Posts In Category Africa News
Trade Overtures by Brazil to Arab World Pay Huge Dividends
on August 12, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Export News, Import News, Iranian Business, Iranian News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)
According to the recent data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil indicate that the country’s exports to the Arab region have increased by leaps and […]
Aviation Industry Lengthens Trajectory in Africa
on August 9, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Botswana News, Ethiopia Airlines, Ghana News, Kenya News, Morocco News, Namibia News, Tourism News, Travel News, Turkey News, Comments (0)
Renewed confidence in the African economic renaissance, most international airlines are on an expansion mode in the African continent to meet the growing demands of a prospective travel and freight […]
Your Drink Can Help Some Farmers Get Living Wages
on July 27, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economy, Mexico and the US, People, Comments (0)
TransFair USA, a non-profit organization and a third-party certifier of Fair Trade (FT) products in the US has now launched FT-labelled vodka which ensures farmers from Bolivia to fetch commensurate […]
Mercosur-Egypt FTA Likely to Exclude Sensitive Poultry Trade
on July 26, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Latin American Business, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)
The Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and Egypt is expected to label poultry in the sensitive category as the latter fears it may adversely impact the domestic industry. According to […]
Zimbabwe to Buy Small Denominations to Fix Currency Crisis
on July 20, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economics, News, Politics, South Africa News, US Business News, Comments (0)
The Finance Minister of Zimbabwe has announced that his country would import small change to stave off worsening currency problems. The day to day lives of the Zimbabweans have become […]
EAC Common Market Likely to Slash Cost of Consumables
on July 12, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Export News, Import News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)
The East African Common Market (EACM) which came into force on July 1 is expected reduce prices of household items as the new ‘competitive’ market environment will trigger some price […]
Jabulani Controversy May Favour Dwindling Pakistani Exports
on July 2, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Pakistan News, Trade News, Comments (0)
The hullabaloo over Jabulani, the official FIFA World Cup football may help the failing exports of Pakistan if the soccer governing body opted for Pakistan’s hand-stitched footballs over the Chinese […]
Unproductive Rubber Tree Rejuvenation a Success in Liberia
on June 25, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Canada News, Cheap Energy, EU News, Economy, Environment, Trade News, Comments (0)
An initiative to make use of old rubber trees by a Canadian renewable energy firm in Liberia is reaping rich dividends to the country’s economy. The project is reported to […]
Discarded Plastic Bottles Provide Housing for Poor in Lat-Am
on June 23, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Blog, Economy, People, Comments (0)
The ubiquitous plastic bottles, a serious menace to nature is becoming a key raw material in building houses for the low income families of Latin America. The brain behind this […]
India Diamond Trade Bolsters – Yet Short of Pre-crash levels
on June 18, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Import News, India News, Trade News, Comments (0)
According to the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India’s polished diamond exports rose 73 percent year on year to almost $1.8bn in May and the polished imports rose […]
Botswana Identifies Cuba as Decisive Ally – Signs Pacts
on June 11, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Bilateral Trade, Botswana News, Latin American Business, News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)
The three-day visit by the president of Botswana to Cuba has culminated in the signing of several accords including healthcare, education, sports and agriculture. The Botswanan President Seretse Khama Ian […]
Nigeria Loses 10 Percent of the GDP to Illegal Maritime Acts
on June 3, 2010 by admin in Africa News, News, Trade News, Comments (0)
A top official from the Nigerian government has informed that the country was losing more than 10 percent of the GDP solely due to illegal maritime activities taking place in […]
Strike Paralyses SA with More in Store Ahead of World Cup
on June 1, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economy, News, South Africa News, Trade News, Comments (0)
South Africa (SA) continues to reel under the ’strike’ bogey with transport strike nearing end while others surfacing. A likely strike by half of the workers at state-owned power utility […]
GCC Puts Oil and Gas Exports at $18.3tn
on May 25, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Export News, GCC News, Kuwait News, News, Saudi Arabia News, Trade News, World Business, Comments (0)
The head of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) while addressing the second day of the MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) Forum in Dubai said with the presumption […]
Mosquito-feasting Plants May Well Be the Answer
on May 21, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Miscellaneous, News, Research, Comments (0)
A Ugandan scientific team is believed to have discovered an eco-friendly method to eradicate mosquitoes. The team headed by Prof. Jasper Okeng of the Pharmacology department of Makerere University is […]
WTO Must Streamline Organized Workforce to Cut Socio-economic Imbalances
on May 15, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Africa News, Blog, Business, EU News, Economy, Global Economy, Opinion, World Business, World Business News, Comments (0)
It is now apparent in the light of various studies conducted by both the UN agencies and other independent bodies that globalization has eluded its goals by not translating it […]
Uganda Welcomes New Development Plan with Hopes and Doubts
on May 7, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Commentary, Economy, News, Review, Uganda News, Comments (0)
Uganda’s latest offering of the new National Development Plan (NDP) is looked upon by its citizenry with lot of hope as well as misgivings. The failures of past experiments to […]
Majority Do Not Buy Terror Advisories Rather Go by Intuition
on May 3, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Australian News, Bahrain News, Business, EU News, News, South Africa News, Tourism News, Travel News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments (0)
A recent opinion poll on whether terror advisories altered one’s business itinerary revealed that 54 percent of the respondents went by their intuition and never fell prey to media hype […]
Saudi Arabia Broadens Business with US on a Grand Scale
on April 29, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economy, News, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, World Business, Comments (0)
The ongoing two-day US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum, a first of its kind, has become a venue for the Saudi kingdom to woo US with investment opportunities worth more than $250bn. […]
China and Bangladesh Look at US after India Cotton Ban
on April 26, 2010 by admin in Africa News, China Business News, India News, News, Trade News, Comments (0)
The US has become the most sought after location for cotton following India barred last week its cotton shipments in an effort to curb soaring domestic prices. The sudden halt […]
UN Report Warns Neglect of Water and Sanitation to Nullify Progress
on April 22, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Africa News, Economy, India, News, Comments (0)
According to a UN study on water and sanitation, the economic growth of every country is directly linked to its progress made in providing potable water and sanitation facilities. It […]
ACTA to Play God on Online Activities – Overrides WIPO Role
on April 21, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Asia Pacific Trade, Australian Business, B2B Business, Bilateral Trade, Canada News, China Business News, E-Commerce, EU News, Global B2B, India, India News, Pakistan News, Switzerland News, Trade News, World Business, World Business News, Comments (0)
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which will be released on Thursday from New Zealand is expected to put tabs on most e-activities on the basis of piracy or copyright infringement. […]
Kenya Names Bamboo as Wonder Food – Imparts Skills to Farmers
on April 15, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Kenya News, News, Tanzania News, Uganda News, Comments (0)
The Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri) and other groups are helping farmers to become compliant to a government order by supplanting eucalyptus trees to more versatile bamboos. According to the […]
China will continue to Spur Its Firms to Invest in Vanuatu
on April 13, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Asia Pacific Trade, Australian Business, Australian News, Bilateral Trade, China Business News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments (0)
Prime Minister of Vanuatu Edward Natapei met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at Beijing in honour of latter’s invitation. Natapei’s 6-day visit to China is expected give added fillip to the […]
US-Nigeria Aims to Ameliorate Ties by Broad-based Accord
on April 5, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Bilateral Trade, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, Comments (0)
The US and Nigeria would be attempting to upgrade its diplomatic ties through a historic comprehensive commission pact to be signed on Wednesday in New York. The bi-national commission agreement […]