Africa’s two biggest economies are expected to weather the immediate impact of the new United States tariffs, but economists say the measures reinforce a broader shift towards higher trade barriers that could force Nigeria and South Africa to diversify export markets and deepen regional trade.
Author: Monah Anthony
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and Director General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will lead dussions at the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum, hosted by the apex bank in partnership with the Emerging Markets Forum (EMF) and the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa…
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