The African Continental Free Trade Area aims to boost the participation of women in trade. The 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which included 31 Commonwealth countries, issued a Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment which significantly pointed at the increasing gender responsiveness of trade and development policies and encourage participation of women in trade.
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