COMPTROLLER General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ahmed Bello, has slammed the quality of service by the three Service Providers engaged by the federal government, warning that their inefficiency is a hindrance to the actualisation of government's goal of 48

THE Zimbabwe Investment Authority has engaged the services of an estate agent to oversee the management of its Beitbridge Industrial park.

The Government is still scrutinizing a proposal for legislation that will govern the export of live sheep.

WHEN the government tried to restrict apparel imports from China last year, the industry warned that the trade would go underground. Reputable importers might try to enforce the restrictions, but there would always be someone willing to evade official channels.

CAR manufacturer Toyota SA will again ask the country's trade authorities to exempt its Prius hybrid vehicle from import duties in a bid to make the environmentally friendly car more affordable for local buyers.

Farmers in Central Province are uprooting tea bushes- a swift reaction to the fluctuating global prices. This is a wake-up call to the Tea Board of Kenya and the Kenya Tea Development Agency to listen to the farmers and help

The seventh U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum ("the Agricultural Growth and Opportunity Act [AGOA] Forum") with the theme of "Mobilizing Private Investment for Trade and Growth" will take place in Washington, D.C., July 14 to 16, 2008.