De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services</h1> <article> <h1>De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services</h1> <p>lednateam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:28:17 +0000</p> <p>With African leaders now calling for a continental free trade area by 2017 to boost trade within the continent, a new World Bank report shows how African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earning</p> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-url"> <div class="field-label">Website: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://go.worldbank.org/MKK5U1Y2D0" target="_blank">More Information</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://ledna.org/links/de-fragmenting-africa-deepening-regional-trade-integration-goods-and-services" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Institutional Best Practices for Special Economic Zones: An Application to Tanzania</h1> <p>lednateam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:45:27 +0000</p> <p>Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are increasingly a policy tool of choice for governments seeking to attract foreign investment, promote export-oriented growth, and generate employment.</p> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-url"> <div class="field-label">Website: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://go.worldbank.org/A38TJOVPT0" target="_blank">More Information</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://ledna.org/links/institutional-best-practices-special-economic-zones-application-tanzania" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Growing Inclusive Markets (GIM) Case writer, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana (3 positions)</h1> <p>lednateam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:08:17 +0000</p> <p>The ‘<strong>African Facility for Inclusive Markets</strong>’ (AFIM) is a regional private sector and inclusive market development programme for poverty reduction in Africa. Based in Johannesburg, it is supported by UNDP’s Private Sector Division and Regional Bureau for Africa.</p> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-deadline"> <div class="field-label">Deadline: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">22.02.2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://ledna.org/jobs/growing-inclusive-markets-gim-case-writer-burkina-faso-ethiopia-ghana-3-positions" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>E-Learning Course Innovations in Financing Cities</h1> <p>lednateam — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:14:37 +0000</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; text-align: left; ">The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies is organising a 10-week e-course of last innovations in financing urban development.</span></p> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-label">Event date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-start">01.10.2012</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">01.12.2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-url"> <div class="field-label">Website: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://www.ihs.nl/education/ihs_programmes/e_learning_course/innovations_in_financing_cities/" target="_blank">More Information</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://ledna.org/events/e-learning-course-innovations-financing-cities" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>