Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a Public Financial Management and Local Government EXPERT, said in the short-term, the AfCFTA had the potential of mitigating the effects of Covid-19 pandemic by deepening intra-African trade and accelerating the post-pandemic economic recovery.
“Over the long-term, it will play an important role in building greater resilience and insulating the continent against future shocks,” Dr Osae said in his presentation at the maiden UPSA Global Alumni Symposium on the 2021 Budget and Economic Policy Statement of the Government in Accra.
The Symposium brought together Alumni and experts – both home and abroad, to discuss various aspects of the budget and to proffer alternative solutions to the multifaceted economic challenges that confront the nation. Read More.
