| dc.description | Trade Experts, members of the private sector, and officials of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) met to discuss and validate the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) National Implementation strategy.
The validated strategy will serve as a blueprint to identify key products and services, and Rwanda will prioritize markets to tap into the opportunities provided by the agreement.
Ms. Béata Habyarimana, Rwanda's Minister of Trade and Industry, told the participants that African businesses are eager to start trading and fast-track the AfCFTA agreement's implementation. The Minister reminded us that trading began on 1 January 2021. Still, the actual trade has not yet kicked off due to the outstanding negotiations, including the finalization of tariff offers and Rules of origin for textiles and automotive sectors.
Speaking at the event, Ms. Mama Keita, Director of ECA in Eastern Africa, underlined how African economies are characterized by high imports of essential goods from the rest of the world. "We only need to look at the pharmaceutical industry, said Mama. "Africa covers over 90% of its needs in pharmaceutical products by resorting to imports from the rest of the world", she stressed, adding that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how in the event of a global crisis, it is risky to depend too heavily on the rest of the world in terms of essential goods. | en |
| dc.title | AFCFTA Rwanda National Strategy Validation Workshop | en |
| dc.title.alternative | National African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-03T12:27:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-03T12:27:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06-09 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/2680 | |
| dc.format.medium | JPEG | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Photo | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | FREE TRADE AREAS | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | INTRAREGIONAL TRADE | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | COMMON MARKETS | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | REGIONAL COOPERATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | PROGRAMME EVALUATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 07.01.00 GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICY | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.04.00 DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 18.05.00 PROGRAMME PLANNING | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Meeting | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Other Conferences | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
