Akufo-Addo opens conference on implementation of AfCFTA today
Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a briefing in Accra said the purpose of the Conference is to bring together key stakeholders in Ghana to discuss national strategies and programme interventions to harness the benefits of the AfCFTA.
The theme is “harnessing the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area for a Ghana Beyond Aid”.
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat in July at the 12th AU Extraordinary Summit held in Niamey, the capital of Niger.
The core mandate of the Secretariat will be to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, which has since been ratified by 25 member states.
Mr Nkrumah said President Akufo-Addo at the conference will use the opportunity to articulate Ghana’s vision for the AfCFTA for a Ghana Beyond Aid.
Participants will include senior policy makers, parliamentarians, the business community, academia, representatives of civil society organisations, development partners and the media from Ghana and beyond.
Some benefits expected to be derived from implementing the AfCFTA include:
- Increase intra-African trade through better harmonisation and coordination of trade within the African continent and addressing the challenge of small fragmented markets in Africa by creating a single continental market which will lead to economies of scale.
- It will also add value to Africa’s abundant natural resources and promote economic diversification and industrialisation and develop regional value chains and facilitate cross border investments in Africa.
The AfCFTA is also expected to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into Africa with strong regional and local content to help address foreign exchange constraints.
Source: Ghana/ClassFMonline.com/91.3FM
Source: Emmanuel Mensah
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