Moroka calls for increased intra-African trade

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The Minister of Trade and Industry, Neo Moroka, has implored regional trading blocs in Africa to open their markets to one another by working towards removing all barriers to trade and creating a conducive environment to attract foreign direct investment and mobilise domestic investment.

"It makes little sense for us to fight for overseas markets when we can in fact do business amongst ourselves," Moroka said at the official opening of the exhibition of the 16th annual general meeting of the shareholders of the African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) yesterday.

Moroka said African countries needed to open markets to each other so they got investment and help diversify the continent's economies. 

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