$31 trillion debt is holding back developing countries, UN trade summit hears

20 october 2025 - 15:21:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Holding the line on the existing rules-based international trading system remains an essential challenge if the [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’

04 october 2025 - 08:10:31
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs

25 september 2025 - 05:01:32
New York, US (PANA) - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – [...] Full text...

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High Seas Treaty to enter force in January: 'A lifeline' for the ocean (By UN News)

21 september 2025 - 04:31:26
New York, US (PANA) - A discreet but decisive shift has just taken place at UN headquarters in New York. [...] Full text...

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Trade critical to ending plastic pollution - UNCTAD

01 august 2025 - 05:15:23
New York, US (PANA) - Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem [...] Full text...

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New York Forum: Ocean under pressure, Nice's hopes remain to be realised (By UN News)

18 july 2025 - 07:15:26
New York, US (PANA) - The promises made in June at the Ocean Conference in Nice are barely concealing the [...] Full text...

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US tariff delay deepens trade uncertainty, warns top UN economist

09 july 2025 - 07:18:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A leading UN trade official warned on Tuesday that the United States’ decision to delay the [...] Full text...

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It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla

30 june 2025 - 13:10:24
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - “We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling [...] Full text...

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Can Africa claim the 21st century? World Bank Blog By Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, and Chorching Goh, Lead Economist, Africa

23 june 2025 - 09:13:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In 2000, the World Bank published, “Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?” This landmark report [...] Full text...

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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments

14 june 2025 - 08:13:21
Nice, France (PANA) - Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a [...] Full text...

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UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals

29 april 2025 - 07:17:39
New York, US (PANA) - Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top [...] Full text...

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US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top UN economist

11 april 2025 - 17:27:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States’ new [...] Full text...

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South Africa hosts G20 working group

19 march 2025 - 07:10:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is hosting the G20 Trade and [...] Full text...

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UK commits $1 million to accelerate trade facilitation for developing countries

14 march 2025 - 21:15:34
London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom has announced nearly $1 million in new funding to extend the decade-long “Accelerate [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso formally accepts WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies

18 october 2024 - 12:57:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has formally accepted the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which [...] Full text...

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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés

13 september 2024 - 12:55:31
Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...

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EU-Kenya trading treaty enters into force after nearly two decades of talks

02 july 2024 - 22:20:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The trading treaty between Kenya and the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), entered [...] Full text...

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Nations agree landmark treaty on traditional knowledge, protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights

25 may 2024 - 05:21:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) – a specialised UN agency – on [...] Full text...

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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta

12 april 2024 - 16:14:18
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...

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WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development

02 march 2024 - 11:41:31
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...

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EU gives EUR 1 million to support trade know-how in developing economies and LDCs

01 march 2024 - 18:04:15
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - The European Union is contributing EUR 1 million about over the period 2024-2025 to finance [...] Full text...

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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference extended by a day to facilitate outcomes

29 february 2024 - 18:56:51
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC13) has been extended by [...] Full text...

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UAE gives US$ 272,814 to support least developed countries’ participation in MC13

29 february 2024 - 13:04:33
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates has contributed Swiss Francs CHF 240,000 equivalent to US$ 272,814.39 to [...] Full text...

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WTO chief encourages members to close remaining gaps to secure outcomes at ministerial conference

29 february 2024 - 07:42:22
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala commended members for the “tremendous amount of progress” [...] Full text...

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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste

26 february 2024 - 18:39:04
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...

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Okonjo-Iweala urges trade ministers’ coalition to boost climate action through WTO

26 february 2024 - 10:06:03
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has welcomed high-level officials’ efforts and leadership [...] Full text...

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EU urges WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi to come up with balanced outcome

25 february 2024 - 16:20:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Stability and predictability of a rules-based trading system are needed more than ever to act as [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum 2024: Rebuilding trust amid uncertainty

19 january 2024 - 15:00:41
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – At a moment of growing fragmentation and polarization, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 served [...] Full text...

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Why digital trade should remain open: IMF Blog By Michele Ruta and Adam Jakubik

14 december 2023 - 14:27:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Digital trade, from software sales to streaming movies, plays a bigger role than ever in [...] Full text...

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Comorian authorities, IMF staff reach deal on economic policies and reforms

02 november 2023 - 13:58:16
Moroni, Comoro (PANA) – The Comoros’ expected growth in 2023 reflects an ongoing rebound in economic activity, says the International [...] Full text...

