Hype and Hope: The Worrisome State of the Microcredit Movement
2005 has been declared the ‘Year of Microcredit’ by the UN, thus acknowledging the journey of microcredit from an obscure experiment in the mid-1970s to the status of a worldwide movement.
African Peer Review Mechanism: A Progress Report
eAfrica spoke to Dr Bernard Kouassi, who was appointed CE of the APRM in January.
Aid to Africa: More Doesn’t Have to Mean Worse
WHY are we condemned to conduct the public debate about aid to Africa in such grossly simplified terms?
Paying for Broken Promises
In their first referendum since 1963, Kenyans took to the polling booth in November to vote on a new constitution.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Prospects and Challenges for the SADC (minus) group
A summary of discussions, as well as two presentations may be found by clicking on the links below.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Caribbean, SADC and ESA Perspectives
Please find below a summary of the key discussion points, two powerpoint presentations, and press coverage of the event: Summary of discussions Presentation: Paul Kalenga (advisor to SADC Secretariat and the RTFP) Presentation: Mark Pearson (director, RTFP) Press coverage: – “SADC-EU partnerships are unlikely by year-end” Business Report, 03 April – “SADC tariff deal […]
August 29, 2007: Workshop on ‘The cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North-South corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge – a preliminary study’
The South African Institute of International Affairs, Business Unity South Africa, and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies cordially invite you to a workshop on ‘The cost of non-tariff barriers to business along the North-South corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge – a preliminary study’.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Prospects and Challenges for the SADC (minus) group
A summary of discussions, as well as two presentations may be found by clicking on the links below.
Economic Partnership Agreements: Caribbean, SADC and ESA Perspectives
Please find below a summary of the key discussion points, two powerpoint presentations, and press coverage of the event:
Roundtable 1: What can Hong Kong (WTO) deliver to South and Southern Africa?
Event materials: