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Afreximbank launches third AfCFTA bootcamp, firms urged to tap trade pact

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Dr Yemi Kale, Afreximbank's Group Chief Economist and Managing Director of Research. [Brian Ngugi, Standard]

African companies, including those from Kenya, are set to receive a fresh boost in navigating the continent’s long-touted free trade area as a third training programme opens next month, aiming to bridge a persistent gap between the AfCFTA’s promise and its real-world use.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said on Wednesday it will hold the three-day programme in Cairo from June 16-18, developed with the American University in Cairo and the AfCFTA Secretariat.

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