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The federal authorities has decried the low stage of Commerce between Nigeria and different African international locations because the African Continent Free Commerce Space Settlement nears full implementation.
The Minister of Business, Commerce and Funding, Doris Uzoka-Anite said this yesterday in Abuja on the opening ceremony of the 69th African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) Council assembly hosted by the Requirements Organisation of Nigeria, which had the theme “Acceleration of the African Continental Free Commerce Space Implementation-One-Commonplace-One Check-One Certificates-Accepted In all places “
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The minister who was represented by the Director, Weights and Measures within the Ministry, Mrs. Consolation Lenkat Emenb mentioned, “The African financial system stays un-industrialised, as Africa exports uncooked supplies to import value-added items. Two figures bear eloquent witness to this state of affairs: Africa’s share of world commerce is 4% whereas commerce between African international locations represents 17% of their world commerce.
“Africa’s low stage of industrialisation explains this miserable state of affairs and it needs to be our collective duty to handle the challenges which additionally have an effect on our buying and selling capacities,” the minister mentioned.
Additionally talking, the Director Basic of the Requirements Organisation, Dr. Ifeanyi Okeke mentioned “The precedence of the assembly is to advertise adoption of requirements throughout all commerce sectors on the African continent and in addition create an enabling setting for African Continental Free Commerce Space Settlement AfCFTA to thrive.”
