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ECA Supports Maghreb countries on Rules of Origin
(2015-12)
From 30 November to December 1st in Casablanca (Morocco), the Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) held a capacity-building workshop on rules of origin. Organised within the framework of ECA’s cooperation ...
Encouraging developments as Africa looks to establish continental free trade area
(2012-07)
As preparations for next week's launch of the fifth edition of Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA V) get underway in Addis Ababa, the Heads of States Summit of the African Union is once again tackling the theme, ...
Economic partnership agreement and African continental free trade area: what is at stake for Togo?
(2018-02)
Togo is a small economy with a population of some 8 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$ 4.4 billion which relies heavily on natural resources. In 2016, its main exports were directed in decreasing order towards ...
Report: steering committee meeting 16-17 February 2017
(2017-02)
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is focused on boosting intra-African trade, a priority initiative of the African Union targeting increased trade flows among African countries. To that end, the Centre’s work is aimed ...
Connecting to global value chains to boost intra-African trade
(2013-09)
“Aid for Trade, value chains and intra-African Trade” at the ongoing Global Review of Aid for Trade, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today stressed the need for closer ...
The African continental free trade area (AfCFTA): towards the finalization of modalities on goods
(2018-06)
African Union (AU) member states have agreed to remove 90% of their tariffs on goods over a period of between 5 and 15 years, depending on whether a country is classified as developing or least developed with special and ...
Africa and seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference: an ECA perspective
(2011-10-22)
For many African countries, globalization and liberalization has posed serious challenges and adjustment to the momentum of developments generated by the process has proven difficult. The negotiations at the Seattle WTO ...
International transport and trade facilitation in North Africa
(2015)
The study revolves around six major axes. The first one briefly looks into national policies and existing regulatory frameworks for transport and trade facilitation in North African countries to highlight the link between ...