trade

A worker prunes trees on a farm in South Africa.
World Bank/Trevor Samson

Trade pact could boost Africa’s income by as much as $450 billion: World Bank

27 July 2020
Economic Development

The African Continental Free Trade Area represents a major opportunity for countries to boost growth, reduce poverty, broaden economic inclusion and help “expand opportunities for all Africans”, hailed a World Bank official on Monday, which if fully implemented, could boost regional income by around $450 billion.

Children walk through a damaged part of downtown Craiter in Aden, Yemen. The area was badly damaged by airstrikes in 2015 as the Houthi’s were driven out of the city by coalition forces.
OCHA/Giles Clarke

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: climate challenges for the Pacific, new global health tool, updates on Yemen, the Gulf and Somalia

15 May 2019
Climate and Environment

This Wednesday, top stories includes: the UN chief’s continued visit in the Pacific to raise awareness on the impacts of climate change; in Yemen, the fatal price that children are paying due to a conflict they did not cause; a new tool to track medical products worldwide; drought in Somalia; and updates on tensions in the Gulf.

Shipping containers at a port in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. (file)
UNCTAD/Jan Hoffmann

Neither side stands to benefit in US-China trade spat, UN says

4 February 2019
Economic Development

The tit-for-tat trade dispute between China and the United States may do little to protect domestic producers in either country and could have “massive” implications on the global economy unless it is resolved, United Nations experts said on Monday.