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AfCFTA buy-in? Large shares of African citizens still skeptical about free trade and open borders

Sabato 27 Marzo 2021 07:49

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) became operational on January 1, 2021, with all its expectations for increased cross-border trade, investment volumes, technology transfers, and income for next African generations.

AfCFTA : “next” or “last” generation Preferential Trade Agreement?

Mercoledì 24 Marzo 2021 18:50

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AfCFTA: “next” or “last” generation Preferential Trade Agreement? An analysis on the nature of the Agreement on our blog:

First Ethiopian Transport Investment Summit

Mercoledì 24 Marzo 2021 07:21

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Ethiopia has opened on 24 March the first Ethiopian Transport Investment Summit. The country explains its recent strategy for the partial liberalisation of the transport and logistics sector, its opening up to foreign investments, and launches a 10-years prospective plan for the transformation of the transport system in Ethiopia, a strategic plan to make the Ethiopian logistics system more efficient and aimed at integrating the different modes of transport in the country.

Colonial legacy of transport systems in Africa and low intra-regional trade

Sabato 20 Marzo 2021 10:05

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Colonial legacy of transport systems in Africa and low intra-regional trade, new article on our blog.

From UNCTAD a map of National Trade Facilitation Committees in the world:

Giovedì 18 Marzo 2021 13:50

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On its new e-learning platform for National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs), UNCTAD has developed a database with a map of all the NTFCs that have been established by the WTO member states in the different parts of the world, with full information about the structure, mandate and institutional framework governing the functioning of such committees.