African Continental Free Trade Area

African free trade area gets real

Published by Seth Onyango on 13 October 2022

Kenya’s recent twin shipment of batteries and tea to Ghana – the first from an East African economy under the African Continental Free Trade Area – has injected fresh impetus into the fledgling free trade initiative.

Africa’s transport sector to strongly benefit from continental free trade area

Published by Staff Writer on 10 February 2022

The African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to increase intra-African trade in transport services by nearly 50%.

Vehicle manufacturing and food processing could reap billions from African free trade zone

Published by Conrad Onyango on 14 December 2021

Vehicle manufacturing and food processing have been touted as the next big drivers of intra-African trade.

Cities instead of countries: Investors in Africa thinking in new ways about geography

Published by EY Global on 9 November 2020

As investment spreads to more sectors of the African economy, investors are also thinking in new ways about its geography.

The African Continental Free Trade Area: development accelerator or more of the same?

Published by Nina Callaghan and Merin Jacob and Mark Swilling on 14 October 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area is being hailed as the single most progressive step forward in advancing African economic development.

How Africa can manufacture to meet its own pharmaceutical needs

Published by Janet Byaruhanga on 16 September 2020

African manufacturers, currently operating in small fragmented markets, cannot compete with their Asian counterparts that operate in vastly larger markets and therefore enjoy economies of scale.

African free trade area – from agreement to implementation

Published by Robyn Berger and Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson on 2 July 2020

An update on where we’re at with the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Partnership, not ownership, will turbocharge Africa’s economy

Published by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem on 15 January 2020

For Africa to flourish, foreign investors must help homegrown businesses to become manufacturers and exporters themselves.

Jeremy Stevens: Africa’s free-trade area a game-changer that could strengthen ties with China

Published by Jeremy Stevens on 7 November 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Area could bolster the continent’s trade and investment ties with China and kickstart its industrialisation, writes Standard Bank economist

Let’s not exaggerate Africa’s free trade credentials

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 17 October 2019

It will take years to meaningfully boost regional trade.

Four ways to become a ‘business baobab’ in Africa

Published by Acha Leke on 3 September 2019

The integration of Africa’s economies offers exciting opportunities for companies that craft bold yet wise geographic expansion strategies.

Africa from the inside: Will the continent’s trade fortunes change?

Published by Hannah Edinger on 16 August 2019

Africa is often touted as the last continent still to industrialise.

Profit-making idea: Central Africa could be the continent’s rising star

Published by Staff Writer on 12 June 2019

Central Africa stands to benefit the most from the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Looking back: Unpacking the trends that shaped Africa’s business environment (Part 2)

Published by Johan Burger on 29 March 2019

Trends and events during 2018.

African Continental Free Trade Area

African free trade area gets real

Africa’s transport sector to strongly benefit from continental free trade area

Vehicle manufacturing and food processing could reap billions from African free trade zone

Cities instead of countries: Investors in Africa thinking in new ways about geography

The African Continental Free Trade Area: development accelerator or more of the same?

How Africa can manufacture to meet its own pharmaceutical needs

African free trade area – from agreement to implementation

Partnership, not ownership, will turbocharge Africa’s economy

Jeremy Stevens: Africa’s free-trade area a game-changer that could strengthen ties with China

Let’s not exaggerate Africa’s free trade credentials

Four ways to become a ‘business baobab’ in Africa

Africa from the inside: Will the continent’s trade fortunes change?

Profit-making idea: Central Africa could be the continent’s rising star

Looking back: Unpacking the trends that shaped Africa’s business environment (Part 2)

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