Yusuf Daya is a South African national with over 20 years of experience in international trade and regional integration. He has been with the African Export Import Bank since 2015 and manages relations with the African Union and other trade development partners. He has extensive experience working with multilateral partners in support of economic development policy and has been actively involved in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations.

He holds a Masters degree in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor of Law degree in international law. He has spoken widely on trade development issues and published several articles on African trade and development issues in peer reviewed journals.