ECA reveals a tool to monitor the progress of AfCFTA
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African Trade Policy Centre
ECA reveals a tool to monitor the progress of AfCFTA
Kigali 20 March 2018 (ECA) - A key tool for monitoring the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be through a Country Business Index that was revealed at a Business Forum on the eve of the signing of the historic agreement.
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Implementation of AfCFTA will boost production and job creation: ECA’s Vera Songwe
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Implementation of AfCFTA will boost production and job creation: ECA’s Vera Songwe
Kigali, 20 March 2018 (ECA) - The key to creating an effective free trade area in Africa is to increase production on the continent, to tap on the huge opportunities offered by the African market, which will reach 3.6 trillion dollars by 2025, said Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission in Africa, ECA.
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In the face of global economic uncertainties, ECA’ Songwe makes case for CFTA
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In the face of global economic uncertainties, ECA’s Songwe makes case for CFTA
Kigali, 19 March 2018 (ECA) - “At a time when global trading systems seem so uncertain, it is just common sense for us to look at the opportunities closer to home,” said Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
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AfCFTA: an opportunity to boost Africa’s economic transformation
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AfCFTA: an opportunity to boost Africa’s economic transformation
Kigali, Rwanda, 14 March 2018 (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) offers a unique opportunity to promote intra-African trade. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convinced that it can also have a positive impact on people’s welfare and contribute to Africa’s industrial transformation.
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African Trade Ministers adopt legal instruments to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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African Trade Ministers adopt legal instruments to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Kigali, 9 March 2018 (ECA) - The fifth meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) chaired by the Minister of Trade and Investment of Nigeria, the Honourable Okechukwu Enelamah took place in Kigali on 8-9 March, hosted by the Government of Rwanda. The President of Rwanda is the current Chair of the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Governments.
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