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Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) Survey looks to assess the impact of external shocks on Africa’s private sector

The survey aims to capture the opinions and views of CEOs and senior executives from across the continent, providing valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing African businesses

The Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) (https://PAFTRAC.Afreximbank.com/) Africa CEO Trade Survey has officially launched today, offering a unique opportunity for CEOs and business leaders to share their insights and experiences of trading in Africa. The survey, currently on its third edition, is being conducted by PAFTRAC, the…

Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC)
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For the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to deliver on its promise, we must address concerns of entrepreneurs (By Professor Patrick Utomi)

The AfCFTA will bring down trade barriers on the continent, harmonise trade regulations in all member states and in so doing create the largest single market in the world

by Professor Patrick Utomi, Chairperson of the Pan-African Private Sector Trade & Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) (http://PAFTRAC.Afreximbank.com). The launch this week of the 2022 Africa CEO Trade Survey Report 2022, commissioned by the Pan-African Trade and Investment Committee, was instructive for a number of reasons. The idea that we are now actively…

Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC)
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“The AfCFTA will have a positive effect on intra-African trade levels, as early as 2022-23” say respondents of pan-African trade survey

At the report launch of the Africa CEO Trade Survey, Prof Pat Utomi, Chairman of PAFTRAC, discussed the findings of the report, which highlights the opportunities and challenges faced by businesses when trading in Africa

For the third year running, the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) (PAFTRAC.AfreximBank.com) have partnered with African Business magazine for the Africa CEO Trade Survey (https://bit.ly/3tGmF9p). The survey aims to provide the African private sector with a unified voice in informing trade policy at the continental and regional…

Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC)
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Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) challenges WTO to hear Africa’s voice

Agriculture subsidies and non-tariff barriers highlighted as a specific hindrance to development

Communiqué sets out a road map for WTO reform; Communiqué calls for development to be at the centre of WTO reform; Agriculture subsidies and non-tariff barriers highlighted as a specific hindrance to development. Following a meeting convened by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) and hosted by…

Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC)
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African Private Sector upbeat about the future but demands fairer and more transparent Global Trading System

Over 70% of CEOs believe intra-africa trade will increase over the next 12 months

A survey of 200 CEOs was commissioned by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC), and conducted by African Business magazine in partnership with the Afreximbank. It revealed that: - African CEOs explicitly called for a fairer system governing global trade that will support developing countries - 37%…