Background: Support of UNECA to AU member states and Mauritius
The Government of Mauritius, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade (MOFARIT) has developed its African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) National Response Strategy. This strategy was developed with technical support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) (Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa and Africa Trade Policy Center) and funded by the European Union (EU), as part of ECA’s mandate to help African Member States formulate National AfCFTA implementation strategies so that they can leverage opportunities from Africa’s largest free trade area by the number of its members.
It is expected that the AfCFTA National Response strategy will recommend concrete actions that Mauritius should undertake in order to best leverage the opportunities arising under the AfCFTA and address related challenges. A National Validation Workshop will take place on 25 March 2022, gathering stakeholders on the island to review, discuss and validate the Response strategy.
Contacts:
Further information on the meeting and any other related matters should be addressed to:
Mr S. Boodhoo
Director-International Trade Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
Mauritius
Email: naboodhoo@govmu.org
Phone: 260 2911
Ms. Bineswaree Bolaky
Economic Affairs Officer
Sub-Regional Initiatives Section
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa
Lusaka, Zambia
E-mail: bineswaree.bolaky@un.org
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