This paper focuses on the report of the second session of the committee on regional cooperation and integration established by resolution 827 (XXXII) of the ECA conference of ministers was held on 7 March 2002 at the ...

Many developing countries face supply-side constraints that severely limit their ability to benefit from the multilateral trading system. The situation of landlocked developing countries is of particular concern. Lack of ...

African countries and their regional economic communities are pursuing the process of integration along a systematic continuum of Free Trade Areas, Customs Unions and Common Markets. Eventually these efforts should converge ...

This report was prepared by ECA team of experts under the general guidance of Ms. Jennifer Kargbo, Director, ECA Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa, (SRO-SA), Mr. Robert Okello, Director of NEPAD and Regional Integration ...

The Almaty Programme of Action (APoA) was adopted in August 2003 to address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and to establish a new global framework for action for developing efficient transit transport ...

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January 1, 2007 marks the eleventh anniversary of the Tunisia-E.U. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). In its short life, this agreement has instigated major changes in the Tunisian economy and has significant consequences on ...

The concept of sustainable development has helped bridge the divide between the objectives of environmental protection and promotion of economic development. The work of the series of major United Nations sponsored conferences ...

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 ...

Internal and external factors have contributed to the region s low participation and influence in world trade. The internal factors include: inappropriate domestic economic and social policies; and the lack of progress in ...