{"id":50763,"date":"2024-06-03T06:08:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/private-sector-invited-to-2nd-edition-of-business-forum"},"modified":"2024-06-03T06:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:57:17","slug":"private-sector-invited-to-2nd-edition-of-business-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/private-sector-invited-to-2nd-edition-of-business-forum","title":{"rendered":"PRIVATE SECTOR INVITED TO 2ND EDITION OF BUSINESS FORUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>The local private sector has been invited to participate in the upcoming 2nd edition of the AfCFTA Business Forum, which will be held on October 9-11, 2024 in Rwanda.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretary General, Wamkele Mene, said the purpose of the forum was to focus on economic operators that traded across borders, micro, small and medium enterprises and youth entrepreneurs. He said it was also meant to create awareness, better understanding of the AfCFTA, platforms for business connectivity and of course opportunities for trade. Mene said this would be the start of identification of opportunities for the private sector in the Kingdom of Eswatini.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. The local private sector has been invited to participate in the upcoming 2nd edition of the AfCFTA Business Forum, which will be held on October 9-11, 2024 in Rwanda. 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