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February 3, 2023

Ministry of Trade and Industry and TradeMark Africa join forces to develop Ghana’s trade related infrastructure to unlock trade potential along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor

In a joint statement between the Ministry of Trade and Industry and TradeMark Africa on January 27, 2023, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor (MP) and Amb. Erastus Mwencha, the Board Chairman of TradeMark Africa (TMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on improving Ghana’s trade infrastructure and environment. […]

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January 31, 2023

Ghana signs MoU with TradeMark Africa on Abidjan-Lagos corridor

Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TradeMark Africa (TMA) for the development of trading infrastructure along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor to boost intra-Africa trade. The signing of the agreement on the corridor that connects Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria and accounts for more than 75 per cent of West Africa’s trade, occurred […]

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August 8, 2022

Northern Corridor cited most costly in the world

Transporters using the Northern Corridor have been bearing some of the highest costs in the world, reflecting how shortage of arteries is impeding the competitiveness of the East African region to trade. According to a survey carried out by the Shippers Council of East Africa (SCEA) , transport costs in the region are estimated at […]

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June 30, 2022

WTO Northern Corridor Green Programme

ABOUT THE SESSION TradeMark Africa partners has facilitated interventions that support trade for prosperity, lowering trade costs to deliver gains for all. Yet, increased trade has the risk of increasing carbon emissions. To mitigate this, we adopted a green growth strategy as we continuously support interventions that not only reduce barriers to trade and improve [...]

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May 17, 2022

Corridor Management and Coordination‐5704

Why this project? What How Contact Desired Results Project Insights Impact stories project briefCorridor Management and Coordination‐5704 ImplementorMinistry of Transport and Equipment Target GroupCustoms Officers, Officers from other Regulatory Agencies at borders and ports Project ValueUS$1, 400,000 Implementation PeriodJan 2022- Dec 2025 Download Project PDF Why this project?The Djibouti Corridor is a major trade gateway [...]

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April 25, 2022

A ‘blossoming partnership’: digital corridor drives Kenyan flower exports to UK

International trade, however, has a huge part to play in keeping the UK’s florists stocked with fresh cut flowers. The second top import market to the UK for flowers is Kenya, which supplies just over 8 percent of British-sold flowers, or 10,000 tons, worth not far off £67 million. Cut flowers account for 25% of […]

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April 12, 2022

Northern Corridor Authority Unveils Modern Information Portal

12th April 2022, Nairobi: Transport and transit information along the Northern Corridor is now available at a touch of a button following the launch of the Northern Corridor Transport Observatory Portal by the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) today. The automation of the portal will dramatically improve development and increase access of […]

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March 31, 2022

Transport Corridor Information at the Click of a Button

Dar es Salaam, 31st March 2022: Today, the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), launched the Central Corridor Transport Observatory (CCTO), a system that provides reliable and timely information to policy makers in the region, facilitating formulation of policies that lead to better transit, trade facilitation and cooperation between CCTTFA Member States. The systems […]

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February 21, 2022

A ‘blossoming partnership’: digital corridor drives Kenyan flower exports to UK

International trade, however, has a huge part to play in keeping the UK’s florists stocked with fresh cut flowers. The second top import market to the UK for flowers is Kenya, which supplies just over 8 percent of British-sold flowers, or 10,000 tons, worth not far off £67 million. Cut flowers account for 25% of […]

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October 14, 2021

Effects Of Berbera Corridor On Trade And Security In The Horn Of Africa: The Case Of Somaliland And Ethiopia

This article dwells on “Effects of Berbera Corridor on Trade and Security in the Horn of Africa: the Case of Somaliland and Ethiopia”. Here, the Berbera corridor is presented as a strategic development effort to boost trade and economic integration between Ethiopia and Somaliland, and by extension, the Horn of Africa. Emphasis is made on […]

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