Can AfCFTA deliver on what it promises?
It is worth exploring whether the AfCFTA will indeed afford greater protection to investors across Africa and here in SA
24 June 2020 - 17:55
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretary-general Wamkele Mene has described the agreement as sending “a strong signal to the international investor community that Africa is open for business, based on a single rule-book for trade and investment.”
Unfortunately, like much else, the July 1 commencement for trading under the AfCFTA has been postponed to January 2021 owing to the global Covid-19 pandemic...
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