markets by negotiating trade barrier reductions on a preferential or multilateral basis. These trade barrier-related aspects …

This paper reviews the trade policy situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and identifies a number of key … issues and challenges for the country. The focus of the study is thereby on how trade taxes and quantitative restrictions … affect the goods sector. The analysis falls into three parts. First, the state of domestic trade policy is described, with …

Nigeria’s trade policy is at a crucial turning point. Historically, the country has had a very restrictive import … reduction strategy, Nigeria identified deeper trade integration as a means to foster economic growth and alleviate poverty …. Border tariffs are being reduced, trade regulations are under review, and ambitious modernization programs for customs …

Over the past two decades, Tanzania has embarked on a marked liberalization of its trade regime. The Government wants … higher economic efficiency, productivity and international competitiveness. This study reviews the trade policy situation in … of domestic trade policy, examines regional integration efforts, and identifies priorities for the attention of policy …

Morocco’s trade policy is at a cross-roads. Historically, the country has had a very restrictive import regime that … preferential trade liberalization was taken. This choice was subsequently reaffirmed through the conclusion of further free trade … agreements with the United States and Turkey. The resulting shift in trade policy paradigms promises to create new opportunities …

and cross-border trade. The country has recently undertaken ambitious reforms of its trade regime. These initiatives … comprise the accession to the WTO in 2000, the signing of several preferential trade agreements, notably with the European …’s recent trade performance, with special attention to the impact of trade reforms and the country’s special economic zones on …

The Euro-Med Agreement between Tunisia and the European Union resulted in free bilateral trade for industrial products … trade support institutions that help private sector firms to discover and exploit international market opportunities. …

effectiveness of trade support institutions that help private sector firms to discover and exploit international market …

African states up to October 2014. The EPAs are meant not just to liberalize trade but also to promote economic development in … ECOWAS EPAs as example, analyses reveal that tensions are due to both the gap between discourse and practice of EU trade and …

their exports as well as other economic and trade policy characteristics. In the process, it defines clusters of countries … according to the multi-dimensional criteria defined by value-added, economic and trade policy indicators. Results show that … a crucial determinant of the Trade in Value-Added profile, more than the sheer size of the economy. Pro-active value …