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Workshop discusses trade issues in Southern Africa
(2005)
A workshop on the impact of international trade talks on southern Africa, convened by the Economic Commission for Africa, has discussed ways to improve the region’s access to global trade opportunities. The event, organised ...
Situation du commerce international et des négociations APE/OMC
(2007-08)
La présente note offre une mise à jour au Comité du commerce et de la coopération et de l’intégration régionales à propos de l’évolution des négociations commerciales.
Regional cooperation and integration measures for overcoming the primary obstacles to intra-African trade
(2005-03)
In Africa, regional economic integration has quite a long history and, in some subregions, predates independence. Well before the establishment of the African Union, African leaders had recognized that economic cooperation ...
Cancún and post-Cancún briefing papers on Africa and the Doha development agenda : the current state of play in the negotiations
(2004)
The multilateral trading system embodied in the World Trade Organization has contributed significantly to economic growth, development and employment throughout the past fifty years, particularly in the light of the global ...
Unrestricted market access for sub-Saharan Africa: important benefits with little cost to the QUAD
(2005-03)
The issue of unrestricted market access for sub-Saharan Africa has featured lately in the debate on overcoming Africa’s development challenges through trade, rather than aid. This paper assesses empirically the impact of ...
Economic and welfare impacts of the EU-Africa economic partnership agreements
(2005-03)
Th e Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA) between the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacifi c (ACP) countries is expected to succeed the expired Lomé Agreement. It envisages the signing of Economic Partnership ...
Can market access help African agriculture?
(2006-10)
This paper examines the implications for African economies of the possible outcomes from the ongoing agriculture negotiations in the Doha Round. The paper defines scenarios that capture key elements of the modalities ...
Fifth session of the committee on trade, regional cooperation and integration (CTRCI) : report
(2007-10)
The main focus of the meeting was to consider matters pertaining to ECA’s activities in
advancing the African Union’s continental agenda on economic cooperation as well as the promotion
of trade within and outside Africa. ...
Projet de fusion entre l'AOAPC et la FACC : exigences juridiques et institutionnelles
(2000-10)
La performance insatisfaisante des institutions parrainées par la CEA et leur viabilité financière en déclin permanent ont pousse la CEA à engager leur rationalisation dans le but d'accroitre leur efficacité en matière de ...
Trade liberalization under the Doha Development Agenda : options and consequences for Africa
(2004-08)
This study provides a quantitative estimate of the potential economic consequences of multilateral trade reform for Africa. It uses a framework that incorporates issues of particular concern to Africa, such as preference ...