The supply of external financing to developing countries generally tends to increase in periods when export earnings are booming and thus, in periods of increasing government revenues. Conversely, Stabex and IMF Compensatory Financing transfers are primarily designed to take place in response to...

Governments that lack the capacity to mine resources themselves have to attract foreign direct investment. However, since resources are not renewable, countries need to capture a ‘fair’ share of mineral resource rent to promote their development. While the third raw materials super cycle...

Governments that lack the capacity to mine resources themselves have to attract foreign direct investment. However, since resources are not renewable, countries need to capture a ‘fair’ share of mineral resource rent to promote their development. While the third raw materials super cycle...

Since 1993, the prospects of intra-regional trade in West Africa have been strongly debated. Foroutan and Pritchett (1993) explain the low level of trade between Sub-Saharan African countries by structural factors. In opposite, Naudet (1993) shows that trade growth potential is important between...

L'intégration des marchés contribue à assurer la sécurité alimentaire des populations d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Le cas du Niger illustre parfaitement ce propos. Sa sécurité alimentaire repose en grande partie sur les céréales qu'il importe de son grand voisin, le Nigeria. Dans le cas...

Regional integration schemes have experienced a big surge in the world over the past thirty years. Contrary to the usual process, UEMOA countries have led a "monetary agreement first, trade agreement after" strategy. These countries have the most important intra-regional trade in West Africa....

Pour limiter les contrôles intrusifs, les administrations douanières les plus modernes s’appuient sur l’analyse du risque, seul moyen efficace, compte tenu de l’accroissement du volume des opérations commerciales, pour faciliter les échanges et sécuriser leurs opérations. Les douanes...

[eng] Philippe Dulbecco and Bertrand Laporte. — The financing of international trade security for developing countries : An approach in terms of « global public good » The aim of this article is to identify the modalities of financing international trade security, more specifically for...