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 …

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 …

agreements reached. This study evaluates the effects of Africa's trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and China on … Africa's exports. This study found that trade agreements in both trade relations have not brought any significant increment … to Africa's exports and that more market access conditions exist in South markets than in the North markets. -- trade …

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 …

Although development generally refers to a broad concept, the quest for development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been …

recent developments in international markets, and firms' trade margins for the largest economy in Africa: South Africa. In …