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WATCH | Explainer: African free trade agreement: What is it and how could SA benefit?

11 July 2019 - 15:30 By TimesLIVE
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The African Union established the operational phase of an African free trade agreement on July 7 2019.

Inter-country trade is exceptionally low in Africa compared with Asia and Europe, but the agreement could create $3.2tn in trade on the continent.

Deputy editor of Business Day Tiisetso Motsoeneng explains.

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