http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: trade Webremixer http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190856.html THE Federal Government said yesterday that plans have been concluded to grant to Anambra Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:00 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190856.html 2008-11-19T17:41:00Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811181070.html The ban on live sheep exports to South Africa, which has bogged down sheep producers for nearly two years, could seriously damage the small-stock sector in Namibia and cause the closure of some abattoirs. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:06:17 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811181070.html 2008-11-18T18:06:17Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180773.html The World Food Programme (WFP) said it has signed on Thursday a unique agreement with SDTV (Societe Djiboutienne De Gestion Du Terminal Varaquer) to enhance its handling of food commodities through the port of Djibouti. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:18:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180773.html 2008-11-18T14:18:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180576.html Many Civil Society Organisations from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, last week met at Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel in Entebbe, Uganda, to discuss trade and regional development issues. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:50:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180576.html 2008-11-18T11:50:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180569.html "We have lots of orders for apple banana. There is a ready market for kibuzi in London. It is eaten from Monday to Monday. But how to get it there is the issue. Almost 60 percent of the cost goes to freight." Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:50:02 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180569.html 2008-11-18T11:50:02Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180372.html Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola , has reiterated his call on the Federal Government to return the Lagos Trade Fair complex to the State in the interest of the people. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:33:09 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180372.html 2008-11-18T10:33:09Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180015.html Coffee, as legend has it, was first enjoyed by goats that ate beans off wild bushes in the lush mountains of central Ethiopia. A shepherd boy observed the animals cavorting and ate some beans out of curiosity. He experienced the caffeine-induced energy that his goats displayed, and from that moment human consumption of coffee spread around the world. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:16:38 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180015.html 2008-11-18T06:16:38Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171378.html The international trade in creative goods and services has increased from $227.4 billion in 1999 to $424.4 billion in 2005. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:20:45 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171378.html 2008-11-17T21:20:45Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171310.html East African countries have failed to agree on how to handle three major pertinent issues: land ownership, free movement of people and permanent residence. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:11:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171310.html 2008-11-17T17:11:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171157.html Nigeria's total exports between 2003 and 2007 has increased steadily from about $23.8 billion in 2003 to $58.7 billion in 2007, an average annual growth rate of about 20 per cent, the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) and ActionAid Nigeria have said. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:21:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171157.html 2008-11-17T14:21:18Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170854.html Nigeria has the requisit knowledge and natural resources to produce rubber both for domestic and export purposes. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:20:11 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170854.html 2008-11-17T12:20:11Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170748.html A high import bill caused by rising oil and food prices led to a weakening of Botswana's balance of payments as the country's current account surplus declined by over 40 percent. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:33:07 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170748.html 2008-11-17T11:33:07Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170732.html Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), has raised alarm over the systematic and deliberate destruction of the Nigerian textile industry and economy by unscrupulous Chinese textile exporters and called on the Federal government to engage the Chinese government over the matter. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:30:45 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170732.html 2008-11-17T11:30:45Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170614.html Rwanda's mineral exports have hit a record $70 million mark in a period of nine months, Sunday Times has learnt. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:09:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170614.html 2008-11-17T11:09:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170567.html UGANDA loses over $10m (sh19b) a year due to importation of duty-free steel coils, yet they are made locally, Bhatnagar Rakesh, the executive director of Uganda Baati, has said. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:50:44 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170567.html 2008-11-17T10:50:44Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170194.html As more textile companies closed shop and the government apparently lost on how to revive the dying sector, smugglers are busy having fun as reports have shown that the Nigerian market is being flooded with finished textile products imported from Asia. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:49:11 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170194.html 2008-11-17T08:49:11Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811150053.html Africa is considered to be very vulnerable to the crisis and recent indicators show that the continents' stocks have fallen due to information from the international markets Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:03:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811150053.html 2008-11-15T07:03:39Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140672.html The Vietnamese extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Angola, Nguyen Dinh, expressed this Thursday, in Luanda, the interest of his country in expanding the co-operation with Angola in the domains of trade, crude-oil, civil engineering, industry and agriculture. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:04:52 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140672.html 2008-11-14T12:04:52Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140487.html Drawing on examples such as Thabo Mbeki's role in damaging HIV/AIDS policies in the early 2000s and a current case in a San Franciso court against Chevron for 1998 murders in the Niger Delta, Patrick Bond argues that a similar process of critical treatment is appropriate for Barack Obama's new leading economic advisor, Paul Volcker. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:54:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140487.html 2008-11-14T10:54:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140425.html Nigerian traders in Ghana operating under the umbrella of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association, Ghana (NUTAG) has congratulated the Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole , on his victory at the Appeal court and the restoration of his mandate. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:24:48 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140425.html 2008-11-14T10:24:48Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140326.html Rwanda Investment and Export Promotion Agency (Riepa) is set to reward local importers and exporters this year, to recognise the private sector's role towards Rwanda's economic development. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:53:56 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140326.html 2008-11-14T09:53:56Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140221.html South Africa is the only country from Africa represented at Saturday's summit of the heads of state of the G20 grouping of countries, called to discuss the global financial crisis emanating from the developed world. In an AllAfrica guest column, Peter Draper of the SA Institute for International Affairs sets out how the country should represent its, and Africa's interests in the meeting. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:14:58 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811140221.html 2008-11-14T09:14:58Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130919.html Less than two months after the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) awarded Zimbabwe a second chance to hold the regional bloc's 13th summit - the government this week announced the event has been postponed until next year. