LIBERIA: AfCFTA Workshop Opens At Commerce Ministry LIBERIA: AfCFTA Workshop Opens At Commerce Ministry
Commerce Min. Wawine G. Diggs
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), is expected to conduct a two-day stakeholders’ Workshop on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Monrovia from February 9-10, 2021.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was established in January 2012, in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, and entered into force on January 1, 2021, with a focus on creating a single African market for goods and services.
The idea is also aimed at facilitating the free movement of persons and capital to deepen economic integration and accelerate the establishment of a single continental customs union.
Tourism businesspeople in Indonesia feel optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines, which they expect will help revive the industry.
Association of Air Ticketing Companies in Indonesia (Astindo) deputy head Anton Sumarli said he was certain the COVID-19 vaccine would boost travel demand.
He noted that the tourist industry had seen a positive trend in the fourth quarter of this year.
“Compared with the third quarter, the fourth quarter [shows] a better performance, and there is considerable demand [for tourist activities],” he said on Wednesday, as quoted by antaranews.com.
He added that the association’s regional members had been receiving inquiries for the upcoming holidays.
Tourism businesspeople in Indonesia feel optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines, which they expect will help revive the industry.
Association of Air Ticketing Companies in Indonesia (Astindo) deputy head Anton Sumarli said he was certain the COVID-19 vaccine would boost travel demand.
He noted that the tourist industry had seen a positive trend in the fourth quarter of this year.
“Compared with the third quarter, the fourth quarter [shows] a better performance, and there is considerable demand [for tourist activities],” he said on Wednesday, as quoted by antaranews.com.
He added that the association’s regional members had been receiving inquiries for the upcoming holidays.