Day 2: African Private Sector Summit
Introducing Day 2 keynote address Righting Business Wrongs. Register for the Summit africaprivatesummit.org
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Day 1 : African Private Sector Summit
Introducing Day 1 keynote address Righting Business Wrongs. Register for the Summit at africaprivatesummit.org
ICC, UPS, Tralac, and West Blue join forces to provide women entrepreneurs in Africa with the resources to digitize their operation
ICC, UPS, Trade Law Centre (Tralac), and West Blue Consulting today announced a partnership to support women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. The partners will offer capacity building […]
AfCFTA negotiations on rules of origin to conclude in June: Trade Ministry
Negotiations are currently underway between member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to complete rules of origin for the agreement by the June 2021 deadline. The remarks […]
Private sector firms join push for AfCFTA agenda
Private sector lobbies in Africa’s six regional trading blocs have formed the African Business Council, a continental umbrella body to spearhead the business agenda for the African Continental Free Trade […]
AfCFTA success depends on technology
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement became effective in January 1 this year, rekindling the feelings African countries had immediately after independence from colonial powers. These feelings also […]
Afreximbank supports factoring as a viable alternative source of finance for SMEs
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) considers factoring as a viable alternative financing instrument for supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) at a time when traditional commercial bank lending is tightening […]
What opportunities does the AfCTA hold for women?
According to the African Union chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help advance the empowerment of Africa’s women, by improving women’s access to trade […]
African youth urged to take lead in implementation of AfCFTA
African youth have been called upon to own and take lead role in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Agenda 2063. The call was made […]
Only 958 businesses nationwide aware of AfCFTA – GSS
Only 958 businesses across the country are said to be aware of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is expected to start on January 1, 2021, findings from […]
