Africa & Middle East
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa and the Middle East.
Articles
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22-Oct-2019 Bourse & Bazaar Iran joins Russia-led trade bloc with cautious optimism
The Rouhani administration and parliamentarians alike are eager to implement policies that may help bolster Iran’s economy as sanctions cause a sharp recession. -
22-Oct-2019 Urdu Point Mauritius wants to sign FTA with Eurasian Economic Union ’in near future’ - President
Mauritius wants to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union "in the near future," Paramasivum P. Vyapoory, the acting president of the island nation said. -
21-Oct-2019 Liberian Observer Pres. Weah signs 15 bills into law
The 15 bills include the act to ratify the Bilateral Investment Treaty with the United Arab Emirates, the investment agreement with Morocco and the ECOWAS custom code. -
16-Oct-2019 Ecofin La République centrafricaine signe cinq accords de coopération avec le Rwanda
Cinq accords de coopération ont été conclus entre le Rwanda et la République centrafricaine, dont un traité sur la promotion et la protection des investissements. -
16-Oct-2019 The New Times Rwanda, CAR sign bilateral pacts
Rwandan and Central African Presidents witnessed the signing of a bilateral investment treaty. -
15-Oct-2019 El Watan L’Algérie, la grande perdante de l’accord avec l’UE
En 2020, le démantèlement tarifaire total prévu par cet accord aura des effets catastrophiques sur une économie algérienne déjà fortement fragilisée. -
14-Oct-2019 Inside News Des accords commerciaux stratégiques et historiques avec l’Inde et la Chine
Maurice est engagé dans un processus de raffermissement de ses relations avec ses partenaires traditionnels dans le cadre d’une coopération Sud-Sud redynamisée. -
30-Aug-2019 Mehr EAEU-Iran trade deal to take effect on October 27: report
Officials from both parties exchanged messages about completing the necessary procedures to enforce an interim agreement leading to the formation of the free trade area. -
27-Aug-2019 Huffington Post L’accord de libre-échange Maroc-Turquie, au-delà d’un partenariat à un seul bénéficiaire
Il est clair et net que les entreprises turques opérant au Maroc ne jouent pas le jeu, ou plutôt le jouent autrement. -
23-Aug-2019 Sputnik TLC africano, una puerta abierta a China
El comercio entre los países africanos podría pasar paulatinamente de 17% a 52%, cuando en 2020 se ponga en marcha el Tratado de Libre Comercio Africano, y si el bloque logra superar escollos como la falta de infraestructura, las asimetrías y un mundo asediado por guerras arancelarias y proteccionistas. -
9-Aug-2019 Nation News Kenya ties on the table
Barbados is looking to enter into a double taxation agreement and a bilateral investment treaty with Kenya. -
7-Aug-2019 Yahoo África quiere un acuerdo comercial con EEUU; EEUU quiere muchos
Estados Unidos y África tienen puntos de vista distintos sobre su futura relación comercial después de que venza un acuerdo de acceso preferencial en 2025. -
7-Aug-2019 Bloomberg Africa wants one trade deal with the US, the US wants many
The African Union prefers a continent-wide deal with the US while the US wants bilateral deals when AGOA expires. -
26-Jul-2019 The Namibian Namibia courts Turkey investment
The two countries agreed to hold exploratory talks before the end of the year on the possibility of having negotiations of a trade and economic partnership agreement. -
24-Jul-2019 Journal du Niger AGOA: les États-Unis déclinent un nouveau paradigme commercial avec l’Afrique
Le changement de la politique commerciale des États-Unis avec l’Afrique vise à passer du système préférentiel à d’éventuels « accords bilatéraux et réciproques ». -
11-Jul-2019 Maroc Hebdo Le Maroc poursuivi par une société de BTP italienne
L’objet du litige concerne le contrat pour la construction du Tunnel des Oudayas, à Rabat, dans le cadre du projet de la vallée Bouregreg. -
9-Jul-2019 TASS Iranian president orders to start implementing free trade zone agreement with EAEU
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has tasked the country’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade to start implementing the free trade zone agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. -
8-Jul-2019 MENAFN Egypt, US to promote greater reciprocal market access for agricultural, industrial goods
Egypt and the United States are seeking ways to promote a greater reciprocal market access for agricultural and industrial goods following the latest talks of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement . -
2-Jul-2019 Euractiv Morocco moves closer to ‘privileged’ partnership with EU
The ‘Euro-Moroccan Partnership for Shared Prosperity was announced at the end of the 14th meeting of the Morocco-EU Association Council last Thursday (27 June) and will include the relaunch of talks on a free trade agreement. -
1-Jul-2019 The Namibian Free trade agreement reviewed
The Namibian mines and energy ministry has called on trade experts to find innovative ways to contribute to the success of the review process of the free trade area agreement between the European Free Trade Association (Efta) and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).
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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) legal texts and policy documents
Tralac’s page on the African Continental Free Trade Area -
SEATINI Uganda
The Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is a regional non-governmental organization founded in 1996 soon after the WTO Singapore Ministerial Conference — mainly focusing on WTO, but also bilateral and regional trade negotiations in Africa. -
SEATINI Zimbabwe
The Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is an African initiative to strengthen Africa’s capacity to take a more effective part in the emerging global trading system and to better manage the process of globalization.
