The 3rd edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2023) is scheduled to take place from 21st - 27th November 2023 at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre in Abidjan. The event is being organized by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.

IATF 2023 is an excellent opportunity to unlock the huge potential for trade between African countries especially in the context of implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The objectives of the Intra-African Trade Fair, include bringing together continental and global players to showcase and exhibit their goods and services, and to explore business and investment opportunities in the continent.

It also provides a platform to share trade, investment and market information with stakeholders and to discuss and identify solutions to the challenges affecting intra-African trade and investment. The Trade Fair is open to businesses and investors from non-African countries interested in doing business in Africa and supporting its transformation through industrialization and export development.

More than 1,600 exhibitors from over 75 countries are expected to attend IATF 2023 along with over 35,000 visitors and buyers. IATF 2023 is expected to generate more than $43 billion in trade and investment deals.

IATF 2023 will consist of eight segments, namely an exhibition, a conference, Business-to-Business and Business-to-Government exchanges, country day, the Virtual IATF, the Creative Africa Nexus Programme, an African Automotive Show and the AU Youth Startup Programme.

To register as an exhibitor for IATF 2023 visit: www.intrafricantradefair.com