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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 ...
Gender dimensions of cross border trade in the East African community : Kenya/Uganda and Rwanda/Burundi border
(2009-10)
The main finding of the study is that informal cross border women traders across the region do not use available formal systems/structures for most of their transactions. This makes it difficult for regional trade policy ...
Ten years after implementing the Barcelona process in Tunisia : a new growth regime or improving the efficiency of the existing one
(2007-01)
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 ...
Leveraging WTO negotiations on trade facilitation to operationalise the almaty programme of action
(2008-11)
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 ...
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 ...
Assessment of the impact of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the ECOWAS countries and the European Union
(2005-12)
This report sets out to assess the economic impact of the trade component of the EPA between West African countries and the EU. To that end, two complementary methodologies were adopted: one in general equilibrium and the ...
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 ...
Mainstreaming trade into South Africa's National Development Strategy
(2007-01)
This paper focuses on the process and substance of trade policy in South Africa. It looks broadly at the role of trade policy in relation to the country’s growth and poverty reduction framework, nature and formulation of ...
Global trade models and economic policy analyses : relevance, risks, and repercussions for Africa
(2006-12)
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are widely used for trade policy analyses and recommendations. Simulation results from these models have also been used as a basis for offering advice to African countries on ...