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Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)

UN, Nigeria on different pages at implementing CFTA regime

Whereas the United Nations on Monday called on the Federal Government and other countries on the African continent to fast-track the implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), the federal government has given reason why it may not be…

Participants give antidote on achieving global competitiveness

Participants at a High Level Policy and Private Sector Trade and Investment Facilitation Partnership Forum, have reiterated the need to attract over $2.5trillion investments yearly across competitive industries in order to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A consortium…

Creation of continental free trade area may kill surviving Nigerian industries—Expert

Contrary to the permutations of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) that the enthronement of Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) will grow manufacturing in Nigeria and the country will gain more from intra-African trade, leading…