{"id":1440,"date":"2021-01-29T00:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T00:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=26985"},"modified":"2021-01-29T00:58:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T00:58:07","slug":"study-finds-ways-to-boost-intra-african-trade-and-build-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/study-finds-ways-to-boost-intra-african-trade-and-build-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Finds Ways to Boost Intra-African Trade and Build Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div> <a href=\"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/destinations\/africa\/study-finds-ways-to-boost-intra-african-trade-and-build-resilience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Study Finds Ways to Boost Intra-African Trade and Build Resilience-TRAVELINDEX\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/study-finds-ways-to-boost-intra-african-trade-and-build-resilience.jpg\" alt=\"Study Finds Ways to Boost Intra-African Trade and Build Resilience\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Geneva, Switzerland, January 27, 2021 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the world\u2019s biggest free trade area and Africa\u2019s most ambitious and recent effort to liberalize trade. The World Economic Forum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourismafrica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecting Countries and Cities for Regional Value Chain Integration \u2013 Operationalizing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)<\/a> released today analyses the impact that COVID-19 has had on Africa\u2019s supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by the World Economic Forum\u2019s Regional Action Group for Africa in partnership with Deloitte, the report provides policy advice for accelerating the expansion of regional value chains in emerging manufacturing economies such as the automotive industry.<br \/>\nThe paper is part of a series investigating five ways to drive economic recovery and build resilience in the context of the AfCFTA Agreement, namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New financing models for rapid recovery<\/li>\n<li>Unlocking manufacturing to mitigate global supply chain risks<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging integration and regional value chains<\/li>\n<li>Revitalizing infrastructure and connectivity<\/li>\n<li>Scaling up digital transformation and inclusive innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe African Continental Free Trade Area holds immense potential for the social and economic development of Africa. Renewing the rules of trading will facilitate better cooperation to boost growth, reduce poverty and broaden economic inclusion,\u201d said <strong>B\u00f8rge Brende<\/strong>, President of the World Economic Forum. \u201cThis timely report of the Regional Action Group for Africa presents detailed insights and recommendations on how to advance public-private collaboration on regional integration, with a view of deepening and strengthening regional value chains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is perhaps the most ambitious free trade project since the creation of the World Trade Organization itself. Actively promoting trade liberalization to encourage new areas of growth is a pragmatic response to the reduction in global trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will position Africa as an enhanced destination for investment from multinationals\u201d, said <strong>Martyn Davies<\/strong>, Managing Director of Emerging Markets at Deloitte Africa. \u201cAlthough the continent can do little to counter the global forces inclining towards deglobalization, it can embrace a self-supportive regionalism through enhanced intra-African trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Insufficient and inert inter-linkages between African economies have exacerbated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent\u2019s supply chains. Yet, from local production of essential products to improving port and customs efficiencies \u2013 often flagged as a challenge in Africa \u2013 the response to the pandemic illustrated how meaningful impact is created through collaborative efforts. Successfully implemented, current efforts by the African Union will stimulate trade as well as deepen and create new regional value chains in Africa. Lessons learned should be applied to improving production capabilities in other industries so that economic and trade benefits can be realized.<\/p>\n<p>The paper places emphasis on the automotive sector as a case study as advances in that industry have the potential to set the tone and pace for other sectors to mobilize and create stronger integrated regional value chains. The industry is on the cusp of an evolution, with advances in electric and autonomous vehicles and transformations in mobility, but as Africa builds its automotive industry, it should focus on development that promotes innovation and drives adoptions that will be sustainable for the growth and development of the sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Regional Action Group<\/strong><br \/>\nIn response to the existential crises posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum launched the Regional Action Group for Africa (RAGA) in April 2020, with an objective of urgently tackling the unfolding health and socio-economic crisis in the region, and jointly chart and shape recovery efforts. RAGA includes 52 active community members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Davos Agenda<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders aimed at rebuilding trust to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in 2021. It features a full week of global programming dedicated to helping leaders choose innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery over the next year. Heads of state, chief executives, civil society leaders, and global media will actively participate in almost 100 sessions covering five themes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Deloitte <\/strong><br \/>\nDeloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services. Our global network of member firms and related entities in more than 150 countries and territories (collectively, the \u201cDeloitte organization\u201d) serves four out of five Fortune Global 500\u00ae companies.<\/p>\n<p>First published at<a href=\"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/destinations\/africa\/study-finds-ways-to-boost-intra-african-trade-and-build-resilience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> TravelCommunication.net &#8211; Global Travel News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geneva, Switzerland, January 27, 2021 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the world\u2019s biggest free trade area and Africa\u2019s most ambitious and recent effort to liberalize trade. 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