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Comoros set on path to boost growth after four decades of stagnation

17 october 2023 - 10:50:04
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – The first Country Economic Memorandum for Comoros, published on Tuesday by the World Bank, notes that [...] Full text...

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Protectionism fails to achieve its goals, threatens future of critical industries (World Bank feature)

29 august 2023 - 15:21:58
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Since 1990, global trade has increased incomes by 24 per cent worldwide, and by 50 [...] Full text...

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WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science

18 august 2023 - 06:43:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) got underway on Thursday [...] Full text...

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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity

18 july 2023 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...

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Protectionism can jeopardise health outcomes in countries spending more on global trade in health goods

15 july 2023 - 11:23:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global security has now assumed new dimensions, the latest being health security that reflects mounting [...] Full text...

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Infrastructure development reduce transit times landlocked Africa countries

29 may 2023 - 13:54:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - UN hafours applauded landlocked developing countries in Africa on development of both rail and road infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD

09 may 2023 - 07:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...

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Didier Drogba says football is key for peace, co-existence

05 may 2023 - 07:55:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA Legend and the World Health Organisation’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health, Didier Drogba, has [...] Full text...

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Continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening

09 february 2023 - 06:14:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organisations [...] Full text...

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African free trade zone critical to reducing dependence on foreign imports

20 january 2023 - 08:58:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would help build Africa’s economic [...] Full text...

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WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023

07 october 2022 - 05:50:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain [...] Full text...

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WTO still yet to make changes to ensure access to life-saving health products: Amnesty International

19 june 2022 - 05:41:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN World Trade Organisation (WTO) still has [...] Full text...

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UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism

05 may 2022 - 05:52:36
New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...

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International agencies seek urgent measures to arrest global food crisis

13 april 2022 - 22:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent steps are required, including addressing the supply of fertilizers, financial support to countries and investment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WTO head Okonjo-Iweala welcomes breakthrough on COVID-19 vaccine waiver

17 march 2022 - 12:48:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warmly welcomed the breakthrough among four Members on [...] Full text...

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UN chief names Rwandan Valentine Rugwabiza Special Representative for CAR

25 february 2022 - 05:08:28
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Valentine Rugwabiza of Rwanda as his new Special [...] Full text...

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African-European Summit resolve to revitalise ties

20 february 2022 - 07:40:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - African and European leaders rose from their sixth Summit at the seat of the European Union, [...] Full text...

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Egypt, European Union locked in trade dispute over import registration

28 january 2022 - 02:05:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The European Union has reported Egypt to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a dispute over [...] Full text...

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World Trade Organisation indefinitely postpones ministerial talks over new variant

27 november 2021 - 12:08:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Angela Ellard has highlighted the potential benefits from the [...] Full text...

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WTO voices support for African Continental Free trade pact

27 november 2021 - 12:07:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Angela Ellard has highlighted the potential benefits from the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic brings global syringe shortage into sharp focus

10 november 2021 - 05:51:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccine production should be matched by access to the syringes needed to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness

19 october 2021 - 08:29:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...

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West African nations urged to use regional value chains as means to diversify exports

15 october 2021 - 11:12:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Maintaining open value chains and predictable mechanisms to support them is key to ensure access to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine plan

23 september 2021 - 05:17:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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WTO seeks better trade deal to spur African countries participation in world economy

17 september 2021 - 22:50:30
Montreux, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged rich countries to assist poor ones to [...] Full text...

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Morocco appeals WTO findings against anti-dumping taxes imposed on Tunisian exercise book imports

05 august 2021 - 12:53:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) said there was no panel to handle an appeal by Morocco [...] Full text...

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New Global Database to enhance transparency, improve delivery of COVID-19 tools

31 july 2021 - 07:59:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Developing Countries on Friday launched [...] Full text...

