Africa gears up for auto industry free trade
R17.3bn fund set to support development of automotive sector under AfCFTA
04 December 2022 - 07:47
Automotive manufacturers and officials are optimistic that the legal instruments needed for free trade in Africa will be agreed by the middle of next year.
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretary-general Wamkele Mene said that for the foreseeable future the focus would be on vehicles with internal combustion engines, even as Europe moves to phase them out completely by 2035...
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