Free Trade Area

Cross-Border Trade Opportunities within AfCFTA for MSMEs

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a transformative opportunity for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. By creating a single market for goods and services, AfCFTA aims to enhance intra-African trade and stimulate economic growth. This … Read More

Understanding the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for MSMEs

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, aimed at creating a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of businesspersons and investments. It aims to boost intra-African … Read More

AfCFTA: Promoting E-commerce and Formalising Informal Micro-Enterprises in Africa.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has opened a $3.4 trillion borderless market created by the AfCFTA to present an opportunity and rekindled hopes for African recovery through trade in a post-Covid-19 world. … Read More

AfCFTA: Trade Finance and Intra-Africa Trade

With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) bringing together 1.3 billion people in 55 African countries to create the world’s largest free trade area as measured by the number of participating Member States, the Economic Development in Africa Report 2019 notes that the rules of origin could be a revolutionary for Africa as long as they are simple, transparent, business-friendly and predictable. … Read More

AfCFTA: Administration of Rules of Origin

With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) bringing together 1.3 billion people in 55 African countries to create the world’s largest free trade area as measured by the number of participating Member States, the Economic Development in Africa Report 2019 notes that the rules of origin could be a revolutionary for Africa as long as they are simple, transparent, business-friendly and predictable. … Read More