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State banks on Africa free trade area to grow country's exports

KEITT staff workers packaging avocados at Keitt Exporters Ltd in Thika road for avocado packaging on May 20, 2022. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The government has renewed efforts to expand trade across the continent through the five-year National Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy (2022-27).

A Ministry of Trade policy brief released in August this year noted that the AfCFTA is a game changer and a key engine of economic growth and industrialisation for sustainable development.

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