Africa has done well in keeping the number of COVID-19 cases to a record low. The continent’s first COVID-19 case was reported on 14 February in Egypt, and the first case recorded in sub-Saharan Africa was on 27 February, in Nigeria. By 13 May, the disease had reached all African countries, the last being Lesotho, […]
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a huge impact on the world, and especially on Africa, disrupting value chains, including the food-related ones, which might lead to an acute food crisis. How is the continent dealing with this challenge? What are the immediate measures that need to be taken? Will this pandemic change the food sector’s performance
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COVID-19 is having a huge impact on the world, and especially on Africa, disrupting value chains, including the food-related ones, which might lead to an acute food crisis. What impact is the coronavirus having on food security across Africa? What can be done to mitigate the risks? How can Africa achieve the objective of food
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The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Economics Consulting Ltd., jointly carried out the first comprehensive survey on the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts across Africa in mid-April. The results and findings of the survey for Africa were published on 30 April 2020. With a view to
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Governments all over the world have responded heavily to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As highlighted by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the implementation of export-restrictive measures has been on the rise: 92 countries have imposed such measures, with only two countries – Jamaica and Zambia – adopting export-liberalisation measures.[1] Most of these such measures consist
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By now, it is clear that COVID-19 will change the way that institutions, companies and individuals physically connect. With over 2 million people infected, the World has strongly reacted to the virus. Overall, nearly 90% of the World’s population is subject to some form of international travel restrictions.[1] This has halted travel demand, with significant
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The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Economics Consulting Ltd., jointly carried out the first comprehensive survey on the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts across Africa in mid-April. There were 210 respondents, made up of a mix of micro, small, medium and large enterprises
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Following a series of webinars focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on Ecuador, Paul Baker, CEO of International Economics, and Eduardo Esparza, Senior Associate at Paz Horowitz, explored multiple strategies for businesses to adopt to deal with the impact of COVID-19 on international trade. Thanks to BritCham Ecuador for hosting us and to all the
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What is the impact of COVID-19 on internationl trade? How is COVID-19 affecting the economy of Ecuador? Paul Baker, CEO of International Economics Consulting, and Eduardo Esparza, Abogado at Paz Horowitz, addressed these and some other questions in a webinar organised by the American Chamber of Commerce of Ecuador. The presentation, in Spanish, can be
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International Economics’ Paul Baker and Pablo Quiles along with Kerry O’Donoghue and Loan Le produced this publication on the impact that trade preferences have on Women’s Economic Empowerment for the Work and Opportunities for Women Helpdesk. They address amongst other questions, what impact trade preferences have on women and does unilateral tariff advantages harm or
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to make the headlines while expanding its spread globally to a pandemic scale during the last two months. While China is slowly recovering from its crisis, a second and seemingly much more severe wave is taking over Europe, America and Africa, as well as South-East Asia, causing socially and economically
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Paul Baker, International Economics’ CEO was interviewed for the Business Magazine on the short and long-term effects the Coronavirus is having on the tourism industry in Mauritius. The outbreak is expected to impact the tourism trade heavily, with the effects already being felt by the sector. Our CEO foresees a decline in tourist incomings to
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International Economics Consulting Ltd., together with consortium lead, GOPA Consultants, has started working on the EU-Funded “Compete Ghana” project together with Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) to support the implementation of the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) with the EU. The official project launch took place in February in Accra, with the
The Policy Support Facility for the Implementation of EU Foreign Policy (PSF) is an EU Framework Contract (FWC) funded under the Partnership Instrument (PI). International Economics Consulting Ltd., in partnership with GOPA, is working under Lot 3: Trade and Market Access. The objective is to increase business and trading opportunities for EU companies in third
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The emergence of COVID-19 is posing a devastating threat to the global economy. When the first cases of pneumonia-like etiology were reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) at the end of 2019, no one could have anticipated that the situation would evolve into an epidemic crisis of global scale. The novel coronavirus – officially
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The New Year started with a series of blockbuster headlines. Climate change impacts were being keenly felt through unprecedented fires and devastation in Australia; the US President’s impeachment by the House of Representatives was being passed onto Congress; a new, unknown virus was catching some attention in the Chinese industrial province of Wuhan; the US
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Paul Baker, International Economics’ CEO was interviewed for the Business Magazine on the effects the Coronavirus is having on the Mauritian economy and on the rest of world, in particular South-East Asia. He discusses the decline of the Chinese stock market and the other areas it will be affecting in China. Please find the full
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Trade Insights now available on Microsoft AppSource International Economics Consulting Ltd. (IEC) is pleased to announce the launch of Trade Insights on Microsoft AppSource, the leading online cloud marketplace for business solutions. With its extensive experience in providing strategic advisory services in trade, investment and public policy, IEC has created Trade Insights, your one stop-shop
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At the initiative of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat, support from the TradeCom II Programme Management Unit (TCII PMU) and funding from the European Union, International Economics Consulting Ltd. (IEC) prepared the MSG Regional E-commerce Blueprint. All of the MSG member states recognize the importance of E-commerce in boosting their economic growth. Through the
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2019 has been a year of great success for International Economics Ltd. Our team has grown to include more data scientists, project managers and trade specialists, and we have further diversified our network of internationally renowned senior technical advisers, expanding our presence beyond Mauritius to Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland,
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The world is continuously changing, driven by technological innovations that affect the way we do business and trade. The emergence of e-commerce platforms is positively impacting international trade and domestic markets’ growth: a recent survey conducted by the BlackFriday.com team highlights that 61% of Americans are expected to spend a total of $12 billion on
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The UK and the EU have reached an agreement on Brexit. On October 17, EU and UK negotiators succeeded in reaching a final agreement to move forward with Brexit, solving the existing deadlock faced during the two-year long process. Nevertheless, Mr. Johnson will not have an easy ride passing such an agreement through Parliament. His
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International Economics Ltd was interviewed for the Business Magazine Mauritius. Our CEO discussed how the trade wars could open opportunities for Mauritius, in particular opportunities in the textile and fishing sectors. Our CEO also discussed how the UK’s expected opening of its economy could be a threat to many African countries that still need to
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The UK seems to be headed towards an unprecedented, irreversible crisis. After over three years of uncertainty, following the referendum on Brexit in June 2016, the UK appears no more advanced today in its negotiations with the EU than it was when it started. The UK seems to have no real plan and it is
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