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:11:38 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130919.html 2008-11-13T21:11:38Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130908.html The 13th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa scheduled to be held this month in Victoria Falls, has been postponed to early next year to allow to allow the harmonisation of the Free Trade Areas and Common External Tariffs among the three regional communities, Government said yesterday. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:55:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130908.html 2008-11-13T20:55:23Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130357.html Uganda may fail to meet the demand for processed matooke (Tooke) when exportation of the product starts next year, an official of the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development has predicted. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:27 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130357.html 2008-11-13T10:00:27Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130285.html UGANDA Baati, one of the leading steel products manufacturer, has opened a $2m (sh4b) plant in Kigali, Rwanda, Rakesh Bhatnagar, the managing director, has said. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:40:09 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130285.html 2008-11-13T09:40:09Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130221.html SA SHOULD not allow trade negotiations in services to undermine the country's regulatory capacity but should insist on its right to regulate in the public interest, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies yesterday said. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:12:42 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130221.html 2008-11-13T09:12:42Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130209.html SEVERAL South African companies have started to shed staff - something analysts say is evidence that the financial crisis is spreading from the US to the rest of the world. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:11:09 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130209.html 2008-11-13T09:11:09Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130170.html Chinese companies showcase their entrepreneurial skills and products at the 2008 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF). Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:06:45 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130170.html 2008-11-13T09:06:45Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130137.html THE trade and industry department has raised the alarm about "massive and systemic" fraud involving clothing imports from China, and it is planning a major crackdown. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:48:03 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130137.html 2008-11-13T08:48:03Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120927.html For years African and other developing countries have been urged to "trade their way out of poverty" by exporting more products internationally instead of relying on foreign aid. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:57:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120927.html 2008-11-12T19:57:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120652.html THE Government has warned that it will sanction the importation of maize and allow the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to offload maize on the market if millers do not stop hoarding maize and lower prices of mealie meal. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:28:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120652.html 2008-11-12T12:28:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120249.html Eager to maintain the growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, Asia's booming economies are courting cash-poor but resource-rich African countries with billions of dollars worth of investments, trade deals and development aid - and the romance is getting serious. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:23:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120249.html 2008-11-12T09:23:23Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120072.html Simba Supermarket one of the biggest retail supermarket in Rwanda said they had ordered items from Italy and if they expired, the trader is likely to lose about $27,000. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:12:42 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120072.html 2008-11-12T08:12:42Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120038.html Currently, Rwanda is believed to have over 550,000 coffee farmers on about 33,000 hectares of land, with each farmer owning 170 coffee trees. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:10:40 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811120038.html 2008-11-12T07:10:40Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110614.html Well-heeled shoppers in New York, Paris, Tokyo and other global fashion centers are beginning to see a new name, Taytu, beside familiar Guccis and Chanels among the ladies' handbags in exclusive shops. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:16:24 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110614.html 2008-11-11T11:16:24Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110508.html WORKS and transport minister Eng. John Nasasira has launched a sh50b project to upgrade and tarmac the Soroti-Lira road. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:05:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110508.html 2008-11-11T11:05:15Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110278.html The business community should utilise opportunities from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, Olive Kigongo, has advised, write Ben Okiror and James Odomel. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:43:30 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110278.html 2008-11-11T09:43:30Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110232.html Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) yesterday appealed to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to work hand in hand with the CRFFN towards the establishment of a sustainable capacity development framework Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:34:26 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110232.html 2008-11-11T09:34:26Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110214.html The German Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Technology, Mrs. Dagmar Wohrl, yesterday said the volume of trade between Nigeria and Germany in 2008 far exceeded 2 billion Euros (N312 billion). Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:30:26 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110214.html 2008-11-11T09:30:26Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110038.html African governments came under fire for "blindly" negotiating the controversial economic partnership agreements (EPAs) and not making an effort to educate "ordinary people" on what they were negotiating. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:36:38 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110038.html 2008-11-11T07:36:38Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110005.html PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the slump in European and American economies is partly because African countries stopped exporting raw materials to the west. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:23:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811110005.html 2008-11-11T05:23:06Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100743.html Countries around the world aim to eradicate poverty and hunger by 2015 as one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:47:08 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100743.html 2008-11-10T11:47:08Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100443.html Driven by the urge to earn more non-oil revenue, the temptation to strengthen excise and custom tax collections invariably provides the lure for smuggling, reports Franklin Alli. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:06:19 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100443.html 2008-11-10T10:06:19Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100126.html Surprisingly the media, local and international did not report the role of the American Federation of Labour and the Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) in the election of Democratic Party candidate, Senator Barack Obama as President-elect of the United States of America. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:09:49 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811100126.html 2008-11-10T08:09:49Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811070922.html The Tree Crops Development and Marketing Company (TRECODEM), said yesterday that it has plan to export more than 1,500 tonnes of gum Arabic to India, Japan and China in December. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:07:37 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811070922.html 2008-11-07T20:07:37Z