ARUSHA, Tanzania, March 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Ministerial Session of the EAC Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment concluded today in Arusha, Tanzania by granting a request by Rwanda for an additional six-month duty waiver on sugar imports, among other business. The Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment [...]

Frost & Sullivan hosts complimentary webinar discussing whether the economic growth in South Africa is investment or consumer-driven MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – WHEN: Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. EDT LOCATION: Online, with complimentary registration SPEAKERS: Analyst Craig Parker for Frost & Sullivan’s Economic Research & Analytics Practice South Africa [...]

Demand for sustainable coffee, tea and cocoa with label has grown significantly In 2011, sales of UTZ CERTIFIED coffee rose by 12%. The 136,752 metric tons of coffee beans account for around 16.5 billion cups of coffee. This makes UTZ CERTIFIED the largest program and label for sustainable coffee farming worldwide. Sales of sustainably produced [...]

  NIAMEY, March 22, 2012—On the sidelines of the joint annual review of the World Bank’s portfolio in Niger, a loan agreement for US$15 million was signed last February between the Bank and the government. Signed by the World Bank Country Manager for Niger, Mr. Nestor Coffi, and by Niger’s Minister of Planning, Land Use [...]

  YAOUNDÉ, March 22, 2012 – More than 1000 university professors, students and administrative staff turned out to participate in a recent debate about employment led by the World Bank Cameroon Country Office, thus turning a modest initiative into a national tour. This is the first time in the Bank’s history in Cameroon that high-ranking [...]