{
  "id": 12429283,
  "title": "African CEOs want more regional trade, but $31bn risk premium holds them back",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/african-ceos-want-more-regional-trade-but-31bn-risk-premium-holds",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:49:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/african-ceos-want-more-regional-trade-but-31bn-risk-premium-holds-them-back/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "African businesses are increasingly looking within the continent for growth, but expensive risk pricing, limited trade finance and weak implementation read more African CEOs want more regional trade, but $31bn risk premium holds them back",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}