The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC), are holding a high-level conference on AfCFTA from 19-21 August in Accra
Economy
Joint statement between the USA and AU on AfCFTA
Deputy United States trade representative C.J. Mahoney and African Union Commission commissioner for trade and industry Albert Muchanga have signed a joint statement concerning trade between the USA and the African Union at the opening ceremony of the 2019 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum
Billions poised for Africa’s real estate sector
The growth and opportunity displayed by a diverse spread of International funds, DFIs, banks, PE firms, institutional investors and others is evidence that despite apparent indifference to African opportunities in SA boardrooms, the continent’s real estate sector has evolved
Towards an AfroChampions fund to finance the AfCFTA
The AfroChampions Initiative has launched a private sector investment framework to secure financing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Macroeconomic management weakens, social inclusion slightly up in Africa's fragile countries
Africas poorest countries saw a very little progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018, according to the World Banks annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report