West Africa Common Currency Goal
The West Africa common currency goal appears to be heading for the rocks! It is actually no news that member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are planning towards...
Tag: Trade blocs
West Africa’s Common Currency Campaign
Eight ECOWAS countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo) jointly use the CFA franc. Establishing a new currency would involve dissolving the...
NAFTA Talks Need Quick Outcome
US and Mexican political deadlines are creating pressure to reach a quick outcome to next month's talks to rework North America's regional free trade pact, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said...
NAFTA Talks To Begin Aug 16, US Says
Negotiations on reworking North America's landmark free trade pact will begin next month in Washington, US officials announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after American officials this week...
US, Malaysia To Set Up Bilateral Trade Talk Shops
The United States and Malaysia will establish working groups to address trade matters such as labor, intellectual property and the environment, US officials announced Monday. The agreement came...
Japan-EU Trade Negotiations At Crucial Moment
Japan and the European Union are at a crucial moment in their attempt to sign a free trade deal, Japan's foreign minister said Wednesday, with tariffs on European cheese a key sticking point. The...
Japan Eyes Free Trade Talks With Britain
Japan wants to hold informal free trade talks with Britain as it also works to sign a deal with the European Union, a report said Sunday. Tokyo's moves aim to minimise Brexit's impact on Japanese...
German Government Donate To East African Countries
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has committed two grants amounting to €35 million Euros to the East African Community (EAC). His Excellency, Egon Kochanke, German Ambassador to...
Time For West Africa Integration Is Now – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for West African States to speed up its integration process and to take advantage of the potentials of the regional market to spur...
Will Ghana Get A Factory In Every District?
When Nana Addo Dankwa Afufo-Addo, announced a year ago, as the leading opposition contender for the presidency, that if elected to the highest office in Ghana he would ensure that a factory was...
Akufo-Addo Urged To Follow German Example To Forge West African Unity
President Akufo-Addo charged to lead efforts to unite the economic unity of West African states following years of disappointing attempts by predecessors. The Director of Academic Affairs at the...
TPP Trade Deal Will Continue Without Trump
The controversial trade pact was dealt a blow when the US ditched the deal Asia-Pacific trade ministers have agreed to resuscitate the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal,...
Pacific Rim Nations Fight To Save TPP Trade Pact
Asia-Pacific trade ministers agreed Sunday to resuscitate a massive free trade pact thrown into doubt by a Donald Trump-inspired US pullout, as fears rumble of a new global era of protectionism. The...
TPP Members Aim To Revive Deal After US Pullout
Asia-Pacific nations will try to rescue a massive trade deal scuppered by the pullout of the United States, a source involved in discussions told AFP Friday, as delegates meet in Hanoi for key talks...
EU Holds Summit Without UK To Formalise Brexit Strategy
European Union countries are meeting in Brussels to discuss a joint strategy for negotiations with the UK over Brexit. Twenty-seven countries will be present, but the UK will not take part. The EU...
EU Trade Delegation Upbeat About EPA With ECOWAS
A 14-member European Union delegation to the country has underscored the need for a regional ECOWAS agreement, arguing that it will help maintain a good balance with a fully fledged Economic...
VP Pence Thanks Corporate Japan For Boosting US Growth
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed Japanese companies for contributing to US economic prosperity, moving to ease fears over the protectionist agenda of President Donald Trump. Trump has...
German Mittelstand Wants ‘soft Brexit’
Germany's "Mittelstand" of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) could lose billions of euros if the UK is shut out of the single market, an industry representative has warned. The boss of the BVMW,...
ECOWAS Pushes For Standards Among Member States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commenced the standardization of some electronic appliances to harmonize trading activities among member countries. The standardization...
Australia PM Turnbull Offers Media Advice To Trump
Australia's prime minister, who was at the receiving end of US President Donald Trump's ire during a fiery phone call last month, on Friday offered media advice to the billionaire politician after he...