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The remark was made by Silvester Kasuku, the Director General (CEO) of the African Center for Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Integration (ACTIRI) and former CEO of the LAPSSET Authority, in Nairobi on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 7th ‘infrastructure. Development in Africa, (PIDA) Week under the theme “The investment …

Last week the The highest court of the United Nations ordered Uganda to pay the sum of 325 million dollars to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the East African country’s role in the brutal war that took place there at the turn of the century. The International Court …

On January 1, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) began to operate and its establishment may boost the performance of the Chinese economy, especially at a time when the Chinese government has stressed the importance of dual flows – internal and external. . After 32 rounds of negotiations and discussions …

The unveiling of the US $ 490 billion fiscal stimulus package in November coincided with the announcement by the UK Department for International Trade of a new export strategy. The aim is to increase exports to £ 1 trillion per year (£ 1.35 trillion) by 2030, from the current £ …

WASHINGTON – The World Bank today approved a $70 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s program for the poorest countries, to improve regional connectivity and logistics in Djibouti , along the Djibouti-Addis Ababa corridor. The project supports efforts to strengthen Djibouti’s role as a major …

Gulf States must deepen their economic integration Gulf leaders gathered in Riyadh earlier this month for the 42nd Gulf Cooperation Council summit. (SPA file photo) Last week’s GCC summit in Riyadh forged the necessary consensus among the six member states to jointly tackle Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its malicious activities …

Photo of Shinzo Abe: AFP Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned last year amid a series of challenges and appears poised to return to Japanese politics, made hugely flawed remarks on the Taiwan issue on Wednesday, suggesting that Japan would intervene if mainland China attacked the island of …

ISLAMABAD – As Afghanistan experiences an economic and humanitarian crisis following the collapse of the Ghani regime and the withdrawal of the United States, the multibillion-dollar transnational projects CASA-1000 and TAPI will prove to be rewarding companies for the regional economic integration. The early completion and execution of these projects …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has pledged to realize his country’s vision of deepening economic integration between countries in the region and accelerating economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. During his presidency of the 21st session of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African Countries (COMESA), Sissi underlined the …

As the momentum of global economic gravity continues to shift to East Asia, the contours of a new economic and political geography in South Asia are also becoming visible with improved connectivity between West China, the Pakistan and Central Asia. Led by the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), this …

By Haroon Sharif * introduction As the momentum of global economic gravity continues to shift to East Asia, the contours of a new economic and political geography in South Asia are also becoming visible with improved connectivity between West China, the Pakistan and Central Asia. Led by the Belt and …

The end of the 44-day war between Azerbaijan and Armenia has created a new geopolitical landscape in the region which creates new opportunities for economic development and regional integration. While there are many challenges to achieving such integration – from Armenian domestic political opposition to influential lobby networks in the …

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday urged Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to deepen digital economic integration, saying it will help businesses connect more easily beyond borders and reach new markets in the digital economy. “It is time to extend this vision of regional economic integration to the …

– SINGAPORE: The Pakistani High Commission in Singapore hosted a webinar titled “Pakistan’s Regional Economic Integration: Challenges and Opportunities”, in collaboration with the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) on November 9, 2021. The webinar was organized as part of a series of events that the High Commission co-hosted with …

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and New Zealand should safeguard and practice true multilateralism, and join efforts to promote regional economic integration. He made the remarks during a telephone conversation with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Xi recalled that China and New Zealand have worked …

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and New Zealand should safeguard and practice true multilateralism, and join efforts to promote regional economic integration. President Xi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Noting that next year marks the 50th anniversary …

From left to right: Gulamhafeez Abubakar Mukadam, Jean-Marie Vianney Gatabazi and German envoy to Rwanda, Dr Thomas Kurz at a meeting on the sidelines The Annual General Meeting of the Association of Local Governments of East Africa and the Annual Meeting of the Forum of Local Governments of East Africa …

COVID-19 is undoubtedly a fatal disease that has turned our lives upside down in many ways. As of September 23, it had infected more than 231 million people and killed more than 4.75 million people worldwide. It also disrupted economic activities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global affairs across the …

