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Over the past decade, Africa has been experiencing an economic resurgence. Yet, the continent is facing several … difficult challenges and many economies of the region continue to be among the least competitive in the world. Africa … regulated firms, could assist the countries of Africa in overcoming national limits in technical expertise, enhance national …
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Although development generally refers to a broad concept, the quest for development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been …
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Africa's Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The small, sparsely populated, fragmented, and often isolated economies across … Africa make a compelling case for these economies to integrate regionally to reap efficiency gains, exploit economies of …
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COVID-19 has created a trade crisis in Southern Africa, with a dramatic slowdown in cross-border trade. The crisis … Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to address and contribute to greater levels of trade within Africa. This working paper looks … Southern Africa and the position of the SADC cluster of ministers of trade and transport are also considered. The paper argues …
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This paper reviews integration among the eight African Regional Economic Communities by comparing their characteristics and progress with three other South-South Regional Integration Arrangements. Three conclusions emerge: (i) slow progress towards meeting overly ambitious objectives; (ii) small...
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This paper reviews the role of services in development and growth, the potential role of trade in services as a driver of the productivity performance of sectors that use services as inputs, and the links between services policies and domestic trade costs. Barriers to trade in services have...
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This paper focuses on the relationship between regional integration in the Southern African Development Community and national policies. Review of trade, industrial, agricultural, labour, and related policy areas, indicates that national policies can and do run counter to the regional...
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This paper explores the linkages between the national systems of innovation of Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and …
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Common Monetary Area of Southern Africa and in the provinces of the Republic of South Africa using panel data, allowing an … sectors needs policy attention. For the provinces of South Africa, capital expenditure on key sectors such as education and …
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The implementation of a Single Customs Territory by East African Community countries is intended to ease the movement of goods across borders by cutting costs and time through harmonization and simplification of customs documents, removal of burdensome customs procedures, and automation of...
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