In this third article of our four-part AfCFTA Explainer Series, we focus on digital compliance. In our previous features, we explored the shift to industrialisation and how to reclaim trade margins using PAPSS (the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, a centralised financial infrastructure established by Afreximbank and the AfCFTA Secretariat to facilitate secure, local-currency payments… Continue reading AfCFTA Explainer Series (3/4): Your QR code to trade – how to master digital compliance and clear border hurdles
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AfCFTA Explainer Series (2/4): How PAPSS and digital trade cut your costs
Every year, cross-border traders in Africa lose approximately $5 billion to currency conversion hurdles. For a local manufacturer or agricultural exporter, this is not just a statistical anomaly, it is capital that could be reinvested in growth, staff, or infrastructure. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is shifting from high-level policy negotiation to the… Continue reading AfCFTA Explainer Series (2/4): How PAPSS and digital trade cut your costs