Borderlex & TradeExperettes present an exciting panel on the digital trade revolution & Africa at the WTO Public Forum!
The African continent saw commercial services exports performing among the world’s best in 2017, with exports (excluding tourism) surging by 13% that year .
Is this a sign of things to come?
The region’s governments have been active in boosting continent-wide trade with the African Continental Free Trade Area coming into force in 2019.
Will this boost manufacturing, and if so, what type of manufacturing?
Africa’s young population is plugged into the digital world, opening avenues for creatives and the entrepreneurial minded to supply goods and services globally.
What does this all mean for global trade policy? Can the WTO be supportive of Africa’s new ways of engaging with the global trading system?
Speakers include:
Marta Bengoa, Colin Powell School, City University of New York; and Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg
Kholofelo Kugler, Counsel, ACWL
Kulé Galma, International Consultant, International Trade Centre
Komi Tsowou, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, African Trade Policy Center, Regional Integration & Trade Division, United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa
Moderator: Iana Dreyer, Founder & Editor, Borderlex
We hope to see you at the 2019 WTO Public Forum in Geneva. (Registrations have now closed.)