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Helen Clark brief Member States at the UN General Assembly on pandemic response

28 july 2021 - 22:48:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Panddmic will end when world chooses to end it - Dr. Tedros

22 july 2021 - 23:28:50
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - World Health Organiation (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebrejesus has said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African countries close in on breakthrough deal to lift copyright laws on vaccines

22 july 2021 - 11:45:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have agreed to continue discussions into a request by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Equitable distribution of vaccines, equipment only way out of pandemic: WHO chief

07 july 2021 - 05:17:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Equitable distribution of equipment and medicines to fight COVID-19 is the only way out of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global finance, trade institutions create task force on vaccines

01 july 2021 - 07:12:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Urgent action is needed now to arrest the rising human toll due to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Sub-Saharan Africa must act now to stop surge of new Delta variant'

29 june 2021 - 06:26:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The only way for Sub-Saharan Africa to break free from the new vicious COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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WHO, partners highlight key steps to improve access to health technologies

25 june 2021 - 21:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) -The first WHO World Local Production Forum ended Friday after five days of discussions on promoting quality [...] Full text...

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SADC expresses solidarity with victims of Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, DR Congo

23 june 2021 - 22:51:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed [...] Full text...

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Africa: Environmental threat worries sub-Saharan SMEs

23 june 2021 - 18:24:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly two-thirds of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa are concerned about the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa Union eyes more doses to lessen vaccine exclusion

10 june 2021 - 22:35:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has welcomed ongoing debate at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit

10 june 2021 - 06:04:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the [...] Full text...

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African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture

02 june 2021 - 22:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery

02 june 2021 - 06:22:56
New York, US (PANA) - Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU High Representative says 'vaccination gap must be closed’

31 may 2021 - 15:48:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union High Representative has stressed the need to close the vaccination gap between advanced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU health ministers urge member countries to step up vaccination against the disease

18 may 2021 - 07:48:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Health Ministers have called upon all AU Member States to intensify their efforts for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit

16 may 2021 - 16:24:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Top COVID probe urges bold overhaul of pandemic prevention measures

12 may 2021 - 15:52:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) appointed panel on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of pandemic resurgence, warns WHO

07 may 2021 - 06:00:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India delayed for the foreseeable future, slow [...] Full text...

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US, South Africa stress need to expand global COVID-19 vaccine production

06 may 2021 - 07:24:07
London, UK (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor have underscored [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails US support for vaccine patent waiver

06 may 2021 - 05:57:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the [...] Full text...

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WTO's Okonjo-Iweala priotises lifting women to benefit from global trade in Nigeria

18 march 2021 - 21:59:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation's newly-appointed Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has prioritised efforts to address challenges facing women [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Nigeria on 4-day visit

13 march 2021 - 19:56:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), arrived Saturday in Nigeria on a four-day official [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all

06 march 2021 - 04:42:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the [...] Full text...

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WTO fails to strike agreement on African push to lift copyright curbs on coronavirus products

26 february 2021 - 09:03:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been no consensus on a joint push by India and South Africa, supported by [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director-General

15 february 2021 - 17:43:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigerian economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation [...] Full text...

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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture

21 december 2020 - 13:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...

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WTO: SA leads African effort to lift copyright curbs on pandemic response supplies

12 december 2020 - 00:30:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pakistan and Bolivia, Friday opened a new warfront in the [...] Full text...

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WTO receives petition seeking universal access to Covid-19 vaccines

09 december 2020 - 23:24:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A petition calling for universal access to affordable coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines has been delivered virtually by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian tourism seriously affected by pandemic

02 december 2020 - 22:03:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The tourism sector in Tunisia was seriously affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, leading to a [...] Full text...

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Kenya supports Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala's bid for top WTO job

09 october 2020 - 09:33:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will support Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the final round for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes final shortlist for top global trade body

08 october 2020 - 23:34:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has narrowed the search for its next Director-General to two female [...] Full text...

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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link

30 september 2020 - 22:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"

24 september 2020 - 20:11:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month [...] Full text...

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India, Nigeria to expand cooperation in defence, IT and solar energy sectors

02 september 2020 - 15:21:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and India have agreed to maintain the momentum in strengthening “excellent ties” for their mutual [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta says time for African leadership of global trade body

09 july 2020 - 22:34:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday it was time for an African to hold the top [...] Full text...

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Kenya nominates Amina Mohamed for WTO Director-General post

09 july 2020 - 00:25:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has received the nomination of Kenyan Sports Minister Amina Mohamed for [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants African, non-African countries to endorse Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the top WTO job

02 july 2020 - 17:35:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called for support for the candidacy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia says it is united against this challenging period

24 june 2020 - 18:17:53
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Wednesday told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 [...] Full text...

