PAPSS allows a customer in one African country to pay in their currency, while a seller in another country receives payment in their currency. With PAPSS, this would facilitate the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) aim to bring together the 54 African countries to trade under a single market with liberalized tariffs and the removal of the non-tariff barriers to cross-border trading. … Read More
Africa Trade
AfCFTA: The Need to Review Double Taxation Arrangement
The AfCFTA has opened a $3.4 trillion borderless market created to present an opportunity and rekindle hopes for African recovery through trade in a post-Covid-19 world. As nations continue to battle a pandemic that does not respect national borders, the Intra-African trade is currently low at 14.4 percent of total African exports. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that the AfCFTA could boost intra-African trade by about 33 percent and cut the continent’s trade deficit by 51 percent. … Read More
AfCFTA: Potentials & Challenges for MSMEs in Africa
The AfCFTA has opened a $3.4 trillion borderless market created to present an opportunity and rekindle hopes for African recovery through trade in a post-Covid-19 world. As nations continue to battle a pandemic that does not respect national borders, the Intra-African trade is currently low at 14.4 percent of total African exports. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that the AfCFTA could boost intra-African trade by about 33 percent and cut the continent’s trade deficit by 51 percent. … Read More
AfCFTA: The Ease of Doing Business in Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will create the largest free trade area in the world measured by the number of countries participating. The pact connects 1.3 billion people across 55 countries with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) valued at US$3.4 trillion. The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of AfCFTA economies is valued at US$3.4 trillion. … Read More