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SADC Business Council to Host Major Investment Forum Focused on Angola and Regional Growth

The SADC Business Council, hosted by the NEPAD Business Foundation, will host the Southern African Industrialisation Forum from 26-27 February 2024 at Sandton Hotel, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The prestigious two-day event will convene top government and business leaders to shape industrial priorities and investment opportunities focused largely on Angola with the theme focus, Human […]

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Strategic Water Partners Network Making Strides in Addressing Water Security in SA

The Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN), a multi-stakeholder partnership hosted by the NEPAD Business Foundation, continues to make significant progress in efforts to improve water security in South Africa through innovative and cost-effective solutions. Established in response to a request by the late Minister Edna Molewa in 2011, the SWPN is co-chaired by the Department

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SADC Business Council Drives Regional Integration and Economic Growth

The SADC Business Council (SADC BC), hosted by the NEPAD Business Foundation, is a regional apex body of national business associations in the 16 SADC Member States. SADC BC continues to play a pivotal role in involving the private sector in SADC decision-making processes and driving the implementation of SADC plans and priority programmes. As

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Afri-ID Driving Infrastructure Development Across Africa

Afri-ID, an initiative of the NEPAD Business Foundation, continues to play a crucial role in supporting regional integration and infrastructure development in Africa by mobilising private sector participation in key initiatives. As a multi-stakeholder platform, Afri-ID champions and implements projects through private sector intervention, facilitating early-stage engagement in infrastructure project preparation across transport, energy, digital,

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SADC launches regional tourism business platform to address tourism barriers

Following a consultative process that started over a year ago, tourism apex associations from SADC Member States convened at a workshop held 22-23 November 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa to launch the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tourism Business Platform (TBP). The aim of the platform is to address tourism barriers and advance the sustainable

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SADC Business Council takes action on non-tariff barriers

Johannesburg, 16 August 2022 – Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) are generally defined as any kind of ‘red tape’ or trade rules, regulations and procedures, other than tariffs that unjustifiably restrict the flow of goods and services. NTBs may take the form of quantitative restrictions, discriminatory taxes or excessive document requirements applied on imports, unduly discriminatory rules of

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SADC Business Council and Afreximbank launch the SADC – Africa Trade and Investment Marketplace

Kinshasa, 10 August 2022 – Today the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the SADC Business Council (SADC BC) launched the SADC – Africa Trade and Investment Marketplace which aims to promote regional trade, unlock investment opportunities, deepen economic cooperation, and drive sustainable business growth between the SADC region and the rest of Africa. The SADC –

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Update on the African Integrated High-Speed Railway Network by AUDA-NEPAD

Johannesburg, July 7, 2020 – The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) has released a video capturing the conception, design and implementation plan for the African Integrated High- Speed Railway Network. The seven-minute video includes reports from across Africa, dedicated to railway revival, expansion and modernisation in the spirit of the continental rail plan. The High-Speed

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