Angola: AfCFTA Forecasts USD 230 Billion in Trade Transactions By 2027

African Trade: How small businesses can finally tap Into the free trade zone {Business Africa}

Access to finance also remains a critical obstacle. To address this, the ITC has partnered with Equity Group to expand trade finance for priority sectors while providing entrepreneurs—particularly young business owners—with greater access to market intelligence, business support services and regiona

Angola: AfCFTA Forecasts USD 230 Billion in Trade Transactions By 2027

Soyo -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) forecasts a volume of 230 billion US dollars in trade transactions by 2027, the Secretary-General of the organizion, Wamkele Mene, said on Wednesday in Angola's northern Zaire province.

Africa’s SMEs Need Access to Markets. Exhibitions Are Bridging the Gap

By Carol Weaving, RX Africa Managing Director  When discussions turn to Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the conversation almost always lands on the same subject: funding. Access to finance is a persistent problem but treating it as the defining obstacle misses something bigger. Most businesses aren’t held back by capital alone. They’re held back by a lack of access to buyers, to distribution networks, to strategic partners, and to the international markets where real growth occurs. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is gradually changing the trading environment, but opening borders doesn’t automatically connect businesses with the opportunities on the other side. The question is no longer whether opportunity exists, but how we can get more businesses in front of it. Part of the answer lies in live exhibitions and trade shows. At RX, we run over 400 recurring events across 43 sectors in 22 countries, giving us…