Mayor’s Private Sector Conference
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Business Leaders Tell Govts to Accelerate AfCFTA Talks
News, News ArticleThe East African Business Council is urging the East African Community to fast track negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in line with private sector positions.
If every African country joins, experts say, the…
AfCFTA to Commence On January 1 as planned
News, News ArticleMr Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), says the continental trade regime will take off as planned on January 1 next year.
He said the AfCFTA Secretariat was targeting January 2021 for the commencement…
Business-boosting African Trade Observatory (ATO) to start virtual demonstrations
News, News ArticleAfrican Union online portal, supported by the European Union and the International Trade Centre, will boost the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
(Addis Ababa/Geneva) - 14 October 2020 - An online tool designed…
African Union urges removal of non-tariff barriers to help AfCFTA thrive
News, News ArticleThe African Union (AU) Commission called for addressing non-tariff barriers in order to realize the major aspirations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
In a statement released on Sunday, the AU said that the African…
Procurement Notice (AfDB) Improving Trade Facilitation in the IGAD Region
ITFE News, News, News Article, Press ReleaseAfreximbank, ITC partner to boost intra-African trade
News, News ArticleNigeria is currently in the process of ensuring the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, the minister of trade, Niyi Adebayo, said on Monday.
Ratification is the action of signing or formally consenting…
ECA Executive Secretary Calls for Accelerated Actions & Interventions towards Addressing Lldcs’ Special Challenges
News, News ArticleThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday participated in the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries and highlighted the need for sustained and consistent support to LLDCs on the African…
African Governments Urged to Harmonize Trade and Cross-Border Policies
News, News ArticleThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a new COVID-19 cross-border trade report urging governments on the continent to adopt and harmonize policies that will help continent strike an appropriate balance between curbing the spread…
ECOWAS postpones single currency launch
News, News ArticleThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has postponed the launch of its planned single currency “ECO”, it was learnt.
The regional body said a new date for the launch would be announced later.
The was contained in a…
AfCFTA, infrastructure dev my focus- Adesina, AfDB President
News, News ArticlePresident, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has assured African Heads of Governments and other relevant stakeholders on the continent that his second tenure would focus on boosting regional industrial value chains, tackling…