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Africa: Driving Africa’s Energy Future With The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement

July 1, 2021 0

Launched on 1 January the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will create the largest free trade area in the world measured by the number of countries participating. The pact connects 1.3 billion people across 55 countries with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) valued at $3.4 trillion. It has the potential to lift 30 million people out …

AfCFTA To Buoy Investment Opportunities Abound In Nigeria, Africa Post-Pandemic —Ikeazor

June 20, 2021 0

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA ) will buoy investment opportunities that are abound in Nigeria and Africa post-COVID-19, Philip Ikeazor, former Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Bank Limited and Director, Greenwich Merchant Bank said on Saturday at Cranfield Nigeria Alumni virtual business webinar.

AfCFTA: We Are Well-Positioned To Make Payments Smooth For Our Customers – Ecobank Group CEO

January 19, 2021 0

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ade Ayeyemi, has affirmed that the pan-African banking group is facilitating smooth and instant payments across Africa as countries start the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).

Dangote To Leverage Expansion, New Trade Routes Under AfCFTA

January 10, 2021 0

With many countries strategizing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this month, Dangote Industries Ltd, has stated that its cement expansion plan and fertilizer investments will ope

Ecobank Restates Commitment To AfCFTA

November 1, 2020 0

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the bank is prepared to partner with other organizations to explore the opportunities available in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

African Continental Free Trade Agreement Under Spotlight As Nigeria Hosts Forum

December 3, 2019 0

The AfCFTA will become a key engine of economic growth, industrialization and sustainable development in Africa in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 Nigeria, which signed the landmark African Continental Free Trade Agreement in July, is this week hosting its national AfCFTA Forum on the “Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA for Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Development”. The Forum, which …

Nigeria’s Neighbours Must Obey Fair Trade Rules, Says Emefiele

November 7, 2019 0

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, wednesday said Nigeria’s neighbours must comply with fair trade practices to avoid depriving Nigeria the benefits of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, explaining that the country would prevent itself from becoming a dumping ground for goods that did not originate from Africa.

Bank Backs AfCFTA With $1b

July 9, 2019 0

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it is providing one billion dollars grant to African countries to support the implementation of the Agreement for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Dangote Foundation, UNECA, GBCHealth Advocate Public-Private Sector Partnership for Better Health in Africa

January 18, 2019 0

Top African leaders including Heads of States, Ministers, CEOs as well as representatives from the African Union and United Nations will converge at the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum (AB:HF) (www.AfricaBusinessHealthForum.com) taking place in Ethiopia on 12th February 2019 on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit. The Forum will unify Africa’s key decision makers in exploring opportunities for …