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AfCFTA could be the Marshall Plan for the African Economic Recovery
(2022-04)
The East African economies, already struggling to recover from a Covid-19 induced downturn, face another crisis as they manage the effects from the Ukrainian crisis. ECA estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic led to the ...
Given the right conditions, smaller countries could benefit more from AfCFTA
(2018-05)
ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe led a High-level Ministerial Dialogue on “The African Continental Free Trade Area: creating fiscal space for jobs and economic diversification,” following the launch of the Ministerial ...
Africa Trade Exchange (ATEX) platform launched to facilitate trading under the AfCFTA
(2022-05)
The Africa Trade Exchange (ATEX), a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, was launched during the official opening of the 54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (CoM2022) ...
ATPC organizes webinar for journalists on African Continental Free Trade Area
(2020-12)
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), is planning a webinar for African journalists to enhance their coverage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA ...
AfCFTA is Africa’s only path to sustainable development, ATPC Coordinator tells journalists
(2020-12)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be made to work as it is the continent’s only path to sustainable development, Coordinator of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) African Trade Policy Centre ...
AFCFTA-Anchored Pharma initiative holds virtual induction of national pharma consultants
(2022-06)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s led AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative held a virtual induction meeting for the six (6) recently appointed National Pharmaceutical Consultants from 6 (six) ...
Continued research key as Africa moves towards implementation of game-changing AfCFTA
(2020-10)
Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) delivers for the continent, in particular consolidating African markets ...
AfCFTA: North African Representatives Call for Accelerated Negotiations on E-Commerce
(2020-10)
The ECA Office for North Africa held on Wednesday 14 October 2020 a webinar on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the mitigation of the COVID-19 Impact on trade strategies in North Africa. The meeting ...
ECA senior official makes a case for Using the AfCFTA to support Africa’s industrial exports
(2018-09)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique and timely opportunity for the continent and offers more benefits than other trading arrangements with regions outside the continent, said Mr Andrew Mold, Acting ...
Leveling the Playing Field for Intra-Africa Investment through the African Continental Free Trade Area: A Round table
(2021-06)
The United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) is holding a virtual roundtable, ‘Levelling the Playing Field for IntraAfrica Investment through the African Continental Free Trade Area’. The objective of the roundtable ...