Browsing: trade

Pan-African trade-finance startup REasy secures backing from Launch Africa, Ingressive Capital, 54 Collective and others; co-designs BEAC FX framework for small importers.

Ethiopia fixes 9 October 2025 for its AfCFTA roll-out, while Togo convenes a three-day review to sharpen its national implementation plan.

Afreximbank and ITC have renewed and broadened their MoU, reinforcing a joint agenda to strengthen intra-African trade.

Bank, payments and policy leaders say the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol creates the rails for seamless, borderless e-commerce—especially for MSMEs.

FNITCC Atlanta from Fidelity Bank spotlights fintech’s role in US–Africa trade with a high-profile panel and $400m+ projected deals.

World Bank finds that transport bottlenecks are hampering intra-African trade as IATA’s Kamil Alawadhi calls for open skies and stronger air links across the continent.

Dangote says Africa should prioritize manufacturing and build regional value chains, seizing export gaps created by global instability.

Al Zeyoudi meets South African Business Council in the UAE as H1 2025 reaches $3.93bn and South Africa becomes the UAE’s No. 2 African partner.

German, Greek, Chinese and Turkish projects, logistics yards in Qantara West and Sokhna, underline SCZONE’s push for export-led manufacturing.

Officials outline AfCFTA-led cooperation, AfDB’s $55bn infrastructure spend, and next steps on standards, corridors and policy alignment.