Former deputy USTR: U.S. should prioritize digital trade with Africa

Digital trade with Africa offers an “efficient and productive” path for the Biden administration to help small businesses both on the continent and in the U.S. participate in the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, former deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis said on Tuesday. Marantis, who since 2015 has served as senior vice president for global government engagement at Visa, emphasized the importance of e-commerce to small businesses -- which he called “the backbone of every single economy” in...