Abuja. African leaders and economic experts have reiterated the importance of strengthening intra-African trade and establishing unified payment systems as some of the key steps to achieving resilient and transformative growth across the continent.
Speaking during the 32nd Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), speakers underscored the role of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the PanAfrican Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) which are described as game changers in the wake of persistent global economic uncertainties and rising protectionist trends.