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'Everyone has a role to play to ensure food safety': UN agencies

08 june 2020 - 06:27:03
New York, US (PANA) - Eating contaminated food has caused an estimated 600 million people in the world, or almost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WTO, IMF heads call for lifting trade restrictions on medical supplies and food

25 april 2020 - 11:37:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Heads of two international organizations have called for more attention to the role of [...] Full text...

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Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

03 april 2020 - 00:05:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...

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WTO moves to monitor trade restriction practices amid coronavirus clampdown

26 march 2020 - 13:48:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has called on countries to share information on the trade barriers [...] Full text...

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WTO sees global trade drop further, may worsen after coronavirus outbreak

17 february 2020 - 22:18:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade registered a 1.1 percentage drop in the last one month, ending December 2019 alone, [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde joins trade facilitation agreement

08 february 2020 - 16:46:57
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)  -  Cape Verde has finally ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), 12 years after joining the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe to benefit from liberalised EU market under new agreement

29 january 2020 - 13:50:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday launched a project that will see [...] Full text...

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Morocco loses bid to curb Turkish steel imports

08 january 2020 - 23:43:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco will be expected to allow the importation of hot-rolled steel products from Turkey after its [...] Full text...

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African, Caribbean leaders resolve to deepen trade ties at Nairobi summit

10 december 2019 - 23:56:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  A summit of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) Tuesday called for measures to ensure the [...] Full text...

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'Empower African women to empower the continent', says African Union Commission

19 november 2019 - 18:20:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the opening of "She Trades Global 2019", an event dedicated to celebrating the talent [...] Full text...

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Tunisia wins best video promoting tourism in Africa

13 september 2019 - 15:03:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Thursday won the best video promoting tourism in Africa award at the General Assembly [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host next WTO general assembly

13 september 2019 - 10:44:57
Saint Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - Morocco was on Thursday chosen in St. Petersburg to host the 24th General Assembly of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso elected first vice-president of the WTO Africa Commission

12 september 2019 - 17:57:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso was unanimously elected first vice-president of the Africa Commission of the World Tourism [...] Full text...

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Senegal elected to the Executive Committee of World Tourism Organization

11 september 2019 - 18:58:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has been elected to the Executive Council and the Tourism and Competitiveness Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde participates in the 23rd WTO General Assembly

05 september 2019 - 18:09:49
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Minister of Tourism and Transport, José Gonçalves, will participate in the 23rd General [...] Full text...

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Magascar notifies WTO of intention to restrict cooking fat, lubricant imports

28 august 2019 - 22:42:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The authorities in Madagascar have moved to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to initiate a safeguard [...] Full text...

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Algerian, Gambian and Zimbabwean win Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership award

26 july 2019 - 17:09:49
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Friday released the list of the three recipients of [...] Full text...

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AU Summit on African Continental Free Trade Area opens in Niger on Sunday

06 july 2019 - 12:22:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger hosts the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit on Saturday and Sunday, which [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA is a way to break with Africa's pharmaceutical dependence

30 june 2019 - 17:03:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)    -   The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help Africa break with pharmaceutical dependence, according to [...] Full text...

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COMESA plans Summit to bolster intra-Africa trade

20 june 2019 - 17:33:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is planning to hold a High Level [...] Full text...

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UN's Guterres warns trade tension threatening world trade

10 may 2019 - 22:19:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A rules-based, non-discriminatory and equitable trading system is not only in the interest of all trading [...] Full text...

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Migration poses serious problem of economic, political and social governance - Abdoulaye Bathily

06 april 2019 - 18:12:20
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Senegalese University professor Pr Abdoulaye Bathily said here Saturday migration posed an important problem of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Israel seek ways to boost religious tourism cooperation

31 march 2019 - 15:37:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The newly appointed Ambassador of Israel to Rwanda, Ron Adam, is looking to explore opportunities that [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde hosts Ministerial Conference on Air Transport, Tourism in Africa

27 march 2019 - 18:20:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A ministerial conference on transport and tourism in Africa opened on Tuesday on the Cape [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to establish new tourist training academy

22 march 2019 - 23:57:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The president of the World Transport Organisation (WTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, said here Friday the organisation would [...] Full text...

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World warned about needless food-related illnesses, deaths

13 february 2019 - 05:26:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Each year, food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals cause more than 600 [...] Full text...

