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Zimbabwean unions demand pro-worker trade policies
22-May-2023 IndustriAll
At the industrialization policy conference in Harare, trade unions discuss whether trade and industrialization are a panacea to Zimbabwe’s economic woes. They also identified the role unions play in policy making to ensure that workers and communities benefit from trade.
Ample room remains for Vietnamese exports to Africa
19-May-2023 Vietnam Plus
There remains an ample room for Vietnamese exports to Africa, as the country accounts for only 0.6% of the continent’s total import of 600 billion USD per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given opportunities brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
AfCFTA protocol on competition policy (final draft, Jan 2023)
17-May-2023
AfCFTA: protocol on intellectual property rights (final draft, Jan 2023)
17-May-2023
AfCFTA protocol on investment (final draft, Jan 2023)
17-May-2023
Would the drafters of the AfCFTA investment protocol kowtow to the interests of only investors?
17-May-2023 bilaterals.org
The recently leaked investment protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area shows the investor-state dispute resolution will be set out after the adoption of the protocol.
AfCFTA not a silver bullet to increase SA’s agricultural exports in Africa
20-Apr-2023 Cape Business News
Does the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) present an opportunity for South Africa (SA) to further expand its agricultural exports into the continent, or is it just a pipe dream?
IFC: AfCFTA is becoming a lot of talk — we need to fix regulations
19-Apr-2023 The Cable
Makthar Diop, the managing director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), says the Africa Free Trade Continental Agreement (AfCFTA) is becoming a lot of talk, and may not become a reality if laws and regulations are not fixed.
Liberia, the only country in Africa yet to ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area
11-Apr-2023 Front Page Africa
Liberia, an ECOWAS member state where importers mostly experience high tariffs on goods, which lead to inflation of prices on the local market, is yet to ratify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Ghana and Netherlands commence Bilateral Investment Treaty renegotiation
8-Apr-2023 GNA
Ghana and the Kingdom of Netherlands have commenced renegotiations of their Bilateral Treaty (BIT) in Accra. The current BIT between Ghana and the Kingdom of Netherlands was signed in 1989, and entered into force on 1st July, 1991.
Why Nigeria may not leverage AfCFTA to revamp ailing economy
30-Mar-2023 The Nation
On the strength of Nigeria’s estimated 200 million population and huge market, she was tipped as the biggest potential beneficiary of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. However, two years after trading commenced on January 1, 2021, Nigeria is yet to begin practical implementation of the trade pact.
EAC proposes flexible US market access under AGOA plan
17-Mar-2023 The East African
The East African Community (EAC) wants the US government to make the rules governing access to their market more flexible under the planned renewal of the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa).
How does the AfCFTA impact Africa’s trading landscape?
10-Mar-2023 Business Daily
Business owners across Africa are the powerhouses who keep the continent moving and economically viable. In the past, it was not always easy to run a business that traded on a broader scale across the continent.
Africa: World Customs Organization publishes Guide on AfCFTA Rules of Origin
2-Mar-2023 Baker McKenzie
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has published a Guide for Rules of Origin under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Kagame says Africans should make AFCFTA work for them
2-Mar-2023 KT Press
President Paul Kagame has called on African leaders to fully utilize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the best tool for breaking the mentality of depending on and producing for others to benefit.
Ethiopia among AfCFTA $1bln adjustment fund recipients
28-Feb-2023 The Reporter
Ethiopia is one of the African countries that will benefit from Afrexim Bank’s USD one billion package to recoup any losses incurred as a result of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Botswana becomes 45th AU member to ratify African continental free trade agreement
24-Feb-2023 The Independent
Botswana has deposited its instrument ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, local media reported.
Morocco is a key player in the African Continental Free Trade Area
23-Feb-2023 Atalayar
Morocco can serve as a real lever for the creation of the desired African Continental Free Trade Area (ZLECAf) with more than 1 billion consumers, thanks to the sectors it covers such as agriculture, renewable energies, banking, telecommunications, real estate, etc. ...., according to the daily Les Inspirations Eco.
AU adopts compact for private sector inclusion in AfCFTA
23-Feb-2023 Business Ghana
THE African Union (AU) has adopted the action compact of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) to champion private sector inclusion in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
AfCFTA international labour standards deficit must be addressed
23-Feb-2023 IndustriAll
Trade unions expressed the need for ILO international labour standards to be included in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to protect workers’ rights and interests.