The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) signed a partnership agreement with the National Company of Transports and Logistics, SNTL, in Morocco, under the umbrella of the Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States (AfTIAS), to launch a study for the development of logistical platforms for trade and investment facilitation between Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa
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World Economies consolidate progress on trade and investment facilitation
The group of WTO Friends of Investment Facilitation for Development (FIFD) pledged support for the success of the High-Level Investment Forum taking place in Abuja on the 3 - 4 of November
President Zuma to open the sitting of the Pan African Parliament
The 5th Ordinary Session of the 4th Parliament will be held from 06 October to 20 October 2017 as delegates from all member States of the African Union deliberate on issues of continental interest
AfDB approves US$200 million to IDC for industrialisation projects across Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a private sector multi-currency line of credit of US$100mn and 1.3bn South African Rand to Industrial Development Corporation Plc (IDC) of South Africa where the operation will support industrialisation projects in both South Africa and other Regional Member Countries (RMCs)
Egypt overtakes South Africa as most attractive investment destination: RMB research
Egypt has seized the number one spot from South Africa as the most attractive investment destination on the continent, according to Rand Merchant Banks (RMB) Investment Attractiveness Index