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The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat is collaborating with the IOTA Foundation and others to optimize goods transportation using stablecoins.
PANews, November 17 - According to CoinDesk, the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has jointly launched a digital trade initiative with the IOTA Foundation, placing stablecoin-based settlement at the core of reshaping the cross-border flow of goods in Africa. An announcement released on Monday indicated that the "Africa Digital Trade Access and Public Infrastructure Program" (ADAPT), established in collaboration with the Tony Blair Institute and the World Economic Forum (WEF), will build a shared, Open Source digital public infrastructure for the 55 member countries of Africa. The initiative aims to achieve instant cross-border payments, verifiable digital trade documents, and interoperable digital identity verification. Although the initiative is positioned as a modernization upgrade of trade processes, stakeholders have indicated that stablecoins (especially USDT) are expected to be the key drivers for its widespread adoption.
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