African continental free trade area
Plans for creation of Africa Free Trade Area push on as continent battles COVID
President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired Saturday's virtual meeting attended by several heads of state.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: South Africa remains an attractive investment destination
As South Africa hosts the third South Africa Investment Conference this week, President Ramaphosa says that beyond its contribution to national GDP, investment stimulates and supports the growth of local economies, with direct material benefits for our people.
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ANALYSIS: How a post-COVID-19 revival could kickstart Africa’s free trade area
Africa is more vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19 because it is highly dependent on imports for its medicinal and pharmaceutical products and on commodity exports.
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African free trade deal postponed due to coronavirus
The continental free-trade zone would, if successful, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc with 1.3 billion people across Africa.
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Q&A with Tinyiko Maluleke: The ironies of the impact of coronavirus on Africa
The are ironic results for Africa since the coronavirus outbreak - but will they last after the pandemic is over?
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'Africa can no longer be ignored' - AfDB president on AFCTA, Covid-19 and more
EWN sat down with the African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to talk about the African Continental Free Trade Area, the impact of Coronavirus on Africa, World Bank's statement on African countries being highly indebted and South Sudan's new peace deal. #AkinwumiAdesina #AfricanDevelopmentBank #ACFTA
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Empowering women fundamental for a prosperous Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to achieve many things during South Africa's chairship of the African Union, with the economic empowerment of the continent's women a top priority.
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Ghana's strong GDP growth stats due to ease of doing business in Africa
For foreign investors looking to advance their portfolios on the continent, Ghana is an attractive economy in search of growth.
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Africa’s free-trade area is a game-changer
Standard Bank's Jeremy Stevens says the African Continental Free Trade Area could kickstart Africa's industrialisation.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: A reminder that Africa wants trade more than aid
With the African Continental Free Trade Area coming into operation, this is an Africa that is able to trade and engage on its own terms, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Africa cannot fully develop if it remains a theatre of war - Ramaphosa
The president said transformation in the continent and development would no longer be on terms imposed by others.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: South Africa’s future lies in Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa says the time is right for a new era of intra-African trade, where African countries no longer look abroad for the products and services they need, but to other countries on this continent.
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Step by step, Africa inches toward 'historic' free trade zone
The 55-nation AU, gathering for a summit in Niger, will give the formal push to a deal to phase out tariffs on trade from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo.
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Nigeria will sign Africa free trade agreement – presidency
Nigeria, the largest economy on the continent, was one of the last countries that had not committed to signing the deal and its decision to join the bloc will significantly bolster its clout.
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Nigerian president urged to sign African trade deal
A special government panel has recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari sign Nigeria up for a landmark African free trade agreement, ahead of a key meeting of African leaders.
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SA signs agreement on free trade within Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he was excited that the country has joined the community of nations that have signed.
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#IATF: Africa for Africans, strengthening trade on the continent
The IATF is expected to provide a platform for information sharing and opportunities to tap into the market of the more than one billion people brought together by the free trade agreement.
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DTI: We will sign Africa free trade area agreement
Minister Rob Davies on Monday said that the country was fully committed to finalising the process after signing a declaration, supporting the establishment of the new trade deal.
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[OPINION] Why Africa’s free trade area offers so much promise
Continental free trade area's potential impact includes boosting intra-Africa trade, manufacturing exports, job creation and poverty alleviation.
