Tag: AFRICA TRADE

Connected Africa Summit 2024: Pioneering a Digital Renaissance.

Africa is on the cusp of a digital renaissance. The just-concluded Connected Africa Summit 2024 has underscored the continent’s remarkable strides in the digital transformation landscape, positioning itself as a global leader in the adoption of digital technologies. With a focus on fostering innovation, entrepreneurship and inclusivity, the summit has paved the way for a […]...

Local industrial investments usher in a new era of economic growth in Kenya.

In the global economic landscape, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) often takes the spotlight, yet the untapped potential of local industrialists remains a formidable force propelling economic growth. A...

28 Mar 2024

Accelerating Africa’s Digital revolution: Prioritising transformation in telecommunications and banking.

Africa is on the brink of a digital revolution. With the growing recognition of the pivotal role digital technologies play in economic development, African nations are increasingly prioritising digita...

21 Mar 2024

EAC’s plan to boost intra-regional trade by eliminating non-trade barriers.

In the complex world of international trade, barriers come in various forms, extending beyond the traditional realm of tariffs. Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) represent a diverse array of obstacles employ...

9 Feb 2024

AfCFTA competition protocol: Balancing opportunities and challenges for digital platforms in Africa

The vision of a united Africa is realised through the establishment of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the world’s largest Free Trade Area (FTA), encompassing 55 countries and r...

4 Nov 2022

4th November Trade and Financial Services Round Up

Kenya Dollar crisis piles pressure on Sh75bn State firms foreign debt State-owned enterprises (SoEs) are sitting on non-guaranteed foreign currency debt worth Sh74.9 billion, exposing them to higher f...

28 Oct 2022

AGOA vs STIP: Which way for Kenya-US Trade Agreements?

The fate of the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) signed by the two countries in August this year is shrouded in a cloud. When regimes change, priorities also change. Under Pr...