The Comesa Business Council’s digital financial inclusion system is set to change the dynamics of intra Africa Trade as it is expected to remove financial trade barriers, CBC’s Chair of the Finance Risk and Audit Committee, Dr Tinashe Manzungu has revealed. In an interview with Africa News 24, Dr Manzungu, who was recently appointed the FRAC Chair said the Digital Financial Inclusion system, to be launched in November 2024, was designed to boost intra-Africa trade.
In this role representing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, Manzungu will oversee the finances and auditing for the business council of the 21 COMESA member states.The appointments were announced after leadership changes during the council's annual general meeting on April 30 in Lusaka.
Sub Saharan Africa’s infrastructure development expert and business ‘guru’ Dr Tinashe Manzungu has emphasised the need for designing of policies that promotes trade relations between the United States of America and Africa.