ARTICLES RELATING TO
TRADE
Trade conditions did not improve in May but remains within positive territory, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says.
Look to our own continent for trade growth, says Geoffrey Chapman.
Secretary general Ban Ki-moon has appointed former Kenyan trade and industry minister Nukhisa Kituyi as the new UN trade chief.
A bell rings and the floor of Ethiopia's Commodities Exchange is flooded with traders, waving hands and shouting bids for coffee.
Kenya faces an uphill task in its renewed campaign to grow trade with other African countries as stringent visa requirements restrict movement of traders.
We should make the most of the weak rand, urges Geoffrey Chapman.
A selection of fairtrade wines, nougat, rooibos tea and art will be on display at the African Fair in Japan, the trade and industry department says.
China says it will hold talks with the European Commission to discuss a trade row over solar panels and wireless equipment amid concerns of an escalating dispute.
According to Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board, South Africa is the leading buyer of Zimbabwean tobacco with the UAR in second place.
China's renminbi is fast finding its global feet, says Andrew Dell.
China's trade accelerated in April in a possible positive sign for its shaky economic recovery.
South Africa and Algeria will speed up the formation of a trade committee to focus on areas such as agriculture and infrastructure, the government says.
Former PM Raila Odinga is set to deliver a keynote speech at the Time CEO Africa Summit in the UK on the prospects for African trade.
The US and the UK aim to include financial services in a proposed free-trade agreement between America and the European Union, the British ambassador says.
For more than a decade Africa has rolled out the red carpet for Chinese investors, but the continent is urged to hammer out better deals at the bargaining table.
