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This has resulted in digital trade and e-commerce, which has greatly influenced and changed the concept of trade in m.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/harnessing-digitisation-to-enhance-trade-in-africa-a-review-of-the-african-continental-free-trade-area-protocol-on-digital-trade) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [AfCTA](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/afcta) [Foreign investment and international trade](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment-and-international-trade) [Webber Wentzel](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/webber-wentzel) ## [South Africa to begin trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-to-begin-trading-under-the-african-continental-free-trade-agreement) South Africa will commence preferential trade under the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 31 January 2024. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) predicts that the AfCFTA could boost intra-Africa trade by u.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-to-begin-trading-under-the-african-continental-free-trade-agreement) [Contracts](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/contracts) [AfCTA](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/afcta) [Arbitration clauses](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/arbitration-clauses) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Trade liberalization in Africa and arbitration clauses in cross-border agreements](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/trade-liberalization-in-africa-and-arbitration-clauses-in-cross-border-agreements) The African Continental Free Trade Area or “AfCFTA”, launched last year in terms of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, created the la.. 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