As a continent heavily dependent on the production and export of unprocessed or semi-processed commodities, Africa has been unable to make the best possible use of such commodities in order to jump-start its economic growth. ...

The importance of agriculture to African development and trade cannot be over emphasized. On the average, this sector contributes 35% of GDP, 40% of export earnings and provides about 70% of jobs. In Africa, agriculture ...

This briefing paper on financial services is designed to contribute to a better understanding of the issues involved and a possible strategy to adopt during future negotiations on the subject. It also provides a broad ...

The first proposals for the negotiations of a multilateral framework for trade in services were put forward in the early 1980s. Since then, it has been recognized that effective liberalization of trade in services would ...

In its present state, GATS has only limited disciplines on the liberalization of trade in services. There are many open questions in GATS that need to be addressed in future rounds. Long, medium and short-term solutions ...

The study deals with market access for merchandise goods (excluding petroleum/fuel oil), particularly those products that are of interest to African countries. In this respect,it consists of a brief description of the ...