Dr Twinemanzi Tumubweine, who is directly responsible for the regulation of financial technology firms says regulators should work towards getting out of regulation by building a sector that can regulate itself, then there will be no need for regulation.
The efforts to promote trade amongst African countries are aimed at protecting African industries from unfair global trade practices, overcoming costs of long-distance trade, and generally developing continental production capacity.
Jane Akwero, the chairperson of Driwala United Women Market Vendors Cooperative in Arua City, raised concerns about the numerous challenges female vendors face. These include poor road networks, high market dues, lack of collateral to secure loans for business expansion, limited knowledge of forming and managing cooperative groups, and frequent thefts of their stock.