Toward a seamless West African economy
Stories & Blogs ITCApr 30, 2025(News )It’s a tall order to promote investment and trade across a region that includes both Nigeria, the biggest economy on the continent, and Liberia – which is among the smallest.
Electronic bills of lading can revolutionize international trade
Stories & Blogs ITCApr 28, 2025(News )Adopting electronic bills of lading offers unprecedented advancements in efficiency, security and sustainability while cutting trade costs and promoting the green economy, a new ITC paper finds.
ERA 2025: With effective implementation, the AfCFTA can open alternative markets to sectors affected by the global tariff wars.
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2025(Story )The AfCFTA is widely recognized as a game changer for Africa’s long-term growth and prosperity.
President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future April 7, 2025
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 07, 2025(Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
Analysing the potential impact of US tariffs on developing countries
Stories & Blogs ITCApr 07, 2025(News )Developing countries face some of the stiffest consequences of the latest round of the United States of America (US) tariffs announced on 2 April.
President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 07, 2025(Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
Ghana and South Africa move to create truly African chocolate
Stories & Blogs ITCApr 03, 2025(ITC News )Ghana is one of the world’s biggest cocoa producers. Traditionally that cocoa is sold cocoa to Europe to create chocolate.
ECA’s Chief Economist calls on African experts to redefine a prosperous future for Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 17, 2025(Story )“We stand at a crossroads,” Morsy said, highlighting the structural challenges facing Africa, including low levels of intra-African trade, persistent infrastructure gaps, and limited industrialization.
Harnessing Financial Instruments for Impact Investing
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 17, 2025(Blog )With investors increasingly looking for purpose-driven opportunities, leveraging financial instruments for sustainable impact investing presents an exciting opportunity to reshape the global financial landscape.
Protect AfCFTA from becoming a bazaar for other continents- African youth admonish
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 17, 2025(Story )“The projected market size of 1.3 billion for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be protected from becoming a marketplace for other business entities from different continents.” Ahmed Bening Wiisichong, (PYU)