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Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB)
  • The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB), a multi-donor, inter-regional program, has signed two agreements aimed at fostering sustainable growth and development on the sidelines of the Intra Africa Trade Fair 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.
  • The first agreement aims to harmonize African standards for textiles and leather products, ensuring transformative change in the African Fashion Industry.
  • In the second deal, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation signed a deal with the International Trade Centre, under the umbrella of the AATB program. This marks the initiation of Phase Two for the transformative “How to Export with the AfCFTA” Program, developed collaboratively with Afreximbank.

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB), a multi-donor, inter-regional program, has signed two agreements aimed at fostering sustainable growth and development on the sidelines of the Intra Africa Trade Fair 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.

The first agreement was signed between the AATB Program Secretary General, Hani Salem, …

E-commerce to create 3 million jobs in Africa by 2025 - The Exchange

E-commerce is set to create three million jobs for the youth by the year 2025 a report by bankers and financial experts.

The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the International Trade Centre, released the Africa E-commerce Agenda, which is an eight-step action plan to recognize the benefits of e-commerce in the content.

The Africa E-commerce Agenda action points enable e-payments, manage data, grow the tech industry, refresh policies, expand connectivity, upgrade logistics, coach small business and join forces.

The Agenda released early this month, recognizes the significance of the large ecosystem of digital technology and supporting elements.

Experts who attended the forum said e-commerce has the potential to create 3 million jobs yet e-commerce startups, face many challenges, which includes low consumer digital trust, low regional integration and poor infrastructure.

The head of the regional agenda, Africa and a member of the Executive Committee of World Economic Forum Dr …