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From UNCTAD an analysis of SEZ performances in Africa

Monday, 25 October 2021 13:57

Special economic zones (SEZ) are proliferating globally and becoming an increasingly important economic development tool across the world because of their capability of attracting foreign direct investment and stimulate economic activity, due to the fact that they offer to firms that settle therein a combination of fiscal incentives, duty reductions and administrative facilitation (e.g. one-stop shops for business registration or dealing with visas and other activities). The UNCTAD report on African Special Economic Zones gives an overview of the main practices and lessons learned in Africa from the establishment of SEZs.

A Conference on how empower Africans to participate to post COVID-19 Intra-African and Global Trade

Sunday, 24 October 2021 14:03

The Africa Trade Conference is an annual conference dedicated to African trade. The 2021 edition will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 11 to 12 November, 2021 and will be accessible also online, through a dedicated web platform. The conference will host trade experts from various African countries, as well as members of the African Diaspora, of the Global Business community and Global Trade experts, to explore possible ways of advancing knowledge and information about Trade in Africa and with Africa and advance the African Economic Development agenda.

EU launches Helpdesk for assisting European companies to protect IP rights in Africa

Saturday, 23 October 2021 13:29

The Africa Intellectual Property (IP) SME Helpdesk is an online helpdesk operational from 21 October 2021, which has been developed by the European Union to guide European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on how creating, protecting, utilising, administering and enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) across Africa.

US National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers released

Thursday, 21 October 2021 10:52

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), publishes every year a National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report) setting out an inventory of the most significant foreign barriers affecting U.S. exports of goods and services in the main markets abroad. The NTE Report, which is prepared on the basis of input mainly provided by US companies engaged in international trade in response to a notice published in the Federal Register, gives an overview of the main trade barriers in key destination markets of US exports.

UNCTAD survey assesses to which extent Customs using ASYCUDAWorld have implemented a paperless environment

Tuesday, 19 October 2021 11:56

ASYCUDAWorld is a web-based IT customs management system developed by UNCTAD that allows Customs, cross-border agencies and traders to electronically submit and exchange data and documentation with each other. This system, which is adopted by many Customs in Africa, enables the expediting of the clearance of imports, exports, transit trade and other trade transactions, thereby greatly reducing the need for face-to-face interaction.

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From UNCTAD an analysis of SEZ performances in Africa

A Conference on how empower Africans to participate to post COVID-19 Intra-African and Global Trade

EU launches Helpdesk for assisting European companies to protect IP rights in Africa

US National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers released

UNCTAD survey assesses to which extent Customs using ASYCUDAWorld have implemented a paperless environment

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