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dc.description.abstractThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the main regional economic community in West Africa. According to the African Union, ECOWAS is considered as one of the major regional economic communities whose contribution to the acceleration of the integration process of the continent is likely to have a considerable impact on areas such as trade, free movement of goods and persons and monetary matters. the ECA sub regional office for West Africa, in partnership with the government of Benin, ECOWAS and UEMOA, hold an ad hoc expert group meeting on the theme: “Implications of ECOWAS potential expansion and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)”. The main objective of the meeting is to deepen scientific thought on the possible economic and socioeconomic implications of the expansion of ECOWAS. The meeting will assess the economic implications, especially in terms of trade flows and public revenues; Consider the implications for the well-being of the people ; Identify and discuss the main challenges for ECOWAS, and also for the countries joining the community; Review the potential implications of the ECOWAS expansion on the implementation of the AfCFTA ; Improve the preliminary findings of the draft ECA report and Formulate recommendations for an economic and socioeconomic expansion beneficial to all parties and for the entry into force of the AfCFTA.en
dc.titleConcept note: theme: “Implications of ECOWAS potential expansion and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)"en
ags.creatorCorporateUnited Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA)en
ags.subjectThesaurusTRADE EXPANSIONen
ags.subjectThesaurusREGIONAL COOPERATIONen
ags.subjectThesaurusINTRAREGIONAL TRADEen
ags.subjectThesaurusFREE TRADE AREASen
ags.subjectThesaurusWEST AFRICAen
ags.subjectClassification07.01.00 GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICYen
ags.descriptionNotesLibrary also has French edition under the title: "Note conceptuell: thème: "Les implications du potentiel élargissement de la CEDEAO et la Zone de Libre Echange Continental Africaine (ZLECA)".en
ags.publisherPlaceAddis Ababaen
ags.publisherNameUN. ECAen
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-20T11:54:56Z
dc.date.available2019-03-20T11:54:56Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/24501
dc.format.extent5 p.
dc.languageeng
dc.typeWorking paper
uneca.workflow.processedtrue
ags.creatorConferenceUN. ECA Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting (2018, Jun. 25-26: Cotonou, Benin)
ags.availabilityNumberb11903545
ags.availabilityNumber2018
ags.availabilityLocationECA-HQ
ags.rights.termsofusepublic
ags.RNECA/WA/EGM/2018/
ags.JNb11903545
uneca.language.supporteden


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