With Donald Trump’s administration allowing a self-imposed trade deadline to expire on August 1st, a cascading effect of new tariffs was released on a list of 69 countries. The decision, part of “America First” Trade Reset was intended to punish what …
By Muoki Musila It’s a sovereignty issue… When I questioned whether the Pan-African Payment and Settlement Systems (PAPSS) could survive the looming digital currency wars, I had no idea that it would roar back with a double-barreled announcement. The intra-African …
By Muoki Musila Hope in the Skies, but will it land? In a post intended to ridicule Africa’s dysfunctional air transport sector on Africa Day, Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo shared a Kenya Airways itinerary from Nairobi to Abidjan that …
Keeping Pace with China’s Digital Blitzkrieg The global financial order flinched days ago when China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS 2.0), supercharged by the digital Yuan processed a $16.5 million payment from Shenzhen to Kuala Lumpur in just 7.2 seconds. …
By Musila Muoki Streamlining Border Trade On April 17, 2025, Kenya and Ethiopia signed a milestone Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate cross-border trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA provides a single …
By Musila Muoki An Intra-African Trade Imperative As the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 approaches, Africa is poised for unprecedented economic growth. The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), a partially implemented African free trade agreement between the Common Market for Eastern …
Zenith-AfCFTA Collaboration The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) continues to make inroads across Africa under the shared vision of the African Union in eliminating trade barriers and boosting intra-African trade across all sectors of the African Economy. The …
Recently, I hosted a Webinar exploring whether the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the world’s most youth and women-friendly trade agreement as organized by Liberty Sparks. The African youth’s developing entrepreneurial and economic contribution to the continent’s prosperity …
Globalization and trade are two sides of the same coin. Globalization may be explained the as the extension of trade, commerce, and culture of an economy across different nations. In economic terms, globalization may be explained as the state of …
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, …
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