Nigeria Customs Service

Questions arise over rules of origin in Africa’s free trade agreement

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The AfCFTA faces many hurdles on its road to success and a crucial one is the rule governing rules of origin: an important but complicated topic that has implications for manufacturing businesses.

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people, startups

Olanrewaju Odunowo

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