Trade reporters see themselves as having a duty to report in a way that educates the public, makes them aware of the decisions that government officials are about to make and explains how these will affect ordinary people. Local journalists, driven by local stories, usually find it hard to comprehend the actions of international players. As for international debates involving Africa, it is hard for a journalist to keep up -- especially when there are no specialized reporters. Journalists could play a major role in helping business sectors break into new markets, but they are not consulted enough. So the coverage is usually disjointed, rambling and at times stale. There is an urgent need to train a pool of African journalists to exclusively follow globalization stories from an informed p...
... broadcaster and the government-run Kenya News Agency were absent. Writing from the South, it is ...
In an interview, Jocelyn Wyatt, head of IDEO's social innovation design domain, talked about the power of design to change the world. IDEO began 30 years ago by designing products. However, over time they've applied the approach of human-centered design to services, spaces, businesses and systems. They believe in the power of design thinking to enrich and transform, and to take on big challenges that the world faces, from climate change to education and health care to financial inclusion. They are currently working with Acumen Fund on a water project in India and Kenya. They have developed a social marketing campaign to spread awareness about the importance of drinking safe water and a water delivery business and cart for female micro-entrepreneurs to deliver water in slum communities. ...
Many developing countries are inviting NGOs to assist their trade policy-making, for example when taking part in WTO talks. In Jul 2005, ITC commissioned a study of Kenya's service trade capacity with a survey of the private sector. A national workshop allowed Kenyans to look at their own market, to consider service export opportunities and to determine if the Kenyan legislative framework and oversight institutions could sustain increased competition from foreign firms. ITC and ILEAP simply played supporting roles. The Government of Kenya benefited from a richer debate about the reality of the services market in Kenya.
South African suppliers and United Nations (UN) procurement officers explored how to expand South African business presence among UN buyers for relief items, in a June meeting organized by the dti, South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry. As the continent's main exporter, South Africa has been the leading African supplier to the UN and, together with Kenya, hosts many UN procurement offices. However, its share in UN procurement is still very small, between 1% and 2%. There is still great scope for the development of local businesses through the aid procurement market. The ITC seminar trained staff at the dti, the Eastern Cape Development Corp, Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal and Trade and Investment Limpopo.
... Emergency and in the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. In the same decade, Lin-colns of the Argentine Ai...
Africa had its own pavilion at Biofach, the World Organic Trade Fair in Nuremberg this year, which marked the first time African exporters were gathered under one roof in a concerted campaign to strengthen and promote ''. The number of exhibitors more than doubled to 75 this year in an effort to bring more visibility to African exporters. They are, in short, working examples of the ITC maxim 'export impact for good' and the fair was a wonderful showcase for the changing face of African organics. The Mount Kenya region is home to the Kenya Nut Company. Selling under the 'Out of Africa' brand name, the firm exports organically certified macadamia nuts (and some coffee), and was also appearing at Biofach for the first time. The company employs over 2,000 people and produces 1,5...
In 2008, ITC approached leaders in the fashion community and distributors in Italy and in the UK to test the potential market for bags and accessories produced in Africa. The aim was to build a direct connection with a major fashion house. Creative Director of Max&Co, Luisa Laudi, decided to use some of the samples of materials presented to develop a small collection of bags and scarves. Further samples were required from Uganda and Kenya, involving field missions to select the communities to produce them. Product development through an ethical fashion team was instigated in order to select the final groups of micro manufacturers. A group of 250 single women living on the outskirts of Dagoretti was chosen, together with a group of informal producers from Korogocho, near Nairobi. The...
... Fair as well as in a number of Italian newspapers and magazines. The second collection for Max&Co. i...
... off on a great adventure--a year living in Kenya. While Patrick practices medicine, Margaret works ...
The global financial crisis is not like a tsunami, giant wave sweeping everything in its path, but rather like a series of smaller waves with their impact accumulating over longer periods. Some developing countries will be impacted much more severely than others, but nobody will remain unaffected. The trade and investment impact will accumulate, with reduced remittances and fewer workers migrating. According to the IIF, the level of private capital likely to be invested in developing countries in 2009 will be down by 82%, relative to 2007. Two key variables in the official assistance scenario for developing countries are the flow of overseas development assistance and the availability of International Monetary Fund credits. Despite G-20 measures and fiscal stimulus across a number of ma...
... strong in the second tier such as Thailand, Kenya and the Philippines,. Trade. To gauge the impact o...
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