Staff Reporter Gaborone, Botswana, November 10 – Southern African nations must join forces to expedite the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, a crucial step toward alleviating poverty and inequality in a region currently ranked among the most disparate in the world. Addressing the 29th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of...
Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Retail Banking Services and Specialist Finance, James Chapman, said that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a unique opportunity for African nations to trade and collaborate in unprecedented ways. Bank Windhoek is firmly dedicated to supporting this initiative by creating platforms such as the Agri series to empower...
Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Retail Banking Services and Specialist Finance, James Chapman, said that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a unique opportunity for African nations to trade and collaborate in unprecedented ways. Bank Windhoek is firmly dedicated to supporting this initiative by creating platforms such as the Agri series to empower...
A don, Prof. Adeolu Adewuyi, says further development of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is crucial to driving the production of value-added products and engendering the country’s competitiveness under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Adewuyi, Professor of Economics, University of Ibadan, said this at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group(MANEG) 6th Annual General...
The Nigeria National Quality Policy will unlock the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) for Nigeria. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Quality Council (NQC), Mr Osita Aboloma, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigera (NAN) reports that the Federal Government established NQC to enhance...
By Freeman Ya Ngulu. According to TRALAC, the Trade Law Centre based in South Africa’s latest update on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, the process is too start soon. When implementation starts, the member countries should be informed by what the State Parties accepted as new commitments, and what they...
The Namibia Trade Forum (NTF) is confident that the art of writing has the potential to positively disrupt the market on the African continent and beyond. The forum is seeking input from industry players on ways to include local and good-quality authentic Namibian books into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The buzz phrase currently on the...