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ITC brings entrepreneurs and investors together to show potential reach of recent trade accord
In November 2019 the International Trade Centre (ITC) held its flagship annual event, -the World Export Development Forum (WEDF), at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Neither the time nor the place was an accident.
Traders and entrepreneurs in Africa and beyond are hungry for information about the next phases of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The event - coordinated with Africa Industrialization Week - drew together ITC's SheTrades Global conference and the YES Forum on youth employment to highlight our focus on women and youth.
A distinct feature of the WEDF is its business-to-business...