AfCFTA holds huge growth potential for women-led enterprises in Africa – CBC

CBC-CIPE Women’s Empowerment Conference opening ceremony: Ms. Sandra Uwera, CEO, CBC (top right); Dr Amany Asfour, Interim President, Africa Business Council (bottom right); and Ms. Barbara Langley, Director, CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment. 

What you need to know:

  • Once ratified, AfCFTA will expand business prospects for women-led businesses by integrating informal SMEs into the continental markets, breaking the barriers they constantly encounter as they try to penetrate more advanced regional and overseas markets.