The launch of the SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) in 2008 provided an enabling platform to advance higher levels of regional economic integration and infrastructure development. The SADC Summit of August 2010 adopted a comprehensive work programme with concrete actions and timelines aimed at consolidating the SADC FTA as a priority. Within SADC a significant trade integration progress has been recorded. In 2008, 85 per cent of goods were traded duty free. By 2012, 99 per cent of goods traded would be duty free.