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Report on a survey of AGOA’s past, present and future prospects: the experiences and expectations of SubSaharan Africa
(2012)
Eleven years after it entered into force, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a unilateral preference scheme of the US to promote trade and investment, Sub-Saharan member States subject to this scheme have ...
Impact of trade facilitation mechanisms on export competitiveness in Africa
(2011-10)
This report documents the main findings of a survey undertaken by UNECA, AUC and RECs on a continental level, to assess how AGOA eligible countries are benefiting from the preferences conferred to them under AGOA. Among ...
Did Africa benefit in Hong Kong ?
(2006-07)
This paper argues that Africa did not benefit much from the Hong Kong World Trade Organization(WTO) ministerial meeting. After recalling Africa’s concerns and priorities in the Doha Round and critically looking at some of ...
Trade and Growth in Africa: The Theoretical Framework of the TFED/ ECA Global Macroeconometric Model
(2007-02)
The Trade, Finance and Economic Development (TFED) of the Economic Commission for Africa is in the process of developing a global econometric model for Africa. This model could be used for forecasting major macroeconomic ...