UNDP, ministry arm Byo MSMEs for AfCFTA

THE government, working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched a training programme aimed at equipping micro-small to medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly youth and women-led, with knowledge and skills necessary for export readiness, to capitalise on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

The training programme comes on the realisation of business opportunities arising across the continent, presenting a significant opportunity for MSMEs in Zimbabwe to access the 1,3 billion African market.

In an interview at the launch of the training programme in Bulawayo this week, UNDP resident representative Ayodele Odusola said focusing on localised markets of a few hundred thousand people limited growth potential, hence equipping MSMEs with export readiness skills.

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