#Ireland: #Exporters told to look to #Africa for #newopportunities

Africa Ireland Economic Forum delegates told that trade is expected to soar over coming years

Minister for Development and Trade Promotion Seán Sherlock said exports from Ireland have increased by approximately 25 per cent in recent years

Trade between Ireland and Africa is expected to reach €24 billion by 2020 as more than one in ten Irish chief executives look to target business opportunities in the region.

Speaking at the opening of the Africa Ireland Economic Forum in Dublin on Thursday, Minister for Development and Trade Promotion Seán Sherlock said exports from Ireland have increased by approximately 25 per cent in recent years while imports from sub-Saharan African countries have doubled... (Read more)

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#China #exporting #tortureequipment, says Amnesty

130 firms involved in trade that fuels human rights abuses in Africa and Asia, agency reports

A flashlight that also functions as an electric shock device is displayed in a security equipment shop in Beijing. Photograph: EPAChinese companies are exporting an ever increasing number of electric shock batons, stun guns, spiked metal batons and other gruesome tools of torture, the rights group Amnesty International says in a report... (Read more)

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