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21 August 2018
Considerando que as parcerias público-privadas podem ter um papel cada vez mais importante na América Latina e Caribe, a autora argumenta que o investimento na infraestrutura de portos e de tecnologias da informação e comunicação é chave para promover a facilitação do comércio. Nessa dinâmica, as controvérsias investidor-Estado constituem o principal desafio.
22 March 2018
L’essor d’Internet promet de générer d’importantes opportunités économiques en Afrique, notamment en matière de commerce électronique. Quel sont les défis qui freinent le développement du e-commerce africain, et comment le secteur privé s’organise-t-il pour y répondre ? Après la formidable...
14 March 2018
The growth of the Internet can generate significant economic opportunities in Africa, in particular when it comes to e-commerce. What are the challenges hindering the development of African e-commerce, and how can the private sector reap the opportunities? After the dramatic take-off of mobile...
28 March 2017
Passerelles s’est entretenu avec Kalilou Traoré, commissaire de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) en charge de l’industrie et de la promotion du secteur privé. Monsieur le commissaire, il est largement admis que le manque d'infrastructures constitue l’une des plus...
21 March 2017
Bridges Africa met with Kalilou Traoré, the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Commissioner for Industry and Private Sector Promotion Commissioner, it is widely recognised that the lack of infrastructure is one of the most significant structural constraints hindering the African...
11 August 2016
В начале августа Азиатский банк развития (АБР) объявил об утверждении программы поддержки в размере 25 млн долл. США для целей улучшения инвестиционного климата и инвестиционной привлекательности частного сектора в Кыргызстане. На фоне общего экономического спада в странах, на которые приходится...
18 January 2016
La Directrice générale du Fonds monétaire international (FMI), Christine Lagarde, s’est rendue en Afrique centrale du 4 au 9 janvier pour une mini-tournée, au cours de laquelle elle a émis certaines recommandations du FMI à l’attention des États de la région. Passant par le Nigéria avant de se...
22 September 2015
La semaine passée, plus de 100 entreprises américaines ont pris part à la plus grande mission commerciale en Afrique jamais organisée par le gouvernement américain, intitulée Trade Winds - Africa. Comme son nom l’indique, la mission s’inscrit dans le cadre du programme Trade Winds du département du...
22 July 2015
The architecture of development provisions in the multilateral trading system has been designed with the mind-set of "aid granting and recipient" as opposed to a business approach. The openly discussed reason for this is to enhance development of least developed countries (LDCs) and developing...
29 May 2015
Dans un récent article d’opinion publié dans le Financial Times, le Ministre des finances du Liberia, Amara Konneh, soulignait les importantes conséquences économiques de la crise Ebola sur la fragile économie du pays. S’exprimant de manière particulièrement sombre et précise, Konneh ajoutait : «...
26 May 2015
A series of climate policy announcements were unveiled last week by various nations as negotiators prepare to head to Bonn, Germany in June to make progress on a draft UN climate deal slated to be agreed by the end of this year. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande...
26 May 2015
A series of climate policy announcements were unveiled last week by various nations as negotiators prepare to head to Bonn, Germany in June to make progress on a draft UN climate deal slated to be agreed by the end of this year. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande...
7 May 2015
It may be too early to make any decisive claims, but the fight against Ebola seems to be coming to an end. While Liberia has just been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), weekly infections in Guinea and Sierra Leone have dropped to single digits for the first time since the...
6 May 2015
How has the Ebola crisis affected the Liberian economy? What possibilities exist around revitalising the gears of the private sector and spurring growth in the short term until existing medium-long term reforms are implemented ? Can a stimulus program aimed at MSMEs and consumers work in the...
16 March 2015
Fisheries and fisheries trade play a vital role in a number of communities the world over. Trade in fisheries products is extensive and shapes global production. Many wild fish stocks are overfished, however, and the rapid rise of aquaculture has opened up new challenges. Other emerging threats...
3 November 2014
Knowledge and innovation are pivotal in Africa’s quest for sustained and inclusive economic growth and should therefore be encouraged based on both targeted government policies and private sector participation. This was the conclusion from the 9 th Annual African Economic Conference held from...
3 November 2014
Since the WTO’s Doha Round stalled, the world has been awash with mega-regional preferential trade negotiations. These agreements will improve market access by lowering tariffs to firms in participating states. But not all firms will gain equal benefits because the improved access, while largely...
27 October 2014
Nearly 800 participants – mainly government officials and representatives of the private sector as well as civil society – met in Marrakech, Morocco, from 12 to 16 October 2014 for the Ninth African Development Forum organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). In this...