Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjwT8ErH3U

Africa World Trade Network Launched

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On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, officials from the Ministry of Trade, diplomats and multi-faceted entrepreneurs converged on the Kempinski Hotel for the launch of the Africa World Trade Network (AWTN). The launch was held under the theme “Showcasing…

“Is it Africa’s time, or has the continent’s race been run” by RAJNEESH NARULA AND JON FOSTER PEDLEY.

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Is Africa still stretching on the sidelines, or is the continent finally out of the starting blocks in the race to shape the global economy? Many hope the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has fired the starter’s gun, but sceptics…

ECOWAS Regional Experts Meet on The Draft ECOWAS Common Schedule of Specific Commitments on Trade in Services for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

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The Eight (8th) Regional Meeting on the Trade in Services Protocol under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was held virtually on 17th June 2022. The Regional meeting was preceded by a 3-day ECOWAS Commission Internal Technical…

AfCFTA could boost African incomes by 9%, says World Bank report

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Reforms set in motion by the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could lead to a rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) that would boost incomes on the continent by 9% by 2035, according to a new report from…

The African Education Trust Fund (AETF) makes inroads towards an eventual registration and successful launch

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The processes for the registration of the African Education Trust Fund (AETF) founded by the Association of African Universities, the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) and the African Private Sector Summit (APSS) has been…

AfCFTA: Policy questions and key next steps

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A Republican lawyer and 30th President of the United States of America, Calvin Coolidge, (1872-1933), once remarked that no enterprise can exist for itself alone, it ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself,…

New UNCTAD website monitors global trade and GDP in real time

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UNCTAD launched on 1 July a new interactive website that provides real-time estimates on global trade and GDP, showing the impacts of the multiple global economic shocks. The website provides data-based estimates, known as nowcasts, which…

European Parliament Pushes For a New Trade Deal With Africa

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The European Parliament voted on a new report to renew its trade relationship with Africa on Thursday. The report, which now passes to the European Commission (EC) for consideration and possibly resolution, calls for fairer treatment…

E-commerce, Payments and Unlocking the Potential of the AfCFTA: Africa

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After six years of planning, strategy and coordination, and now just 16 months since its inception, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the weight of the continent resting on its shoulders. AfCFTA will cover a market of 1.3…

Handover of equipment to support the activities of PACCI and IGAD on the Improving Trade Facilitation in IGAD region (ITFE)

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The ceremony was conducted at the African Development Bank’s Office in Ethiopia as part of the project management component of the Improving trade facilitation in IGAD Region. The project began in 2019 implemented by the Inter-governmental…