FUTURAMA Fall 2024: Benin savvies to import-export consultation

International Trade Center graduates local class

https://www.africa.com/small-businesses-in-benin-set-to-tap-into-african-free-trade-area/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-businesses-in-benin-set-to-tap-into-african-free-trade-area

The more we share knowledge the stronger we all become. That training was all about exporting, logistics, business licenses, etc. but isn't there also a basic lack of domestic markets? Why focus on import/export unless the local market's dismal. Or is this a perception of Africa that the domestic market is small? It may be so, but the Brookings Institution says it is the fastest growing.

Some Brookings report

What does this all have to do with the price of a 2x4 at Home Depot? Domestic demand in Africa = travel. If demand rises, travel rises. So therefore a growing market. For a geography like this there will be opportunities for incredibly responsive design.