African Trade Policy Centre

Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) urges government to expedite the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement

Lusaka, Zambia 26 September 2019 (MCTI, AUC & ECA) – The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) held a validation workshop for Zambia's Strategy for the Implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from 25 - 26 September 2019, in Lusaka.

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Ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by Zambia will support government efforts to diversify the economy says ECA Regional Director for Southern Africa

Lusaka, Zambia 24 September 2019 (MCTI, AUC & ECA) – The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) held a Media Sensitization and Capacity Building Workshop on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement on 24 September in Lusaka.

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Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Examines Canada, Africa and the Inclusive Trade Agenda

Carleton University has released the newest issue of CFPJ examining Canada, Africa and the inclusive trade agenda. The issue was prepared through a partnership between the African Trade Policy Centre and the Canadian Centre for Trace Policy and Law supported by a grant to the former by Global Affairs Canada.

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Partnerships at the cornerstone of moving forward the AfCFTA agenda

Nairobi 24 Sept 2019 (ECA)- Collaboration between Trademark East Africa (TMEA) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa resulted last week in a dinner roundtable to discuss how to make the African Continental Free Trade Area work for women and youth.

Speaking at the event, Andrew Mold, Acting Director praised the collaboration between ECA and TMEA, saying that such partnerships between ECA, TMEA, the African Union Commission, UNCTAD, and others are going to be fundamental in moving forward the regional integration agenda.

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"Private Sector needs to produce and export high quality products to reap the benefits of the AfCFTA" says Malawian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism

Blantyre, Malawi, 23 September 2019 – The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) held an AfCFTA Sensitization Workshop in Blantyre on Thursday 19 September. This workshop brought together approximately 120 participants from the private sector, civil society organizations, government and academia. The purpose of the workshop was to promote dialogue and develop a better understanding of the AfCFTA. In addition to securing consensus for Malawi to ratify the AfCFTA Agreement.

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Zambia to validate the National Strategy for the Implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement

Lusaka, Zambia 16 September 2019 (MCTI, AUC & ECA) – The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa’s Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) are organizing a meeting to validate Zambia’s Strategy for the Implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from 25 - 26 September 2019, at Radisson Blu in Lusaka, Zambia.

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Democratic Republic of Congo conducts national consultation on the AfCFTA

Addis Ababa, September 17, 2019 (ECA) - By establishing a single market of 1.2 billion individuals representing $ 2.5 trillion of cumulative GDP, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important lever to increase the production capacity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and unlock its commercial potential. It also offers the prospect of generating higher value-added processing opportunities for this state of more than 85 million people, which shares borders with nine neighboring countries and faces the challenge of diversifying its economy.

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Malawi hosts African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Sensitization Workshops in Lilongwe and Blantyre

Lilongwe, Malawi, 16 September 2019 – The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) are organizing an AfCFTA Awareness Workshop in Lilongwe and Blantyre on 17 September and 19 September, respectively. These workshops aim to engage relevant stakeholders on AfCFTA issues to secure a consensus for Malawi to ratify the AfCFTA Agreement. Each workshop is expected to bring together about 150 participants from private sectors, civil society organizations, parliamentarians, academia, and government.

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AfCFTA Country Business Index developed to measure and monitor the implementation of the AfCFTA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3 September 2019 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) from 2 to 3 September in Addis Ababa to review, critique and refine a draft methodology for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Country Business Index (ACBI).

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Stakeholders discuss benefits of the AfCFTA for Ghana

Accra, Ghana, 19 August 2019 (ECA) – The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC), are organising a High-Level Conference on AfCFTA from 19-21 August 2019, at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana focsuing on Harnessing the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for a Ghana beyond Aid.

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