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Southern Africa: SADC Member States Urged to Ratify Tfta
Daily News, 19 March 2020
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) secretariat has called upon member states to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreements in order to facilitate… Read more »
SADC Member States Urged to Ratify Tripartite Free Trade Area
The Tripartite Free Trade Area aims to boost intra-Africa trade through the creation of a wider market, increased investment flows, enhanced competitiveness and the development of cross-regional infrastructure. A total of 22 countries have thus far signed the agreement, and eight countries have ratified, of which three are SADC member states.
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