Secretary General of the COMESA Chileshe Kapwepwe said that the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), was launched in Egypt in Sharm-El-Sheikh in June 2015. Egypt therefore occupies a special place in the history of regional integration in Africa. Several rounds of negotiations later, the TFTA is ready for implementation. “Tripartite trade facilitation instruments including certificate of origin and import, and export declaration documents are all ready, she pointed out. “This means that trading in the TFTA, can commence as soon as the ratification threshold is attained.”Kapwepwe added, “The TFTA is a unique integration initiative.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 12, 2018 15:45 UTC