African Continental Free Trade Area (Af CFTA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:organization
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| gptkbp:addressed |
youth unemployment
|
| gptkbp:aims_to |
non-tariff barriers
regional cooperation youth participation civil society engagement economic resilience people-to-people ties competitiveness of African economies create a single market for goods and services |
| gptkbp:created |
millions of jobs
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
36 countries as of 2021
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
foreign investment
|
| gptkbp:enhances |
food security
capacity building regional security market access trade negotiations trade facilitation measures community development. regional integration initiatives |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:2021
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| gptkbp:facilitates |
gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:African_Union_Commission entrepreneurship democratic processes knowledge sharing gender equality cross-border trade economic diversification women's economic empowerment intra-African trade |
| gptkbp:fosters |
innovation
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Accra,_Ghana
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
African Continental Free Trade Area (Af CFTA)
|
| gptkbp:includes |
protocols on investment
protocols on trade in services |
| gptkbp:increased |
trade by $35 billion annually
economic growth in Africa GDP of African countries |
| gptkbp:involves |
55 African countries
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reducing poverty
enhancing regional value chains |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:African_Union
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:World_Bank
gptkb:United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Africa |
| gptkbp:promotes |
gptkb:labor_union
gptkb:metropolitan_area sustainable agriculture regional stability good governance social inclusion supply chain integration digital trade |
| gptkbp:reduces |
trade costs
tariffs on goods |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
March 21, 2018
|
| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:African_Union_Agenda_2063
infrastructure development small and medium enterprises climate resilience human rights advocacy peacebuilding efforts trade policy reforms |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:ECOWAS_Common_External_Tariff
gptkb:East_African_Community_Common_Market gptkb:Agenda_2063 gptkb:African_Union's_Agenda_2063 gptkb:African_Union_Programme_for_Infrastructure_Development_in_Africa |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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