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EU, AU FMs meet in Brussels on Tuesday

21 january 2019 - 18:57:48
Paris, France (PANA) - The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) will meet on [...] Full text...

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Africa Forum aims to boost business, reduce costs, help countries trade out of poverty

28 november 2018 - 22:27:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Better transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to smooth the way for the African [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM pledges support for Africa's push for UN Security Council seats

05 november 2018 - 15:44:18
Shanghai, China (PANA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, has pledged his country's support to Africa's push for the reform [...] Full text...

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UN Environment, WTO launch publication on making trade work for environment

02 october 2018 - 16:37:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Underscoring the critical role of trade practices for a sustainable future, leaders in business, government and [...] Full text...

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Climate change to 'significantly' alter food production - FAO

17 september 2018 - 10:00:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - With climate change poised to alter significantly the ability of many world regions to produce food, [...] Full text...

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Trade and consumption of cheap junk food are an obstacle for healthy diets - FAO

15 september 2018 - 06:21:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The globalized food system is not delivering the diets that people need for a healthy life, [...] Full text...

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International tourism arrivals hit record high in 2017, UN agency reports

28 august 2018 - 06:35:56
New York, US (PANA) - The number of people travelling abroad has hit its highest level since 2010, according to [...] Full text...

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Multilateral trade challenged by ‘increasingly unilateral trade measures,’ UN forum hears

20 july 2018 - 06:31:14
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the improved economic growth, risks to the economic outlook are rising, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Pretoria slams US trade import duties

02 may 2018 - 08:21:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has slammed the Trump administration's decision [...] Full text...

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Mozambique’s Filipe Nyusi visits WTO to discuss trade

27 february 2018 - 09:51:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has met the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Roberto Azevedo, [...] Full text...

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FAO highlights importance of food security for upcoming WTO Conference

25 october 2017 - 13:06:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global trade agreements, harmonized food safety standards and measures that benefit rather than harm poor family [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Countries urged to reap benefits of food trade by setting standards

13 july 2017 - 06:29:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: ECA calls for strengthened intra-African trade to spur growth

12 july 2017 - 18:22:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 opened Wednesday at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) [...] Full text...

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US: Trade reinvigoration can boost global economic growth, say IMF, WB, WTO

06 july 2017 - 16:44:27
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The economic well-being of billions of people around the world depends on trade, heads [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU leaders set to promote investments, jobs in Africa through partnership

05 july 2017 - 19:36:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European leaders will at the next Africa-European Union (EU) Summit welcome the new G20 Africa Partnership [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Summit opens amid renewed debate over budget financing options

03 july 2017 - 10:10:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 29th African Union Summit opened in Addis Ababa on Monday, with calls for the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Sub-Saharan African countries discuss emerging trade issues

25 may 2017 - 12:06:32
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is hosting a two-day Commonwealth Meeting from Thursday on African Regional Consultation on Multilateral, Regional [...] Full text...

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US: UN forum told to ensure promises on SDGs are kept

22 may 2017 - 20:39:12
New York, US (PANA) – Promises made for financing the implementation of sustainable development goals must be promises kept, speakers [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Ocean conference eyes cutting US$35 billion in fisheries subsidies – UN

11 may 2017 - 07:08:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing are estimated to be as high as US$35 billion, [...] Full text...

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US: National policies can offset impact of joblessness caused by market competition – Report

11 april 2017 - 07:04:48
New York, US (PANA) - Trade and trade-related policies have a role to play not just in promoting growth and [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO chief urges governments to prevent child exploitation in tourism

10 march 2017 - 22:06:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai on Friday stressed the need for governments [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO chief calls for tolerance through tourism

09 march 2017 - 15:12:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) Secretary-General, Mr. Taleb Rifai, on Thursday said tourism could transform [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: India's VP visits Rwanda

20 february 2017 - 14:04:30
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - The Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, arrived here late Sunday to start a state visit [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO expresses concern over US travel ban

01 february 2017 - 17:03:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO) has expressed concern and "strong condemnation" over the recently [...] Full text...

