Tag: Intra-African trade

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) continues to reshape the narrative of trade across Africa, creating new opportunities for businesses and financial institutions alike. At the 2025 Intra-African Trade ...

Africa, a continent brimming with natural resources, human capital, and innovation, remains underutilized in terms of intra-continental trade. According to the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), trade between African nations ...

Intra-African trade has long been touted as the key to unlocking the continent’s economic potential, yet structural inefficiencies, poor digital infrastructure, and fragmented policies continue to hinder progress. At a ...

Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco’s central bank, has officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a landmark development that reinforces efforts to boost intra-African trade and financial integration. By becoming ...

Ghana is hosting His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini, who is on a four-day state visit aimed at strengthening the longstanding diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties ...

In a major step towards transforming Africa’s energy sector, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched a groundbreaking $3 billion Revolving Intra-African Oil Trade Financing Programme. This initiative is aimed ...

“We want to see an increased proportion of the 4 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil produced in the Gulf of Guinea refined in Africa.”

Absa Bank Ghana has taken advantage of the ‘The Absa Export Advantage Forum’ it hosted to promote trade within Africa. This ground-breaking initiative, held under the theme "Promoting Ghana’s Intra-Africa ...

Philip Myburgh, Executive Head of Trade and Africa-China, Business and Commercial Clients at the Standard Bank Group (parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana) indicated that amidst disruptions to traditional trade ...

Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA), has weighed into the debate of Africa having a one currency, noting that such a move is difficult ...