The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), has simplified the trading rules of engagement for participation in the African Free Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and others. The step-by-step guides were introduced in response to repeated demands from the African private sector, particularly SMEs, who found themselves unable to access accurate, comprehensive, and understandable information in their own countries on how to engage in cross-border trade within the continent under the AfCFTA and benefit from its preferences.Read More