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UN: Int'l tourism witnesses uptick in 2016

19 january 2017 - 15:34:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) on Thursday said international tourist arrivals grew by 3.9 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Will Kenyan FM Amina Mohamed's charm offensive deliver the AU post? (A News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 january 2017 - 11:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s foreign affairs Minister and candidate for the post of the Chairperson of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says world economy experiencing slow growth

17 january 2017 - 16:55:17
New York, US (PANA) - Although a modest global recovery is projected for 2017-18, the world economy has not yet [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda, India agree to step up cooperation

10 january 2017 - 16:19:00
Kigali, Rwanda(PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to maximise the economic potential [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO, tourism operators urge Britain to lift Sharm el Sheikh flight ban

01 december 2016 - 14:55:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) and other global tourism operators have called on the [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO to support Sudan's tourism development

18 november 2016 - 13:22:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO) Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, has expressed the organisation's commitment to support [...] Full text...

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UN: Egypt hosts WTO's executive council meeting

01 november 2016 - 14:51:23
New York, US (PANA) - The city of Luxor in Egypt is hosting the 104th meeting of the executive council [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan foreign minister to run for top AU post

03 october 2016 - 11:51:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's foreign minister Amina Mohamed has joined the race to replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the Chairperson [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO boss stresses the role of trade in ensuring global food security

03 october 2016 - 11:37:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Declining prices could thwart international efforts to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty unless steps are taken [...] Full text...

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UN: International tourism on upwards trend in early 2016 - WTO

30 september 2016 - 21:09:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) on Friday said international tourist arrivals worldwide grew by [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO stresses need for accessible tourism

29 september 2016 - 14:40:49
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (WTO), Mr. Taleb Rifai, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya ratifies EPA to continue key flower exports to EU

28 september 2016 - 17:14:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has ratified an international trade agreement with the European Union (EU) despite the opposition to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert tasks govts, lawmakers on trade pacts, human rights

13 september 2016 - 15:04:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Mr. Alfred de [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's Federal Executive Council approves 3-year budget framework

24 august 2016 - 18:08:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria should ratify the World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade facilitation agreement, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nigerian, SA ministers urge trade reforms to spur economic growth in Africa

19 july 2016 - 18:18:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian Trade Minister Okechukwu Enelamah has called for reforms focusing on trade and economic development to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Sudan calls on UNCTAD to lift trade sanctions

18 july 2016 - 17:44:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudanese Trade minister Salah El-Hassan Saeed has asked the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief, senior officials condemn terrorist attack in Nice

15 july 2016 - 16:23:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the deadly attack in Nice, France, calling for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief condemns terrorist attack at Istanbul international airport

29 june 2016 - 04:23:33
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Tuesday's terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, Turkey. [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO chief stresses role of tourism in fighting poverty, building peace

20 may 2016 - 19:29:17
New York, US (PANA) - Emphasizing the crucial role that tourism plays in lifting people out of poverty and building [...] Full text...

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US: Egypt lauds Germany's lifting luggage restrictions on Sharm el Sheikh routes

12 may 2016 - 15:29:40
New York, US (PANA) - Egyptian Tourism minister, Yehia Rashed, has welcomed the German government's decision to lift luggage restrictions [...] Full text...

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UN: Egypt hails WTO calls to lift bans on tourists' travels, sites

11 may 2016 - 14:41:01
New York, US (PANA) - Egypt has welcomed the UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) call for the lifting of any [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO says global tourism receipts hit US$1.4 trillion in 2015

09 may 2016 - 14:23:39
New York, US (PANA) - International tourism receipts in destinations around the world grew by 3.6 per cent in 2015, [...] Full text...

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Netherlands: Greenpeace Netherlands raises red flag on TTIP negotiations

02 may 2016 - 11:28:07
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Greenpeace Netherlands, an environmental organisation, is raising the red flag on negotiations between the US and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks world leaders on financing sustainable development for all

18 april 2016 - 18:35:45
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders must meet the agreed financing targets to ensure implementation of numerous landmark [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AUC, EC reaffirm continued cooperation in human development

08 april 2016 - 09:02:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) have reaffirmed their engagement in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN condemns terrorist bombings in Brussels

22 march 2016 - 17:11:26
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have strongly condemned Tuesday's terrorist bombings in Brussels, extending condolences to the [...] Full text...

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UN: WTO expresses confidence on Egyptian tourism recovery

01 march 2016 - 15:56:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO) Secretary-General, Mr. Taleb Rifai, has expressed the organisations’ full [...] Full text...

