L to R: Dr Evans Woherem, Independent Non-Executive Director Citibank Nigeria Limited; His Excellency Mr. Kalilou Traoré the Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria; Dr. Mrs. Gladys Mansa Yawa Feddy Akyea, the Deputy High Commissioner of Ghana to Nigeria; Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, Chairman of the Board of Directors Citibank Nigeria Limited; Senator John Owan Enoh, Minister of State for Industry; Mr. Lamido Yuguda, Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability at the Central Bank of Nigeria; Mrs. Nneka Enwereji, MD/CEO Citibank Nigeria Limited; Mr. Akin Dawodu CEO Citi Sub-Saharan Africa
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment have called on businesses to play a more active role in shaping reforms needed to improve cross-border trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as policymakers and industry leaders identified persistent barriers slowing regional commerce.
The call came during a regional business symposium in Abuja convened by Citi, which brought together public and private sector stakeholders from Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to discuss how to strengthen West Africa’s major trade corridors and unlock greater benefits from AfCFTA.
