by Dianne Bayley | Jan 31, 2023 | Sustainability
By 2050, the continent is estimated to be home to 2.5 billion people and a market with a combined business and consumer spending of $16.12 trillion.The report titled “A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa” lists four high-potential sectors that hold...
by Dianne Bayley | May 20, 2021 | Sustainability
With all the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has presented to Africa, there are many exciting changes afoot, and few are potentially more impactful than the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), writes Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, Microsoft...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 5, 2021 | Sustainability
1 January 2021 marked the start of preferential trade for South Africa under two new trade agreements: the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and with the UK under the SACU, Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement. South Africa has put in place the...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2020 | Sustainability
As Africa works towards negotiating and ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) next year, Standard Bank Head of Trade Product Management Kevin Holmes highlights some of the challenges around the practical implementation of the agreement. With...
