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Unlocking Africa's trade potential in the global economy : policy paper
(2004)
After fi fty years of very signifi cant progress, the future of the multilateral system of trade
negotiations is currently surrounded by great uncertainty. Th e collapse of the Cancun World Trade
Organization (WTO) ...
Le commerce électronique peut-il favoriser la croissance des petites et moyennes entreprises en Afrique ?
(2014)
La présente note d’orientation a pour objet de mettre en évidence certaines caractéristiques essentiels concernant le rôle du commerce électronique dans la croissance des PME en Afrique. Elle fait écho à l’appui récemment ...
Can e-commerce facilitate the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa?
(2014)
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), SMEs account for 60 to 70 per cent of all employment in developing countries, and hence contribute to poverty reduction. There are several ...
Trade opportunitiesProposition d'affaires
(1995)
This is the sixty-fourth issue in continuing series of the flash on trade opportunities periodical. A number of important trade fairs have been held in Africa since the beginning of the 1990s. Some of these events include ...
Application of smart technology for seamless borders: facilitation solutions along trans-African highways and railways : policy brief
(2022)
The appellation “smart” describes the objectives and characteristics of integrated electronic technology systems that permit the seamless processing and transfer of information to multiple receivers within a controlled ...
African trade policy centre and gender – in brief
(2019-03)
Trade is an important channel for economic and social development, which assists in job creation, increased income and productivity, and improved living standards. In Africa, the milestone Agreement on the establishment ...
La libre circulation des personnes au service du commerce : accélérer la ratification du Protocole au Traité instituant la Communauté économique africaine relatif à la libre circulation des personnes,au droit de résidence et au droit d’établissement, en appui à la mise en oeuvre de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine:document de recherche sur les politiques
(2023-10)
La liberté de circulation des personnes est un des objectifs fondamentaux des programmes d’intégration continentale et régionale de l’Afrique, au cœur du développement de l’Afrique. La libéralisation de la circulation des ...
Free movement of persons for trade: towards an accelerated ratification of the African Union Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment, in support of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area :Policy research paper
(2023-10)
Freedom of movement of persons has been a fundamental objective of African continental and regional integration agendas, central to the development of Africa. The liberalization of movement of people on the continent carries ...
Impact of Trade Facilitation Mechanisms on Export Competitiveness in Africa
(2011-10)
Export competitiveness, while seemingly intuitive, remains conceptually and empirically elusive. This paper presents three distinct ways of thinking about export competitiveness and attempts to capture their character ...