Tag: AfCFTA
Nigeria Launches Guided Trade Initiative Under AfCFTA, Aims to Unlock $50...
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria has embarked on a historic initiative with the launch of the Guided Trade Initiative under the African Continental Free Trade...
AfCFTA: Don enjoins African countries to utilise waterways
Prof. Charles Asenime, Dean, School of Transport and Logistics, Lagos State University, has urged African countries to utilise waterways to gain the African Continental...
Former Presidents task African leaders on unity, progress
Former President of Ghana, John Mahama, and former President of Botswana, Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, have urged African leaders to consciously pursue...
Africa needs innovative instruments for economic growth, say stakeholders
Government and institutional representatives have called for innovative instruments that would foster climate action and address the African current debt crisis for the continent...
Expert advocates measures for poverty reduction in Africa through trade
Prof. Benedict Oramah has advised African countries to pursue self-determination through inward-looking policies and programmes.
He urged them to leverage the African Continental Free Trade...
Experts advocate increased political will for AU’s Free Movement Protocol
Some migration experts on Thursday called for increased political will from leaders of member states towards the implementation of the African Union’s Free Movement...
Experts want establishment of an African carbon market
Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia), Nov. 18, 2023 (NAN): Some experts say that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will considerably increase African trade without adding...
AfCFTA: Group urges MSMEs on value addition, processing
The Edo International Business Forum (EIBF), has urged Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) to invest in product enhancement to benefit from the...
AU, Afreximbank, AfCFTA inaugurate Pan-African payment, settlement systems
The African Union, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA have inaugurated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), thereby making it available for use...
Pan-African Payment System will enhance transactions in Africa — President Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says the inauguration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) will accelerate transactions in Africa.
Akufo-Addo, represented by the Vice...
Pan-African Payment & Settlement Systems (PAPSS) commences officially for commercial use
The African Union, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA on Thursday commercially inaugurated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), thereby making it available...
Harnessing non-oil exports to diversify Nigeria’s revenue
It is no longer news that oil price shocks have negatively impacted the country’s revenue over the years.
The dwindling revenue from oil was compounded...
ECOWAS says harmonized competition policies key to achieving W/African common market
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) has said that harmonized competition policies among Member States is critical to achieving a common market place and...
Omicron: LCCI advises FG
In the face of the Omnicron variant, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised that imposition of lockdown as a measure...
Tanzania@60: Mission advocates constant dialogue for political, economic devt in Africa
Dr. Benson Bana, High Commissioner of Tanzania to Nigeria, has stressed the need for constant dialogue on political and economic issues in Africa towards...
Access to market intelligence, trade information critical to intra-Africa trade –...
Mrs. Tokunbo Chiedu, CEO, Compass Global, says access to market intelligence, finance, trade information, and market requirements are vital to deepen intra-Africa trade among...
NASME tasks entrepreneurs to use AfCFTA to grow businesses
The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) has appealed to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to explore benefits offered by African...
