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 …
Run-Away Purchase Prices Tanzania has been reported to have an increase in inflation rate at 4.4% in 2022 and predictions are that it shall remain within the 4.5% to 5% in 2023 due to the higher energy prices caused by …
The Missing Link The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) just entered its third year since its ratification. International bodies, governmental and non-governmental, continue to emphasize the need for the African continent to invest in quality and sustainable infrastructure if …
A Little Slumber… The African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) blueprint paints the picture of the Africa we want by creating one African market. The free trade area agreement is one of several flagship projects of Africa’s agenda 2063, a …
Recent Downturns COVID-19 was a hard blow to the people in developing economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where 42% live below the poverty line. However, some countries were improving, including Tanzania, whose status improved into a Lower Middle-income country after …
Misukosuko na Janga la Njaa DUNIA inatarajiwa kukumbwa na janga la njaa kwa mwaka 2023 huku ikitajwa kuwa ni janga mbaya zaidi la njaa kuwahi kutokea duniani kwa mujibu wa takwimu za Shirika la Chakula Duniani ( WFP ). Mapigano, …
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