Category: Perspectives
Exercise is not just about exercise
By Titus Mwahafa Regional Programmes Africa, GIZ. The year 2021 seems to be continuing very much...
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Six reasons why Africa’s new free trade area is a global game changer
By Caroline Kende-Robb Senior Fellow, African Centre for economic transformation. Launched on 1...
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Survey suggests government is clueless on growing private sector
A recent independent survey suggests that the government does not understand what is required to...
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African manufacturers can be either more competitive or create more jobs, but not both
By Dani Rodrik* Cambridge – Economic development relies on the creation of more productive jobs...
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Africa’s free trade area opens for business
By Franck Kuwonu African countries opened their markets on 1 January under the continental free...
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Western sources dominate how the African story is told – Report
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news...
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Here’s what could happen to the global economy this year
By Sean Fleming Senior Writer, Formative Content, World Economic Forum. The global economy is on...
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Decarbonization is an opportunity for African mining
Africa’s minerals sector should seize the opportunities presented by the global transition towards...
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Lockdowns make developing countries’ 2021 due debt “effectively unpayable”
By Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. His...
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Food security, agriculture, the AfCFTA, crucial for Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery – African Economic Conference
“The agriculture sector is among the most vulnerable. Agriculture is important not only for food...
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Modern Monetary Theory – panacea or fool’s paradise? How much debt is too much?
By Raghuram Rajan* Chicago – As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, governments in advanced economies...
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Put small-scale traders at the heart of accelerated trade and investment in Africa post COVID-19, experts say
Industry experts at a recent virtual discussion focused on resetting, retooling and restarting...
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