Algeria signs agreement to host IATF 2025

Algeria has inked an agreement to host Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025, laying the groundwork for the fourth iteration of the international trade fair to take place between 4 and 10 September 2025 in Algiers, Algeria, according to a press release. The event is recognized as the “AfCFTA Marketplace,” and as a key platform for realizing freetrade in Africa, speakers said at the signing ceremony. IATF brings together businesses, traders, investors, industry leaders, government officials, and specialists, to conduct business to business (B2B) and business to government (B2G) talks and conclude transactions. The fair’s previous three rounds saw agreements worth USD 120 bn, Executive VP at the Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank, Kanayo Awani said.