Addis Ababa, 19 November 2020 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa presented an online trading platform Thursday, that will facilitate trading between buyers and suppliers when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement starts next year. Known as the African Trade Exchange (ATEX), the business-to-business e-commerce platform will not only improve cross-border trade but also provide businesses with quality products from verified African suppliers in an efficient way at reduced average trading costs based on AfCFTA rules. The goal for its creation was to provide a marketplace for buyers and suppliers to be able to transact and buy good quality products from the continent based on the AfCFTA rules, said Almoustapha Cisse, ECA’s Acting Director, Division of Technology, Innovation, Publication and Knowledge Management, who made the presentation.