Experts highlight need to enhance transparency in sovereign credit rating methodologies.
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 20, 2025(Story )African policymakers are stepping up calls for greater transparency and fairness in how global credit rating agencies assess sovereign risk.
Experts convene in Washington to advance dialogue on an African-led credit rating ecosystem
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 01, 2025(Story )African institutions and global credit rating agencies reaffirmed their commitment to developing a fair, transparent, and inclusive credit rating ecosystem for Africa.
Avocado sector platform in Uganda to propel growth and unlock global market opportunities
Stories & Blogs ITCApr 30, 2025(News )Public and private stakeholders in Uganda have validated a three-year roadmap to strengthen the avocado sector that will improve productivity, value addition, and export readiness.
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.
Trade tensions and rising uncertainty drag global economy towards recession.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADApr 25, 2025(News )UNCTAD expects global growth to slow to 2.3% this year as trade and economic policy uncertainty erode business and investor confidence.
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
Stories & Blogs UNCTADApr 22, 2025(News )From protecting the environment to empowering bottom-up innovation and improving livelihoods, efforts are underway to connect the dots and accelerate progress towards prosperity for all.
Global economy under pressure could slow to 2.3%, signals UN Trade and Development.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADApr 16, 2025(News )Stronger policy coordination and regional trade are urgently needed, with the world economy on a recessionary trajectory, driven by escalating trade tensions and persistent uncertainty.
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing economies – UN trade body
Stories & Blogs UNCTADApr 14, 2025(News )Already grappling with low growth and mounting uncertainty, vulnerable and small economies, whose activities have a negligible effect on trade deficits, should be exempt from new tariff hikes.