improve its efficiency

Martedì 22 Giugno 2021 13:49

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South Africa has started a process of reorganisation of its port, railway and pipeline infrastructure by establishing a National Ports Authority.

Measures needed to maximize the potential benefits of the AfCFTA

Lunedì 21 Giugno 2021 16:15

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A report from the World Bank on the distributional impacts of trade offers a detailed perspective on how the gains from trade may differ across regions, industries, and demographic groups in developing countries. Although Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) create significant opportunities for expansion of trade, history shows that maximizing their potential benefits is not automatic.

Bilateral trade agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia swaps fish for khat

Lunedì 21 Giugno 2021 05:08

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Somalia and Ethiopia have concluded on 20 June a bilateral trade agreement allowing Somalia to export fish to Ethiopia and Ethiopia to export khat to Somalia. A first consignment of 5,000 tons of fish was shipped from Somalia on the same date to Ethiopia. The trade pact signed between Somalia and Ethiopia is expected to increase exchanges in these commodities and to boost ties between the two Horn of Africa nations.