AfCFTA Scoop Issue 32
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Hot topic: Have you heard of the Forum Friends of the African Continental Free Trade Area Coalition platform? Established during the 2022 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the platform is committed to accelerating intra-African trade and investment. Its primary goals include developing common frameworks for public-private support, identifying key partnerships to address financing gaps in critical sectors, advocating for regional industrialization, and implementing trade commitments. Through these initiatives, the coalition aims to uplift Africa's global trade standing, boost incomes, spur investments, create jobs, and facilitate regional supply chain development.
Here are some articles and a report that caught our attention last week:
Alex Irwin-Hunt explores 5 Hurdles to the AfCFTA
President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina,? proposed 10 innovative ideas to strengthen regional integration and development in Africa
A report by First Fiduciary on the AfCFTA and the African Passport as a catalyst to continental unity and economic transformation
Till Next week,
DevDispatch Team