Ayodeji Ake writes that at the recently held Intra-African Trade Fair, organised by AFREXIM Bank Cairo in Egypt, Fidelity Bank reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the course of Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, as well as Nigerian exporters through its robust engagement with over 100 exhibitors
Since the decolonisation and political liberation of Africa in the mid-to-late 1950s and 1960s, greater economic integration has long been keenly sought after by the continent’s political leaders. In many countries across the black continent, the political hierarchy at various official conferences and formal summits have promoted the idea and even gone ahead to formulate and implemented various trade policies and agreements at a regional level to enhance trade integration. However, the results leave much to be desired.
Accelerated growth in Africa since the year 2000 has given rise to a renewed impetus to establish closer economic and political ties…
