ASEAN Malaysia China's Premier Li Qiang, left, shakes hands with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to attend the 47th Association of Southeast ...

Connecting the African Continental Free Trade Area with Asean will open new growth areas and boost regional interconnectivity, resulting in direct benefits to the people, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ...

This commitment is epitomized by the full conclusion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade negotiations, which was announced in May and is an achievement that promises to bolster economic ...

Africa has few initiatives seeking to boost economic integration that benefit all countries on the continent. This is precisely what the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative aims to ...

Afreximbank pledges $40bn by 2026 to deepen African trade under the AfCFTA, using financing instruments to boost ...

African Heads of government agreed, in 2012, to establish a Continental Free Trade Area, and negotiations to this end, started in 2015. The AfCFTA commits countries to removing import duty, on 90 per ...

The AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade (hereinafter the Protocol) is an international legal instrument and an integral part of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Modern Free Trade Areas ...

Leaders from China and the 11 ASEAN member states shake hands during the 28th ASEAN-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 28, 2025. Credit: ASEAN Secretariat/Kusuma Pandu Wijaya The Association ...

The global trade landscape is shifting, and not in the way free traders had hoped. For decades, the belief that economic openness could foster peace and stability reigned supreme. Trade, it was argued ...

Egypt’s position as a gateway for exports to Africa, and its membership in the African Continental Free Trade Area, provides Greek companies access to an extensive consumer base and new opportunities ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It's crunch time for the maker of Levi's and Wrangler jeans in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of sewing machines whir in a crowded, air-conditioned factory. On another floor, ...