ECIC featured on Rise FM

ECIC Acting Head: Political, Economic, Analysis and Research, Sindiso Ndlovu, discussed ECIC’s role in facilitating the AfCFTA on Rise FM’s ‘Taking Care of Business’ on 15 June 2023. She chatted to host Wandile Mazibuko, following a Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) AfCFTA Workshop in Mpumalanga, which was hosted jointly with the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA) to inform local SMMEs about what the AfCFTA has to offer. Sindiso highlighted the active role the ECIC is playing in facilitating the participation of South African businesses in the AfCFTA. She focused on the types of cover ECIC offers both SMMEs and larger entities, which include political risk insurance and commercial risk insurance. She said that given the current challenges we face economically, South African businesses have to look beyond the country’s borders for opportunities. Helping them gain access to the AfCFTA, is a key ECIC strategic focus.