UN Launches Trade Platform in Anticipation of AfCFTA Start
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa recently launched the African Trade Exchange (ATEX), a trade platform designed to facilitate trade when the African Continental Free Trade Area begins in 2021 (see 2004290042), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported…
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Dec. 7. ATEX will be a business-to-business “e‑commerce platform,” the report said, and will give companies access to “high quality products from verified African suppliers in an efficient way.” ATEX buyers and sellers will also be able to use the platform to search for new supply chain partners, review “specifications and pricing” for products, and make payments and arrange “logistical services.”