In the quarter to June 2025, the bloc’s trade balance deteriorated by 334 percent, reversing earlier gains and returning to a familiar but undesirable trend. This saw the bloc go from a historic ...

At the end of the fourth 2025 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held in Washington in mid-October 2025, the meeting was not able to produce a consensus communiqué.

At the end of the fourth 2025 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held in Washington in mid-October 2025, the meeting was not able to produce a consensus communiqué.

According to the report, the programme, formally launched on August 20, 2025, is part of a new regional strategy to build “borderless value chains” across West Africa and strengthen linkages between ...

South Africa’s cabinet approved an Integrated Resources Plan (IRP 2025) in mid-October. The masterplan for the country’s energy development going forward contains some astounding numbers. The IRP ...

Ms Viola Sawere has over 15 years’ experience in international trade policy, private sector development and multi-stakeholder dialogue. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) ...

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...