East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Peter Mathuki on Tuesday, September 21 urged the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat to adapt an integration approach centered on people, market driven and private sector led. , so that Africans benefit from the continental initiative. Speaking in Accra, Ghana, at the …

ISLAMABAD – Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan Ulanbek Totuiaev said on Sunday that regional economic and trade integration through connectivity with the Central Asian Republics (CAR) is the key to development and prosperity throughout the region. The Ambassador said that peace and socio-political harmony in Afghanistan is …

Indian police officers participate in a dress rehearsal ahead of Indian Independence Day in Nagaon district of northeastern India’s Assam state on August 13, 2021.Photo:Xinhua India celebrated its 75th anniversary of independence on Sunday, a day after neighbor Pakistan. The two independent states, India and Pakistan, came into being in …

US Department of State; Photo: Flickr / NCinDC BELGRADE – The United States fully supports efforts in the Western Balkans to deepen and strengthen inclusive regional economic integration in accordance with European Union rules and standards, a State Department spokesperson told the Serbian branch of Voice of America. This media …

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: fmprc.gov.cn Further integration between ASEAN, Japan, South Korea and China is vital for the region, especially as many Asian countries face economic challenges amid the recent upsurge in the coronavirus, experts said Wednesday, following the latest appeal from Chinese State Councilor …

Participants in a one-day seminar organized by Imani Center for Policy and Education, a Ghanaian think tank, considered the resolution of the Western Sahara issue a necessary step to strengthen the continent’s economic integration. The seminar, which was held in Accra, had as its theme “The imperative of economic recovery: …

Regional integration, security, macroeconomic stability and others were the main issues discussed when Southern African leaders met at the end of June in Maputo, Mozambique. By Kester Kenn Klomegah They were in the country for the extraordinary summit of heads of state and government organized by the Southern African Development …

Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea said Egypt attaches great importance to achieving regional economic integration in Africa. Gamea underlined the importance of: activating joint continental work to achieve industrial and agricultural integration; strengthen intra-community trade; support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and create more employment opportunities. These contribute …

For the six economies of the Western Balkans, regional cooperation is proclaimed as a condition of their journey towards European integration. Stability Pact, Regional Cooperation Council, CEFTA, RYCO, Energy Community and Transport Community as well as the Berlin Process from 2014 are some of the initiatives and organizations created to …

ANKARA Africa must step up productive and infrastructural integration as part of the process of economic recovery from COVID-19, a report suggested. The African Regional Integration Index (ARII), a joint publication of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the African Union Commission, provides up-to-date …

The Chronicle Prosper Ndlovu, business writerThe National Development Strategy (NDS1), the country’s new five-year development roadmap, will play a key role in positioning Zimbabwe for increased gains within the framework of regional economic integration, said the Minister of Finance and Government. Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube. This comes as the …

Illustration: Tang Tengfei / GT As one of the world’s leading free trade blocs, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is about to see a new candidate – the UK which has just left the EU. . The accession of more members will strengthen the scope of …

Artwork: Tang Tengfei/GT As one of the world’s leading free trade blocs, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is about to see a new candidate – the UK which has just left the EU. . Joining more members will strengthen the reach of the agreement, accelerate economic …

After eight years of unremitting efforts, the Comprehensive Regional Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was officially signed on November 15. In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges of economic globalization, the signing of the pact is not only a historic achievement. of regional cooperation in East Asia, …

BRUSSELS – Regional economic integration between Belgrade, Podgorica, Pristina, Sarajevo, Skopje and Tirana is not a deviation from the European path, but an opportunity for modernization and rapprochement with the European Union market, said the European Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi in the author’s text for Politika, reports FoNet. The reduction …

SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the integration of ASEAN economies, said Second Minister of Trade and Industry Tan See Leng on Tuesday (September 15th). “The Asean region, with (its) promising long-term growth potential (…) presents multiple opportunities, not only for Singaporean companies, but also for …