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UN: 'International tourism hits record 1.2 billion in 2015', WTO reports

18 january 2016 - 18:58:16
New York, US (PANA) - International tourism grew by 4.4 per cent last year to a record 1.184 billion as [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO stresses need for fair trade policies that support food security

22 december 2015 - 11:40:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed an agreement by World Trade Organization (WTO) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WTO talks lead to breakthrough on key trade reforms

20 december 2015 - 15:58:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Trade ministers from around the world have agreed on a compromise trade deal that promises to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African, Indian negotiators in ‘no direct conflict’ over WTO farm deal

18 december 2015 - 17:30:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan foreign minister Amina Mohammed, currently chairperson of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Trade ministers making steady progress at WTO conference in Nairobi

17 december 2015 - 16:40:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Trade ministers from 163 countries are making steady progress in overcoming a deadlock which threatened to stall [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African cotton producers declare WTO trade dispute

16 december 2015 - 18:34:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African trade ministers have declared plans to present a challenge to the U.S. cotton subsidies at [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: ITC launches new web to connect women entrepreneurs to global markets

16 december 2015 - 14:12:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new web and mobile-phone application that will help women entrepreneurs from across the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ACP states call for 'development-centred outcome' at WTO meeting

16 december 2015 - 11:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers responsible for Trade of the African, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) Group of States have emphasized the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: President Johnson-Sirleaf celebrates Liberia's accession to WTO

15 december 2015 - 17:58:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said Tuesday the admission of her country into the World Trade Organisation [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa keeps off WTO’s revised government procurement treaty

15 december 2015 - 17:44:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries, except Cameroon and Seychelles, stayed away from a new agreement to open up government [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WTO Ministerial Conference opens amid stalemate over subsidized exports

15 december 2015 - 17:30:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Trade talks between the rich and the poor countries officially opened in Nairobi on Tuesday amid fresh [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EU underlines its commitment to strong multilateral trading system

15 december 2015 - 16:25:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Reiterating its full commitment to a strong, rules-based multilateral trading system, the European Council [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rich countries pledge US$90 million at WTO session to aid trade in poor countries

14 december 2015 - 18:06:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rich countries have pledged US$90 billion to finance aid-for-trade initiatives supporting efforts by 24 African states [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Trade minister tells WTO prospects good for Nigerian economy

14 december 2015 - 16:57:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prospects of future economic growth for the Nigerian economy look better because of economic diversification supported [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: West African states set for big win on cotton subsidies

14 december 2015 - 12:10:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo said on Monday a breakthrough on the removal of [...] Full text...

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Belgium: ACP Council ends meeting

27 november 2015 - 10:15:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The ACP Council of Ministers has concluded its 102nd session with a renewed commitment to ensuring [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pope Francis urges leaders to listen to AU on global trade deal

26 november 2015 - 18:15:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis gave a rare backing to the African Union (AU) ahead of a major international [...] Full text...

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Belgium: ACP Council of Ministers begins meeting on Monday

23 november 2015 - 11:57:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 102nd session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO, WTO partner on food safety, trade to improve nutrition

02 november 2015 - 19:33:03
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Monday [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta proposes Indian push for Africa industrialization

27 october 2015 - 17:56:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who Tuesday left Nairobi for the Third India-Africa Summit in New Delhi, [...] Full text...

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Belgium: ACP Trade Ministers to advance development agenda at 10th WTO Conference

23 october 2015 - 11:01:39
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Trade Ministers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States are committed to a successful [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya challenges G7 to provide political guidance on WTO

06 october 2015 - 12:54:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amina Mohamed, on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...

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UN: Kenya joins World Tourism Organisation Executive Council

22 september 2015 - 13:49:43
New York, US (PANA) - Kenya has been elected to the highest decision-making body of the UN World Tourism Organisation [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Fears of major trade impasse overshadows Nairobi ministerial talks

17 september 2015 - 22:04:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fears of a major impasse in the global negotiations for a fair trading pact continue to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi to host 'make or break' WTO ministerial meeting

16 september 2015 - 21:55:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Trade ministers from the 161 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will meet in Nairobi [...] Full text...

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UN: Rise in global tourism continues, despite concerns over safety and security – UN

11 september 2015 - 15:22:25
New York, US (PANA) - International tourism figures grew by four per cent in the first half of 2015, an [...] Full text...

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