AfCFTA Explainer Series (1/4): Navigating the shift to industrialisation (MSMEs)

AfCFTA for MSMEs: Navigating the shift to industrialisation

Discover what the AfCFTA transition from negotiation to implementation means for your business. Learn how new digital trade tools and industrialisation mandates can unlock opportunities for your MSME.

AfCFTA: The industrial mandate – why Africa’s economic future depends on local value addition

The Industrial Mandate: Africa’s Economic Future - why Africa’s economic future depends on local value addition.

Exporting raw wealth only to import expensive, finished goods is not just an economic inefficiency, it is a cycle that keeps the continent in a state of perpetual dependency. Africa currently trades at only 18% intra-continentally, a stark contrast to Asia’s 65% and Europe’s 70%. As Secretary-General Wamkele Mene noted at the inaugural meeting of… Continue reading AfCFTA: The industrial mandate – why Africa’s economic future depends on local value addition