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Manchester Trade: Mauritius beats Kenya to foreign capital
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Mauritius beats Kenya to foreign capital. In the past five years alone, more than four foreign firms have entered the Kenyan market using Mauritius-based subsidiaries threatening Nairobi’s ambition to become the business hub for the 15 nation Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa). Waguthu Holdings (K) Limited, the company that is associated with the multi-billion shilling real estate project, Tatu City, is also owned by a parent company incorporated in Mauritius as MCIH. More recently, M...
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Manchester Trade: Uganda coffee farmers reap benefits of fair trade Coffee picking
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Uganda coffee farmers reap benefits of fair trade Coffee picking. Apart from paying higher prices, Gumutindo provides a social premium with each kilogramme of coffee that is produced. This premium comes in the form of a bonus to farmers which they can use to set up support projects, in the areas where coffee is cultivated, that are also aimed at those people not engaged in coffee production. Posted by Manchester Trade. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Manchester Trad...
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Manchester Trade: A New Horizon for Africa
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A New Horizon for Africa. As the World Cup comes to an end after Brazil’s humiliating 7-1 defeatagainst Germany. No one can deny this World Cup will be memorable. Not only because the fans’ favorite, Brazil was eliminated, also because it put the eyes of the world in Brazil. To be the host of the World Cup and the Olympics in 2016 represents a huge achievement to the region. Latin America has been fighting since 1991. So, why are we talking about Mercosur? To change the idea people have of Africa is nece...
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Manchester Trade: Africa Still the Odd One Out
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Africa Still the Odd One Out. Author: Servaas van den Bosch. CAPE TOWN , Sep 8, 2011 (IPS) - While globally trade agreements are more and more about linking production chains between countries and continents, Africa remains locked in a struggle to overcome the colonial legacy of fragmentation, trade experts say. However, this does not apply to Africa. Africa does not fit into this pattern. Rather than accommodating production networks, it is locked in a struggle to overcome the colonial legacy of fra...
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Manchester Trade: AGOA At 10 - Washington D.C. Kansas City Forum Information
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AGOA At 10 - Washington D.C. Kansas City Forum Information. 8220;AGOA at 10: New Strategies for a Changing World”. 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Two Hundred West 12th Street. Kansas City, Missouri 64105. Floor Flom Auditorium Room. 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Tel: 202.691.4000. Conference 9:00 am – 5:30pm (Woodrow. Reception 7:00pm – 9:00pm (Woodrow. Closing Ceremony - 5:30pm - 6:30pm (Woodrow Wilson Center). LOCATION: Marriott Convention Center. 200 West 12th Street. Kansas City, Missouri 64105. Manches...
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Manchester Trade: 9th AGOA Civil Society: A Huge Success
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9th AGOA Civil Society: A Huge Success. The Ninth AGOA Civil Society forum held in Washington DC on July 29. Was a tremendous success. The forum ended with an excitement for the future of AGOA. The forum commenced with Senator Cardin (D-MD), from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as the keynote speaker. This then flowed into a panel giving background on Civil Society and AGOA from 2000-2010. The ensuing panel, Energizing AGOA Agriculture Trade. The German Marshall Fund. The morning of Friday, July 30.
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Manchester Trade: African Trade Integration from an American Perspective
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African Trade Integration from an American Perspective. Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers (Federalist 12. Wrote about the benefits of a strong union. During the ratification period of the U.S. Constitution, Hamilton fought using pen and paper to argue the benefits of a strong union of states. To paraphrase his economic arguments in The Federalist Papers. With the EU, their ability to regionally unify economically and develop stronger economies would be hindered. While the idea of EPAs is go...