Part 1 A digitally divided Market Bloc The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in its high ambition to boost intra-African trade, trade in value-added production, and trade across all sectors of the continent’s economy, has digital trade as one …
“Tayari tuna bidhaa ya kwanza tutakayoiuza nje, na bidhaa hiyo ni kahawa…hatotuoiuza ghafi bali tutauza kama bidhaa iliokamilika”. Alinukuliwa Waziri wa Uwekezaji, Viwanda na Biashara, Mh. Dk Ashatu Kijaji akiwaeleza wajumbe wa Shirikisho la wenye Viwanda Tanzania (CTI) juu ya …
Januari 1, 2021 yalisainiwa rasmi makubaliano ya utekelezaji wa mkataba wa eneo huru la biashara barani Afrika (AfCFTA). Shabaha yake ni kukuza mashirikiano ya kibiashara baina ya nchi washirika kutoka 18% (sasa) hadi kufikia 52.3% kwa kuondoa ushuru wa forodha …
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a remarkable step aimed at generating economic benefits for African countries. The largest trade agreement in the world yet is poised to raise income by 9% by the year 2035 and lift …
Torn between Peace and Hunger The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a historic agreement to create a single market for goods and services across the African continent. The AfCFTA was launched on January 1, 2021, and is the …
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to promote trade and economic growth, creating job opportunities and reducing poverty. However, internet connectivity is crucial to achieving its goals. The internet plays a fundamental role in connecting people and businesses, …
Aiming for far Away Skies Recently, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines remarked that indigenous airlines in Africa could do more to facilitate the movement of goods and people under the AfCFTA agreement. The African Continental Free Trade Area pack remains …
The AfCFTA Question On February 9, 2023, I attended a webinar organized by the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and WU Global Tax Policy Center, which discussed the practical implementation of Free Trade Agreements in Africa. The discussion was fruitful, …
Ease to start a business is one of the key policy-area (elements) underpinned in the Legatum prosperity index. The figure above shows the respective scores on the ease to start a business among EAC partner states; Tanzania scored 74.4 while Rwanda …
Discarding the Board Room Jargon The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is two years old. The year 2023 marks the continued fruition of the operational phase of the agreement that brings together African countries to create a single …
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