7th Int'l Conference on Financing Investment and Trade in Africa held in Tunisia

STORY: 7th Int'l Conference on Financing Investment and Trade in Africa held in Tunisia SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference STORYLINE: The seventh edition of the International Conference on Financing Investment and Trade in Africa (FITA) kicked off on Tuesday in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. Organized by the Tunisia Africa Business Council (TABC), this international conference is themed "Strengthening local transformation and technology transfer for sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa," which attracts more than 2,000 participants. Inaugurating the two-day event, the TABC's president Anis Jaziri said that Tunisia would benefit from its membership in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which offers several advantages to investors including exemption from customs duties. For her part, Tunisian Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub stressed that "Tunisi