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Overview Of The Quarterly Report Of The Nigerian Ministry Of Industry, Trade & Investment, Olabisi Akinkugbe
Overview Of The Quarterly Report Of The Nigerian Ministry Of Industry, Trade & Investment, Olabisi Akinkugbe
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The present report entitled “Special Economic Zones: Emerging Frontiers for Industrial Growth” covers the period of January – March 2019. The Report is divided into sections that provide important updates on the current steps being taken by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment (FMITI) and the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in thematic areas that include: trade and trade policy, SMEs, investment, industry, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) and general news update.
Negotiating The Afcfta In The Shadow Of International And Regional Struggle For Power: A Caution!, Olabisi Akinkugbe
Negotiating The Afcfta In The Shadow Of International And Regional Struggle For Power: A Caution!, Olabisi Akinkugbe
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In this piece, I reflect on the contemporary international and regional struggle for power or influence and their potential implications for the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). At the international level, Africa continues to be a battlefield of the struggle for global power, most recently, among a triad of countries: China, Russia and the United States of America. Regionally, the negotiation and eventual implementation of the AfCFTA will be embedded in a complex socio-economic and political dynamic that dates back to colonialism. These dynamics and the paradigm of trade alliances that emerge …