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Stories that are tagged 'Ethiopia'

Lamy Highlights WTO Benefits For Ethiopia
5/22/2012
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy has encouraged Ethiopia to speed reforms towards accession to the global trade body, remarking upon the benefits membership would bring for the nation's economic development.
USTR Urges Extension Of AGOA's Textile Provision
5/11/2012
The United States Trade Representative has confirmed that the Administration is committed to boosting trade with African nations through the African Growth and Opportunity Act and, in that respect, renewal of its Third-Country Fabric provision is seen as crucial.
COMESA Members And EU Discuss EPAs
3/29/2012
A delegation of MEPs from the European Parliament has recently held a consultative meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, with the Chair of the Eastern and Southern Africa group of countries to discuss their Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with the European Union.
The Netherlands Ups Tax Treaty Negotiations In 2012
2/21/2012
Underlining the government’s commitment to negotiating new tax treaties with other countries, the Dutch finance ministry has recently outlined details of its specific plans for 2012.
COMESA Pushes For DTAs Between Member States
2/14/2012
Earlier this month, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa held a three-day forum in Lusaka which attracted officials from its member states who are involved in negotiating double taxation agreements.
WTO To Ease LDC Accession Requirements
1/27/2012
The Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries, on January 20, agreed to start work on developing recommendations to “further strengthen, streamline and operationalize” current guidelines on the accession process of LDCs, as called for in a decision by the Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference last month.
USTR Issues GSP, AGOA Annual Reviews
1/3/2012
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced the outcome of the 2010 Annual Review under the Generalized System of Preferences programme, as well as the results of the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act Eligibility Review.
Problems Foreseen For African Tripartite FTA
11/8/2011
The South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has expressed the opinion that the planned roll out of the proposed African tripartite free trade agreement may 'hit a snag' when negotiating on trade in manufactured goods between the member countries.
South Africa Plugs Tripartite FTA
8/26/2011
In the opinion of South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Elizabeth Thabethe, the recent agreement to launch talks to establish a tripartite free trade agreement between several African nations has made it more urgent to promote intra-African trade.
COMESA Reviews Progress On Customs Union
8/9/2011
A third meeting was held this month in Lusaka by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa to study the progress made towards having a fully implemented Customs Union by June 2012.
African Leaders Launch Tripartite FTA Talks
6/16/2011
A leaders’ summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community, held in Johannesburg on June 11 and 12, has agreed to formally launch negotiations to establish a tripartite free trade agreement.
UK, Ethiopia Sign Tax Treaty
6/13/2011
The UK and Ethiopia have inked a double tax agreement, which provides for reduced dividend, interest and royalties withholding tax rates.
South Africa To Discuss Tripartite FTA
6/9/2011
A summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will be held in Pretoria on June 11 and 12 to discuss the progress made towards a tripartite free trade agreement (FTA).
Tripartite African Trade Talks Show Progress
5/18/2011
Ministers from countries within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community met recently in Lusaka to discuss the progress made towards the proposed tripartite free trade agreement.
Tripartite African Trade Talks To Start By Mid-2011
3/11/2011
South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has said that negotiations for the development of a free trade agreement between the Southern African Development Community, the East African Community and the Common Market for East African States will commence towards the middle of 2011.
China Cuts Import Tariffs For African Countries
7/7/2010
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that, following an exchange of letters, 60% of imports from 26 of Africa’s least developed countries are duty free with effect from July 1, 2010.
Africa Should Broaden Tax Base
5/25/2010
The African Development Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, have published a joint report focusing in particular on the continent’s fiscal resilience to the financial crisis, and an analysis of appropriate tax policy going forward.

 

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