Producers and exporters from African countries have over the years assumed a limited role in international trade and global supply chains. Equally, the level of intra-Africa trade remains undesirably low despite the
growing opportunities through the opening of markets including through the elimination of trade barriers. The entry into force of the AfCFTA presents an opportunity to African producers to grow their export businesses and indeed be integrated into the continental as well as regional supply chain.
However, for this to be possible, most traders lack the resources to enhance the quality, packaging and transportation of their exports. Trade finance presents traders and producers at all levels with a wider opportunity to access required resources to enable them to grow their export and indeed import businesses. Notwithstanding this, most exporters or producers including SMEs lack the necessary capacity in the area of trade finance to enable them to take advantage of such solutions.
Consequently, this executive programme will expose participants to key trade finance solutions that may enable them to grow their export and import businesses.