Africa

18 February 2020 - Ratnakar Adhikari Fabrice Lehmann
Originally published in OECD-Development Matters on 5 February 2020
31 January 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists Martin Kaufman and Papa N’Diaye discuss trade, climate change mitigation and technology in Part II of their interview.
20 November 2019 - Trudi Hartzenberg
Despite impressive progress in the negotiations, it is still not possible to trade under the AfCFTA as the negotiations of preferential tariff concessions and rules of origin have not been completed.
11 June 2019 - David Luke Heini Suominen
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will transform the way Africa trades, with intra-African trade expected to increase by 15-25 per cent, and the boost to trade in industrial goods accelerating diversification of Africa’s economies.
7 May 2019 - Lynsey Grosfield
The EIF Steering Committee Chair talks contemporary trade challenges and using resources the right way
30 April 2019 - Cécile de Gardelle
Following UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week in April 2019 and on the cusp of a new partnership with EIF to boost ecommerce, Rwanda’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva discusses the state of play for online trade in the country
23 April 2019 - Deanna Ramsay
Digital system set to streamline procedures for trade from LDCs to the EU
Country is diversifying into soy, and farmers are seeing profits
4 February 2019 - Michelle Kovacevic
Implementation is everything in aligning trade and agriculture in LDCs in Africa
13 December 2018 - Michelle Kovacevic
EIF has been working with hundreds of entrepreneurs for the past few years, to help them build and implement strategies for brand promotion, participate in regional and international trade fairs, improve in processing capabilities and value addition as well as provide support to cooperatives
The Global Trade Professionals Alliance (GTPA) is delighted to partner with the EIF Programme on a session focussed on building skills for the digital economy through education, interaction & advocacy as part of
7 December 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Following a recent visit to Rwanda with EIF, Netherlands Ambassador to the WTO and LDC Sub-Committee Chair Monique van Daalen discusses seeing the country’s cross border trade efforts in person, as well as the country’s policy in action
To transform LDCs, turning tourism into new kinds of growth
6 November 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Funding for traders, for government trade support and for infrastructure means resources at work in critical spaces in Rwanda
1 November 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
In Rwanda, new market centres mean improved trade at the border
The results of the Enhanced Integrated Framework in 2017
29 October 2018 - Deliby Chimbalu
After help finding new markets, one man’s chili sauce empire is taking off
A high-level panel at this year’s Public Forum examined the link between peace and trade, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that conflict-affected states face in developing their capacities to trade
26 October 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Launch of country’s SheTrades initiative to focus on agriculture and textile industries
26 October 2018 - Sainabou Taal
WTO’s Aid for Trade programme putting a spotlight on LDCs
15 October 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Increasing agricultural proceeds, processing and marketing are critical in Malawi’s development plans
10 October 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
For an arid swath of Africa, a sap-like substance offers income possibilities for the poorest of the poor, along with environmental benefits
3 October 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
ePing platform helping countries keep track of assorted requirements, transforming communication and comment
Funding for aid for trade in LDCs is increasing – find out how much, from who, and where investments are going
The EIF will be participating in a variety of activities at the WTO Public Forum, 2-4 October
17 September 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Strategic alliances and alignments are key to making trade in agriculture work, for all
A multimedia collection from the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
In some of the most impoverished countries in the world, agriculture is the backbone of the economy
31 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
In The Gambia, family-owned cashew processors are primed for expansion
29 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Island nation focusing on its unique, specialty plant life to kick start economic growth
27 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Malawians are forging new markets for their agricultural exports, within and without Africa
24 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
The country is striving to enhance agro-processing, secure new markets and increase exports
18 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
When agriculture and trade align, change happens for incomes and economies
14 August 2018
Zambia is acting to make trade faster and more efficient within and across its borders by partnering with the Enhanced Integrated Framework
14 August 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
With cashew prices surging and armed with solid trade policy, the country is looking to boost its farmers and processors
10 August 2018
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo's welcome message to participants at the Global Forum on Inclusive Trade for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
10 August 2018 - Lisa Cornish
Improving economic opportunities and prospects for the world’s least developed countries remains a key global challenge
9 August 2018
Malawi's farmers have been cultivating new crops with the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi, supported by the Government of Malawi and EIF
9 August 2018
The Gambia has been working across its supply chain to enhance trade in the country
8 August 2018
EIF is the only multilateral partnership working to support trade for development in the world's poorest countries. Check out how we are doing this, on the ground, with our partners, together with governments, always for development, always for the Least Developed Countries.
6 August 2018
What do a mountainous landlocked country, a post-war African nation, and three small island developing states have in common?
The Forum, which was held from 13 to 14 June 2018 at the World Trade Organization (WTO), fostered practical solutions, offered results-oriented theoretical discussions, presented on-the-ground successes, and supported an innovative call to ramp up actions on inclusive trade for LDCs
24 July 2018
The ylang-ylang, vanilla and cloves that grow in Comoros are being used to spur economic growth, with young entrepreneurs leading the way
19 July 2018
Increasing trade between African countries offers great potential for building sustainable economic development and integration, including creating higher-wage jobs and unlocking greater business opportunities
9 July 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
We need to be in the driver's seat of economic growth because it's important for us and for the next generation, and is the right pathway to trade with other countries. It's my duty to start doing some of the homework to facilitate trade
5 July 2018
In the last two decades, there has been a boom in world trade driven by large reductions in trade barriers and unprecedented interlinkages among countries, and South-South trade has grown. Yet the world's poorest nations, designated Least Developed Countries (LDCs), engage in less than 1% of global trade while home to 13% of the world’s population
20 June 2018 - Craig Atkinson
The distinctive character of trade policy 3.0 is that, in addition to “writing down the rules” of trade in natural language (trade policy 1.0) and use of “single window systems” that replicate paper-based delivery in the digital realm (trade policy 2.0), countries are able to publish computational rules to the Internet in a standard way
19 June 2018
An interview with Richard Kamajugo, Senior Director for Trade Environment at TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), during the EIF Global Forum 2018
A study published two years ago — the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) update — has helped to push forward the Islamic Republic of Mauritania’s reform agenda, by providing a roadmap for how the small African and Arab country can strategically diversify its exports to grow its wealth and reduce poverty
In this issue: "Samoa's coconuts go global," "Taking female-led businesses from local to global," and "Women at the helm of Senegal's mango industry"
In a country with a majority of the population cultivating small plots of land, empowering smallholder farmers is the key to economic success
11 April 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Additional land to sow, targeted trainings, and market security mean higher incomes for smallholders
8 March 2018 - Simon Hess Hang Tran
EIF Coordinators Hang Tran and Simon Hess interview Wanjira Mathai of wPOWER partnership on women's entrepreneurship in renewables
25 February 2018 - Deanna Ramsay
Launch of long-awaited space at country's main airport means more – and more diverse – exports
25 January 2018 - Simon Hess Michelle Kovacevic
You may not expect a graduate of an arts degree to say that a trade policy course was their favourite subject, but if you ask Zondwayo Duma from Zambia, that’s exactly what he’ll tell you