India can benefit from African Continental trade pact: MEA

Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 28 Underscoring India’s commitment towards growth in relations with Africa, New Delhi on Friday said the country’s businesses could benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement that was gathering pace. Characterising the proposed pact as a “game changer”, Rahul Chhabra, Secretary, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, said more and more African countries were joining the agreement and a huge opportunity could come in a few months. Till date, 30 of the 54 countries have ratified the agreement. “Making Africa resilient for Indian…

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SAVING LIVES THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

The inaugural “People that Deliver (PtD) Global Indaba” saw 250 participants from 40 countries gather in Lusaka, Zambia, to share challenges and offer solutions to supply chain problems, including those in healthcare supply chains, where lives depend on medicines, vaccines and other commodities reaching patients when and where they are needed. This important event, which was co-hosted by SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management in Southern Africa, also aimed to strengthen ties between countries, donors and the private sector.  SAPICS is a member of the People that Deliver coalition,…

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