Technical Working Groups Gather to Advance CFTA Process

August 24, 2017

Representatives from the African Union’s (AU) member states and experts from African regional economic communities, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are gathering from 21 August to 1 September in Durban, South Africa, to move forward the process towards establishing the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). 

 

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Topics: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: AFRICA

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)

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