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The obsession with economic nationalism in Africa gives way to liberalization, argues an op-ed published in Reason. In a decade, ...
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Here is a sharp critic of Africa’s lack of preparedness for a free trade regime. The AfCFTA has values of economic...
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Close to 1.4 billion dollars in consumer spending, with a combined GDP of 2.6 trillion dollars; 50pc of the African population ...
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The difference in the size of economies between the African countries signed up for a continental free trade deal is often cited as ...
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Speaking to the South African Mail & Guardian; two experts provide a rundown on the African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). ...
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What does free trade mean for the largest demographic groups in Africa, women and youth? This document tries to ...
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Economic nationalism has plagued Africa since decolonization. In 2021, that is set to change....
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BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (IDN) — The long-awaited African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)—set to be the world’s biggest free trade zone by size—which entered into force on January 1, 2021, promises a new era for African trade. ...
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University Of Johannesburg: African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Lovely On Paper, Probably Dead In The Water, Writes Dr Sizo Nkala
Dr Sizo Nkala, a postdoctoral research Fellow at the Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) at the University of Johannesburg...
Africa's new free trade area is promising, yet full of hurdles
The African Union has launched the operational phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will be the world's largest free trade area by number of countries once it’s fully up and running....
A practical perspective on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
This Mail & Guardian webinar was sponsored by the Trade Law Centre (Tralac) and featured Trudi Hartzenberg, Executive Director of Tralac, and Professor Gerhard Erasmus, Founder of Tralac and Professor Emeritus (Law Faculty), University of Stellenbosch....
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The Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a legal instrument – an agreement among the African Union Member States to create a single market. But the ...
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Africa tries free trade
The obsession with economic nationalism in Africa gives way to liberalization, argues an op-ed published in Reason. In a decade, the AfCFTA 90pc of tariffs on goods traded between member states will be abolished. By 2035, th...
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to integrate, diversify and industrialize African economies...
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( VOLUME 3): South Africa’s agricultural sector to benefit from access to African markets
Agricultural economists and analysts say the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will provide agribusinesses...
(Volume 1): Foresight Africa 2021
With this and every iteration of Foresight Africa, we aim to capture the top priorities for the region in the coming year, recommendations for African and global...