Published with the kind permission of the Institute for the Study of War. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko likely believes his stance against the protesters has stabilized to the point that he can regain his balance against the Kremlin’s efforts to absorb Belarus through the Union State. The Kremlin will, however, …

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs Vera songwe, herusername The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a powerful tool for accelerating regional and economic integration in Africa. The declaration has been made during a virtual panel by the African Union marking africa …

June 5 will mark the third anniversary of the breakup of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the dispute and the ongoing embargo of Qatar by its neighbors Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Clearly, the GCC, as a regional organization, has been under pressure for some time, …

A lack of political will and trade initiatives are the main challenges facing regional economic integration in South Asia despite multibillion-dollar trade potential, analysts said in a dialogue yesterday. “The elites are not interested in regional integration and the lack of effective private sector initiatives is the main obstacle to …

As European businesses grow more confident to invest in ASEAN, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is creating uncertainty for some business prospects, according to a recent survey by the EU-ASEAN Business Council . Released on Monday, the EU-ASEAN Business Sentiment Survey – which surveys European businesses in the region – …

Advertising From the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Asia-Pacific finds itself remade by mega-regional free trade agreements. The first, which entered into force in December 2018, brings together 11 countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean and represents the …

Economic integration with the rest of the world has eluded the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It represents 5.5% of the world’s population and 3.9% of global GDP. Yet its share in world non-oil trade is 1.8 percent, rising to 6.2 percent when oil is included. The nature …

African Leaders Embrace AfCFTA With the right balance between boldness and pragmatism, regional integration could pay bigger dividends COMMENT | Celestin Monga | When Kwame Nkrumah, under whose leadership Ghana became the first African country to claim independence in 1957, was overthrown in a military coup in 1966, few of …

With closer relations between the countries of the Horn of Africa, there is talk of great economic integration, but Somalia would lose if it happened too soon. The Horn of Africa’s regional political and economic stance turned around when Abiy Ahmed came to power as Ethiopia’s new prime minister in …

ABIDJAN-When Kwame Nkrumah, under whose leadership Ghana became the first African country to claim independence in 1957, was overthrown in a military coup in 1966, few of his fellow citizens shed a tear for his rule. But one aspect of his legacy remains relevant to this day and deserves special …

The three leaders inaugurate a new hospital in Bahir DarPhoto: SM borkenaNovember 10, 2018 The leaders of Eritrea and Somalia were in Ethiopia for a two-day official visit initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. They arrived in Gonder, an important capital of Ethiopia in the 16th century on Friday, and …

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, also known as the NEPAD Agency, was created following the mainstreaming of NEPAD into AU structures and processes. The NEPAD Agency is the technical arm and executing agency of the African Union responsible for facilitating and coordinating the development of NEPAD programs on the …

SARAJEVO – “To relaunch convergence with the EU, Western Balkan (WB) economies need to look beyond their borders and relatively small national economies”, said Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Goran Svilanović at the opening of the Third Donor Coordination Meeting at the World Bank, in Sarajevo today, …

A report by the Asia Society Policy Institute In March 2016, the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) established an independent Commission on Trade Policy, chaired by the Vice President of ASPI. Wendy Cutler, to review the network of trade agreements and initiatives underway in the region. The Commission aimed to …

Author: Ekaterina Koldunova, MGIMO University Until its presidency of APEC in 2012 and the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Russia was not a proactive participant in East Asia. On the contrary, it always strived to be fully involved in the network of regional institutions such as APEC, ASEAN Dialogue Partnership, Asia-Europe …

The collapse of virtual borders is one of the most remarkable things that has happened in our lifetime. In the world of cyberspace, time and distance have become almost peripheral considerations when it comes to doing business. Services ranging from software development to accounting can be provided worldwide in the …

Advertising When the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established nearly half a century ago to promote economic development across the continent, even the most optimistic could not have imagined the scale of change and the pace progress we have seen. After all, in 1966 Vietnam was the scene of a …

By Ghazi Ben Ahmed & Ellen Laipson Two years after the fall of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the economic imperative of political stability in North Africa requires bold and new thinking. One idea that deserves more attention is the promotion of regional economic integration. Trade between the …