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TFTA - Cape to Cairo Free-Trade Zone

Geoff Riley

10th June 2015

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33076917Intra-regional trade within Sub Saharan Africa is much lower as a percentage of total trade than for other regions such as Asia and the European Union. So this news about the creation of Africa's largest free trade zone covering twenty six countries could be an important landmark moment for deeper economic integration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33076917


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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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