Free Trade Deal Boosts Africa’s Economic Development
HIGHLIGHTS A new agreement creating Africa’s first continent-wide free trade area could generate greater economic benefits than previously estimated. The…
Category: Trade
DIGITALISE YOUR ORGANISATION’S PROCUREMENT OR RISK EXTINCTION, EXPERTS WARN
The digital transformation of procurement is well underway, and any organisation that is clinging to analog procurement in today’s digital…
AfCFTA To Encourage Use Of Local Currencies To Boost Trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Tuesday said it will promote the use of local currencies in order…
DP WORLD HOSTS AFRICA FORUM AT EXPO FLOW PAVILION TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF TRADE IN UNLOCKING THE CONTINENT’S POTENTIAL
DP World hosted the Africa Forum at its EXPO Flow Pavilion on Wednesday 16th March Keynote speeches and panel events explored…
WCO AND AFCFTA SECRETARIATS JOIN FORCES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA
On 15 February 2022, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), and H.E. Mr. Wamkele Mene,…
FUTURE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ALLIANCE LAUNCHED
ICC, DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA and SWIFT have launched the Future International Trade Alliance and signed a memorandum of understanding to…
TANZANIA KENYA TOTAL TRADE HIT USD 905.5 MILLION
Kenya Tanzania bilateral trade hit USD 905.5 million in 2021 for the period January –November 2021 according to the Central…
Tanzania to expand markets and economic growth, as it launches works on major Dodoma road
The head of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Wednesday joined Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu…
THE REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE BECAME THE FORTY-FIRST (41ST) TO DEPOSIT THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AFCFTA)
The Republic of Cabo Verde became the forty-first (41st) State Party to deposit the instrument of ratification of the Agreement…
IN CAMEROON, PROPARCO AND AFRILAND FIRST BANK SIGN A 15 MILLION EURO TRADE FINANCE OPERATIONS GUARANTEE
Proparco grants a €15 million Trade Finance guarantee to Afriland First Bank. This first partnership between the two institutions will…