What is the impact on trade in sub-Saharan Africa of the recent rapid growth in China and other Asian countries, and the associated commodity price boom? This paper looks at how trading patterns (both destinations and composition) are changing in sub-Saharan Africa. Has the region managed to...

Les produits de base occupent une place prédominante dans les exportations de l’Afrique, mais ils sont extrêmement vulnérables aux aléas climatiques et aux fluctuations de la demande et des cours mondiaux. Si le continent africain veut tirer pleinement parti du processus d’intégration...

The papers in this volume address three important issues: the role ofexchange-rate policy in enhancing the competitiveness of African manufactured exports; the steps that can be taken to improve productionefficiency; and the role of institutional and structural reforms in promoting...