Tag: African Continental Free Trade Area

The procurement of AELP link, an order-routing technology platform is going to boost the African capital market space. Order-routing is the process by which a buy or sell order in ...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved US$70 million to finance the expansion and upgrade of the Beitbridge border post to facilitate trade in Southern Africa. The financing facility forms part ...

It is undoubtedly true that, international trade plays an essential role in creating market for domestic products, boosting economies, reducing poverty, and broadening economic inclusion. It was on these basis ...

The Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Future Investment Initiative (FII), and OriginAll S.A. announced on Thursday, January 28, 2021, a partnership representing a historic effort ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reiterated the International Chamber of Commerce’s  assertion that more than half of world trade, in terms of value is denominated in US dollars with 80% of letters of credit ...

A great majority of Ghanaian firms believe that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds huge prospects of transforming their businesses.  According to the second round of the COVID-19 ...

The participation rate of banks in Africa in trade finance continues to decrease although it remains a popular activity, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). In a survey conducted on African banks, 71 ...

Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union (AU) Commission, like most intergovernmental organisations around the world, have shifted most of its activities online. In this context, the ...

The Africa free-trade agreement is unlikely to face any further delays even if the second wave of coronavirus infections hits the region, according to the AfCFTA secretary-general Wamkele Mene “If ...