Free trade

Free trade is a policy followed by some international markets in which countries' governments do not restrict imports from, or exports to, other countries. Free trade is exemplified by the European Economic Area and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which have established open markets. Most nations are today members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) multilateral trade agreements. However, most governments still impose some protectionist policies that are intended to support local employment, such as applying tariffs to imports or subsidies to exports. Governments may also restrict free trade to limit exports of natural resources. Other barriers that may hinder trade include import quotas, taxes, and non-tariff barriers, such as regulatory legislation.

Features of free trade

Free trade policies generally promote the following features:

Trade of goods without taxes (including tariffs) or other trade barriers (e.g., quotas on imports or subsidies for producers)

Trade in services without taxes or other trade barriers

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Peace FM Online 18 Aug 2019

President Akufo-Addo will on Monday 19th August 2019 open a three-day National Conference on the Implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement, AFCFTA in Accra ... The theme is “harnessing the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area for a Ghana Beyond Aid”....

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Monday, August 19, 2019, open a National Conference on the Implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) in Accra.

Graphic 18 Aug 2019

... of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) in Accra....

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UAE thanks SA for visa waiver

Independent online (SA) 16 Aug 2019

Ambassador Alhameli says the waiver will open new horizons for South Africa; particularly in areas of tourism, trade and investment, science and technology, and security. Visa-free access for UAE citizens travelling to South Africa will provide significant opportunities for the ......

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Independent online (SA) 16 Aug 2019

As you know, many of these materials, like cobalt and lithium, are mined right here in Africa ... eCommerce and digital entertainment is also expanding vastly worldwide, with streaming services opening up and reaching into many countries in Africa ... * Supporting growth and integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area....

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Between Exchange Rate Convergence and Structural Reforms

This Day 16 Aug 2019

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was at the forum, said the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would make Nigeria an investment hub for Africa, spur growth in the economy and increase exports by eight per cent ... Osinbajo was represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr....

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Okomu Oil to Boost Performance with 5,000 Hectares of Oil Palms Plantation

This Day 15 Aug 2019

According to them, Nigeria’s entry into the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement further complicates the firm’s longer term outlook ... Meanwhile, trading at the stock market resumed on a bearish note as only four stocks appreciated compared to 27 stocks that depreciated....

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SBM chairman Li Kwong Wing calls on President Faure | 14 August 2019

Nation 14 Aug 2019

There is a lot of trade and commerce in the context of African Continent Free Trade Agreement and there is a lot of capital that will now be transacted through Africa and Asia because, in the geo-political context and the commercial pressure across the world currently, it is Africa and Asia that will emerge as the big economic hubs,” he said....

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Nigeria's president moves to stop funding for food imports

CNN 14 Aug 2019

Nigeria will join Africa's vast free trade area ... In July, President Buhari signed the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The directive to halt foreign exchange for imports of food is a direct clash with that agreement, which is supposed to boost intra-Africa trade by creating a single market for Africa's 1.2 billion people....

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Buhari sparks dismay over policy shift on food imports

Business Day Online 14 Aug 2019

The move “stands in stark contrast to the strategy outlined in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement, and this policy will certainly not set Nigeria’s agricultural sector up to take full advantage of a liberalisation of trade barriers across the continent,” Mr de Hart wrote in a research note....

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Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 raises $30M backed by Goldman Sachs

Crunch 14 Aug 2019

Africa’s ride-hail markets are hot spots for startups and VC ... As a cross-border freight service, the company looks to benefit from Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), signed this year by all the continent’s 54 countries to reduce barriers and friction on Pan-African commercial activity....

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Handicrafts exporters turn to African, Latam markets

Deccan Chronicle 12 Aug 2019

Indian handicrafts are looking at non-traditional markets like Africa and Latam for growth ... handicrafts trade ... In March 2019, the government proposed Africa to enter into free trade agreements or preferential trade agreements....

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Korea, Africa jointly organize inaugural youth camp

Korea Times 12 Aug 2019

/ The Korea-Africa Foundation ... Africa is a "young" continent, with about 70 percent of its population aged 30 or younger ... Such efforts, together with intra-Africa economic bloc African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and other ongoing AU initiatives, increase opportunities for partnership in every sector, according to Ambassador Isumbingabo....

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President Kagame to Private Sector - Make AfCFTA Work

All Africa 12 Aug 2019

President Paul Kagame has encouraged the local business community from across different sectors of the economy to make the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) work for the people of Rwanda and Africa .......