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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://fsacci.odoo.com/event/meet-the-expert-with-fli
 ptin-96/register">Meet the expert - With Fliptin</a>\nJoin us for a discus
 sion on e-commerce as a driving force of the AfCFTA and the applicability 
 of blockchain technology to fostering trust. The FSACCI in collaboration w
 ith Fliptin will host a discussion around “The African Continental Free 
 Trade area and the need for trust” with a guest of honor Dr Alastair Tem
 pest\, CEO of both the E-commerce Forum Africa and the E-commerce Forum So
 uth Africa. In March 2018\, African countries signed a landmark trade agre
 ement\, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA)\, which
  commits countries progressively to remove tariffs on goods and liberalize
  trade in services. If successfully implemented\, the agreement will creat
 e a single African market of over a billion consumers with a total GDP of 
 over $3 trillion. This will make Africa the largest free trade area in the
  world. Africa urgently needs to develop trade to increase prosperity with
 in the continent. The share of intra-African exports as a percentage of to
 tal African exports remains low compared to levels in Europe\, Asia and No
 rth America. The AfCFTA will be a game changer for stimulating intra-Afric
 an trade and industry. We can wonder what does it mean for merchants and c
 onsumers who are accustomed to dealing with partners that they know and tr
 ust? Trust is also important in blockchain\; the blockchain technology has
  given rise to a new platform for business relationships. It creates a new
  basis of trust for business transactions that could contribute to a consi
 derable simplification and acceleration of the economy. Lee Chana\, partne
 r at Fliptin and co-founder of Certtin will be speaking about trust using 
 Blockchain. This event will be followed by our monthly networking event . 
 EVENT DETAILS: Date: Wednesday 31st August from 15:00 to 17:00 Venue: 98 A
 lbertyn Avenue Block A\, Inanda Greens Business Park\, Sandton Entry: Free
  for Member / R100 for non-Member
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LOCATION:French South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry\, Block A In
 anda  Greens Business Park\, 98 Albertyn Avenue\, Sandton GP 2196\, South 
 Africa
SUMMARY:Meet the expert - With Fliptin
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://fsacci.odoo.com/event/meet-th
 e-expert-with-fliptin-96/register">Meet the expert - With Fliptin</a>\nJoi
 n us for a discussion on e-commerce as a driving force of the AfCFTA and t
 he applicability of blockchain technology to fostering trust. The FSACCI i
 n collaboration with Fliptin will host a discussion around “The African 
 Continental Free Trade area and the need for trust” with a guest of hono
 r Dr Alastair Tempest\, CEO of both the E-commerce Forum Africa and the E-
 commerce Forum South Africa. In March 2018\, African countries signed a la
 ndmark trade agreement\, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
  (AfCFTA)\, which commits countries progressively to remove tariffs on goo
 ds and liberalize trade in services. If successfully implemented\, the agr
 eement will create a single African market of over a billion consumers wit
 h a total GDP of over $3 trillion. This will make Africa the largest free 
 trade area in the world. Africa urgently needs to develop trade to increas
 e prosperity within the continent. The share of intra-African exports as a
  percentage of total African exports remains low compared to levels in Eur
 ope\, Asia and North America. The AfCFTA will be a game changer for stimul
 ating intra-African trade and industry. We can wonder what does it mean fo
 r merchants and consumers who are accustomed to dealing with partners that
  they know and trust? Trust is also important in blockchain\; the blockcha
 in technology has given rise to a new platform for business relationships.
  It creates a new basis of trust for business transactions that could cont
 ribute to a considerable simplification and acceleration of the economy. L
 ee Chana\, partner at Fliptin and co-founder of Certtin will be speaking a
 bout trust using Blockchain. This event will be followed by our monthly ne
 tworking event . EVENT DETAILS: Date: Wednesday 31st August from 15:00 to 
 17:00 Venue: 98 Albertyn Avenue Block A\, Inanda Greens Business Park\, Sa
 ndton Entry: Free for Member / R100 for non-Member
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