Standard Chartered has announced the launch of its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s rollout scheduled to occur very soon
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Eritrean delegation on official visit to Ethiopia
An Eritrean delegation led by Osman Saleh, minister of foreign affairs of Eritrea is on an official visit to Ethiopia
Ethiopia and Djibouti resolve for economic integration
The 15th Djibouti-Ethiopian Joint Ministerial Commission meeting was held in January 2019 in Djibouti, reflecting to speed up the bilateral relations for economic growth
Trading system must support LDCs, says WTO director-general
Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of World Trade Organisation (WTO) has met Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi to discuss ways to strengthen global trade cooperation for the future
Globalisation hits new record high, says DHL Global Connectedness Index
In spite of growing anti-globalisation tensions in many countries, connectedness reached an all-time high in 2017, as the flows of trade, capital, information and people across national borders all intensified significantly for the first time since 2007, according to the new DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI)