Experts root for trade digitalization across Africa as crucial impetus to realize AfCFTA
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ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) Digitalization of trade across Africa can significantly boost free trade in Africa, helping to realize the objectives of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, experts and policymakers attending the African Economic Conference said on Wednesday.
The 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference is underway virtually from December 8 to 10. Jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the conference provides a platform for academics and young researchers to present solution-oriented research to policymakers.