First ever Africa trade week opens in Addis Ababa

The first ever Africa Trade Week opened in the Economic Commission for Africa’s, urging participants to come up with solutions to unanswered questions about the Continental Free Trade Area. The CFTA is a bold initiative aiming to bring together 54 African countries with a combined population of more than one billion people and a combined gross domestic product of more than U.S. $3.4 trillion. African leaders, with the CFTA, aim to, create a single continental market for goods and services, free movement of business persons and investments and expand intra-African trade, among other things. The CFTA is also expected to enhance competitiveness at the industry and enterprise levels on the continent.

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Format: Press release biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: 2016-11
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10855/37473
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