Sentence examples for cross-border trader from inspiring English sources

As I left the building, I had the distinct impression that Abu Ibrahim, a veteran cross-border trader, was hinting strongly that he wanted to make a deal — with whom he left intentionally vague — and perhaps receive something in exchange for his guests.

It has my orders for goods that I am supposed to go and buy for my clients in Botswana, as well as a list of people who have paid and also those who haven't, plus those goods that are in short supply," Amai Towe, a Harare-based cross-border trader, told IPS with a satisfied tone.

Over the past year, small cross-border traders have been slowly shut out by higher tariffs and new bureaucratic requirements, presented as measures to reduce smuggling and stop poor-quality imports from China.

Multinational companies with national sales structures in the 15-member European Union may be encouraged by today's ruling to refuse to sell to cross-border traders who make a living from the price differentials.

Arang Keshavarzian, professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University, writes: "Iran's free trade zones in the southern Gulf currently rest on a tacit alliance between state officials, members of the military, and cross-border traders, a coalition that is not conducive to economic growth, egalitarian re-distribution of resources, or democratisation".

Women doing business in ways that support families include the myriad cross-border traders found throughout sub-Saharan Africa; women selling used clothes and tin kitchenware; hair stylists; and owners of fashion salons, small food stores and even watering holes (catering almost exclusively to men).

The Zimbabwe Cross-Border Traders Association (ZCBTA) represents the interests of approximately 15,000 registered traders.

The cross-border traders now have an association through which they lobby authorities to safeguard their interests.

"We have shortages at times but the cross-border traders have helped us a lot with supplies.

The 43-year-old is just one of the thousands of Zimbabwe's enterprising cross-border traders who travel across the country's borders into neighbouring countries, bringing in much-needed foodstuffs.

From the time when the Zimbabwean government embarked on a disastrous land "reform" programme that dealt the farming and food sectors a blow, cross-border traders have been the mainstay of the country's economy.