An international legal and finance expert, Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, has been appointed as a member of the World Trade Board. He becomes the first African member to join 20 other global trade and finance leaders on the board.
Confirming Akin-Olugbade’s new status,
the Chairman of World Trade Board, Simon Paris said the appointment comes at a most auspicious time, with the formal inauguration of the operational phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
“AfCFTA has established a Continental Free Trade Area for the African continent of 1.2 billion people, with a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 2.3 trillion dollars.
“With protectionism looming large around the world and ever-increasing regulation throwing up new challenges, global trade is in a state of flux.
“In this unchartered environment, the board’s common vision of collaborative, connected, inclusive trade enabled by the latest business technologies has never been more important.
“We welcome Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade to our cohort as we continue to strive toward driving open trade for the benefit of all,” Paris said.
Akin-Olugbade is bringing on board his highest academic qualifications and professional distinctions with excellent legal skills, extensive transactional experience and corporate governance expertise.
The new World Trade Board member has worked with ǼLEX; the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group; the Africa Finance Corporation; and the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo, Egypt.
● With agency reports
No comments:
Post a Comment