This paper examines the impact of telecommunications liberalization in Africa on both sectoral performance and economic … quality plays a major role in bringing down prices and in improving access to telecommunication services in Africa … per cent translates into a 0.5 per cent increase in real GDP per capita. In Africa, multilateral commitments do not …

scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic …-Saharan Africa. To address this, the region itself has initiated a major, long-term, continent-wide infrastructure development … programme which is intended to fix this problem sustainably - namely, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa …

We examine the effects of transit, documentation, and ports and customs delays on Africa’s exports. We find that … transit delays have the most economically and statically significant effect on exports. A one day reduction in inland travel … times leads to a 7 percent increase in exports. Put another way, a one day reduction in inland travel times translates into …

Agriculture is highly important to the sustainable performance of economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and a sound …

This study analyses the role of Aid for Trade in reducing trade costs in least developed countries (LDCs). The analysis … builds on questionnaires and case stories submitted as part of the Aid-for-Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise for the … Fifth Global Review of Aid for Trade. Trade costs are high in LDCs and constitute a major impediment to their participation …

; FDI ; policy credibility ; MDGs ; "policy space" ; Mali ; Africa ; investment promotion ; poverty alleviation …

diversification initiatives. Although often neglected as a serious policy option - and consequently most of its potential still …-sectoral linkages. Taking export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy" in turn, the working paper analyzes … be explicitly included in tourism planning and implementation. -- LDCs ; LDC Graduation ; Export Diversification …

priorities of export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy". It is well-known that Bangladesh is under … strong pressure to diversify its exports, to generate new employment (especially in rural areas), and to respond to critical … diversification in services. The most obvious current impediments are inadequate infrastructure, lack of investment and (typically …