[Africa Trade]
African Union: “Many African traders and businesses face barriers to trade. From quotas to excessive import documents or unjustified packaging requirements, these barriers are a big hindrance to trade between African countries.”
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[Africa\Illicit Financial Flows]
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi: “Illicit financial flows rob Africa and its people of their prospects, undermining transparency and accountability and eroding trust in African institutions.”
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[African Continental Free Trade Area]
AA: “There is a proposed launch date, January 2021. It has not been made official but it is believed that an expected African Union Summit in November, Heads of State will confirm the new launch date.”
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[Africa News\African Industrialization Week]
The AIW 2019, which builds upon the positive outcomes of the inaugural 2018 African Industrialization Week, and comes on the heels of the lauch of the Operational Phase of the AfCFTA on 7 July 2019 at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government (HoS/G) in Niamey, Niger could not have come at a better time. With the AfCFTA ushereing in a market space of at least US $3.4 trillion, and a consumer base of 1.27 billion, there is no doubt that moving the continent’s industrial production frontier, becomes critical, as enterprises tap into large scale opportunities on the back of free trade.
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[African News]
“The African Union Commission through the Department of Economic Affairs, is convening the 11th African Private Sector Forum set to be hosted in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on the 6-8 November 2019. The forum will be held under the theme of ‘Transforming African economies through private sector mobilization and capitalization of experiences from other regions of the world”.
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