This paper reviews the role of services in development and growth, the potential role of trade in services as a driver … domestic trade costs. Barriers to trade in services have direct as well as indirect effects on cross-border trade and … investment, but research suggests that the extent to which countries will benefit from open services regimes and regional …

national policies. Review of trade, industrial, agricultural, labour, and related policy areas, indicates that national …

Community customs union. Trade within the East African Community is now free from import duties, and partner states have adopted … a three-band common external tariff. This paper assesses how the customs union has supported intraregional trade and …

. -- trade and development ; trade liberalization ; foreign direct investment ; globalization ; WTO accession ; asian financial … trade. Its success contradicts its characterization as an example of export-led growth and highlights the role of the state …, particularly in maintaining and influencing investment. Examination of economic performance and policy responses shows rising …

African countries have sought to replicate the success of East Asia by implementing special economic zones. Despite …

investment. …

distribution of resources has sharpened the trade-off between the benefits of common policies needed to tackle cross … reduce trade costs were largely ignored across African RECs until recently. While this is probably due to the difficulty in …

COVID-19 has created a trade crisis in Southern Africa, with a dramatic slowdown in cross-border trade. The crisis …, which exposed weaknesses and deficiencies in the trade facilitation regimes, presents an opportunity for the African … Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to address and contribute to greater levels of trade within Africa. This working paper looks …

This study explores the potential for South Africa to become an engine for intra- regional trade and industrial … development by linking other Southern African countries to its global value chains and, in the process, improving its global trade …