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👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Africa gets a pep talk

In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية TGIF. ☀️️ Trade finance can take days. In Mauritius, it took less than an hour. Mauritius Commercial Bank and Export Trading Group (ETG), a Mauritian agribusiness company, said they have completed Africa’s first electronic Bill of Exchange transaction under Mauritian law, replacing paper documents that […]

👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Africa gets a pep talk

Mauritius made history by completing Africa's first electronic Bill of Exchange transaction, eliminating the need for paper documents. This fast-paced transaction, completed under Mauritian law, showcases the potential for digitalizing money and goods movement across the continent. The move is a result of the collaboration between Mauritius Commercial Bank and Export Trading Group (ETG), a Mauritian agribusiness firm.

This development signals a shift in how African businesses can now move money and goods more efficiently across borders, bypassing the traditional paper-based processes that took days to complete.

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