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AfCFTA Secretariat, AFRICA24 announce partnership to enhance free trade and media collaboration

B & FT Online 26 Jul 2024
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and AFRICA24, Africa’s premier TV media group, have inked a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to enhance the Continental ...
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African trade ministers call for renewal of Agoa by end of 2024

Independent online (SA) 26 Jul 2024
AFRICAN trade ministers have urged the US government to do away with ... Agoa gives eligible sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the US market for most products without having to reciprocate.
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LETHABO SITHOLE: Key provisions of the US’s Agoa improvement act

Business Day 26 Jul 2024
Agoa and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can complement each other by enhancing market access, strengthening regional value chains, supporting trade policy objectives, fostering investment and promoting policy alignment.
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Breaking barriers: Leveraging business aviation to open the Ghanaian market

Business Ghana 26 Jul 2024
In the fast-paced arena of global commerce and the wake of the operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, time is the greatest asset for private and public economic actors. .
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Experts highlight critical role of CSOs involvement in African Trade agreement

B & FT Online 26 Jul 2024
As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement moves forward, civil society organizations are emerging as key players in ensuring its success and inclusivity ... sustainable trade policies.
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Ghana’s obligation to strengthen good governance unwavering – Akufo-Addo

Ghana Business News 26 Jul 2024
... in an interaction with the leadership of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), at the Jubilee House, Accra ... “APRM as a Catalyst for the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area”.
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THABILE NKUNJANA: Thoko Didiza did well on agricultural market access and performance

Business Day 26 Jul 2024
These include the country’s long-standing trade ties with the Southern African Development Community and Europe, duty-free market access to the US, and the growing significance of Asia to its export goals.
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From Land to Logistics: UAE’s Growing Power in the Global Food System

GlobalResearch 26 Jul 2024
The UAE and Kenya just signed a free trade deal, and now ADQ has committed to invest up to $500mn there, including in food production ... Thanks to a web of global free trade and tax agreements, traders ...
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and AFRICA24 Media Group sign ...

Business Ghana 25 Jul 2024
The Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Africa's leading TV media group, AFRICA24 (https.//AFRICA24TV.com/), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ...
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Private sector urged to capitalise on AfCFTA opportunities

Business Ghana 25 Jul 2024
THE Manager of Client Relations for Anglophone West Africa at Afreximbank, Wisdom Tawiah, has underscored the urgent need for private sector engagement to realise the full potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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Integration at the core of Africa's development

China Daily 25 Jul 2024
Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, said African countries can maximize the potential of integration avenues, like the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, by making it ...
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Nigeria Launches Guided Trade Initiative Under AfCFTA, Marking a Giant Stride in Economic Growth and Continental Leadership

This Day 25 Jul 2024
Nigeria has embarked on a historic endeavor with the launch of the Guided Trade Initiative under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signaling a pivotal moment in boosting intra-African ...
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GHIB convenes inaugural ‘CNVERGE’ conference on boosting trade banking for Africa

B & FT Online 24 Jul 2024
The theme for the inaugural conference is “The Risk/Opportunity Interplay for African Trade.” ... It is this viewpoint that led to the final actualization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) protocols with its headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
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Tony Elumelu advocates for African Peace Fund

B & FT Online 24 Jul 2024
He urged fellow Heads of State to support the implementation of a continent-wide mobile telephony interoperability system, which he argued would advance the African Continental Free Trade Area ...
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