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Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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Ethiopia central bank warns against trading in digital currencies

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Ethiopia’s central bank on Monday told Ethiopians not to engage in “illegal” transactions in digital currencies. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) said digital currencies like crypto-currencies and bitcoins have not been recognized…

Mayor-Private sector conference

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The second mayor’s private sector conference has been held for two days from June 1-2, 2022 at Hilton hotel with the theme ‘Entrepreneurship Initiative for cities recovery and growth and the roles of mayors’. The conference is a…

The AfCFTA is an opportunity for Africa’s recovery

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With post-Covid recovery threatened by the war in Eastern Europe, accelerating the implementation of Africa’s free trade area could provide much-needed impetus. With a growth rate of 4.5% in 2021, sub-Saharan Africa’s economy was starting…

CHOGM 2022: What’s at stake for Africa?

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After being twice postponed due to the pandemic, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will take place in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, from 20-26 June. CHOGM is usually held every two years and brings together the 54 countries…

ሚኒስትሯ የከተሞች እድገት ከመሪዎች፣ ባለሃብቶችና ነዋሪዎች የሚቀዳ ነው አሉ

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የከተሞች እድገት ከከተማ መሪዎች፣ ባለሃብቶች ብሎም የከተሞች ነፀብራቅ ከሆነው ነዋሪ የሚቀዳ ነው ሲሉ የከተማና መሰረተ-ልማት ሚኒስትር ጫልቱ ሳኒ…

2022 Africa CEO Trade Survey – What does the AfCFTA mean for African business?

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The Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) has announced today the launch of the 2nd edition of its Africa CEO Trade Survey. The focus this year will be on the opportunities being created by the African Continental…

“AfCFTA and what it means for E- Commerce” – Opinion

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The AfCFTA treaty recognizes the role of the Regional Economic Communities (“RECs”) to the success of the free trade project by codifying as one of its guiding principles the notion that the RECs’ Free Trade Areas (“FTAs”) shall be…

5TH PROSPERITY AFRICA SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS CONFERENCE

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The inaugural Prosperity Africa Small Business Exporters’ Conference was launched in 2012 to create a dialogue and knowledge sharing on pertinent issues experienced by SMMEs. This year’s edition is organized by the Pan African Chamber…

ECOWAS holds consultative meetings on Regional Agreement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy

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The ECOWAS Commission continued its consultations with State and Non-State Actors on the formulation of the ECOWAS Regional Implementation Strategy for the Agreement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 22 March 2022. With…

African Continental Free Trade Area agreement not quite the silver bullet SA hoped for, says ANC

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The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement could have negative impacts on South Africa’s trade, labour force and micro, small and medium enterprises, according to a draft document prepared for discussion at the ANC’s upcoming policy…