Rethinking informal cross-border trade in Africa | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Cairo, Egypt, 16 November 2023 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), African Union Commission (AUC), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission have shed light on the often-overlooked world of Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT) in Africa.The lack of reliable data on ICBT has long hindered the