SMEs challenged to leverage on technology for cross border trade

Mary Mulili, UBA Bank Kenya Managing Director during the My Chat with a Bank CEO forum last week. [Esther Dianah, Standard]

Small and medium sized enterprises have been challenged to tap into cross border trade by seizing AfCFTA Opportunities through digital platforms, bank partnerships, and smart financing.

Further, small traders have been called upon to overcome knowledge gaps, high payment costs, and financing hurdles to unlock intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).