Trade

To boost intra-African trade, the continent has embarked on the gradual elimination of tariffs on 90 percent of goods, reduction of barriers to trade in services aimed at increasing Africa’s income by $450 billion by 2035. The successful…

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum, has said that Nigeria will continue to deepen bilateral relations with other countries, such as the Republic of Ireland, to boost trade, agriculture,…

Nigeria’s total trade stood at N11,722.44 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a National Bureau of Statistics report has shown. The NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q4 2022 published on the bureau's website on Friday…

Tunisia has expelled the head of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) after she took part in an anti-government protest organised by the country's UGTT union, one of Tunisia's leading political forces. The UGTT said the expulsion…

The Nigerian government has challenged countries in Africa to expand and diversify their participation in international trade as part of measures to explore the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Minister…

The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over "unconstitutional change" in government in the West African country, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said.…

Stakeholders of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, AfCFTA, say, the agreement has the potential to grow trade value in Nigeria to the tune of $12bn between 2023 and 2027. This was disclosed during the Nigeria AfCFTA…

China's exports and imports shrank at their steepest pace in at least 2-1/2 years in November, as feeble global and domestic demand, COVID-led production disruptions and a property slump at home piled pressure on the world's…

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Kingsley Uyammadu, says that his main focus would be to create the enabling environment needed to boost sales and production, if voted into…

The Nigerian equities market recorded gains on the first day of trading this week, after experiencing days of consecutive losses last week. The all-share index rose by 0.38% or 170.23 percentage points to close at 44,662.96 points as…