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Africa calling

The African Continental Free Trade Area
Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to make Africa
the world’s largest free trade zone since the
establishment of the WTO in 1994, opening up
vast opportunities to global economies to boost
trade ties with Africa

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India’s medical devices
sector
Growing disposable income, increasing
spending in healthcare systems by both
government as well as private parties, OVERSIGHT
and emergence of India as a sought-after Engineering exports
medical tourist destination is leading to fall again
tremendous growth prospects in the
Indian healthcare industry. Besides the continuing global trade
disputes, India’s engineering exporting
16 EXPERT EYE adequate credit flow
community is hamstrung by the lack of
Challenges of a bank
manager

How the working environment of banks 75 MARKETS
has changed in step with globalisation India-Indonesia bilateral
and liberalisation trade

20 TECH FRONTIERS 5 I MONTHLY MUSINGS
Circular economy for
30 I WTO TALK
productivity and
sustainability 52 I OVERSEAS AFFAIRS
The overuse of resources the world 82 I ECOWATCH
over has led to an alarming state of the
environment. Harnessing technology to 88 I DO YOU KNOW?
promote the principles of circular economy 90 I HOME AFFAIRS
of reduce, recycle, and reuse will go a long 104 I EEPC INDIA OFFICES
way in sustainable development of the
world 106 I EEPC INDIA CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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