The signature of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement during the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the …, with the Protocols on Trade in Goods, Services and Dispute Settlement, entered into force on 30 May 2019. While the AfCFTA … amidst a backlashed multilateral trading system epitomised by the US-China trade war, the WTO negotiations stalemate and the …

This paper investigates the trade competitiveness of the new emerging Southern economies – China, India, Brazil and … trade patterns similar to those of emerging countries are likely to suffer losses, we propose a multidimensional approach … based on cluster analysis, both crisp and fuzzy, as an alternative strategy for assessing similarity in global trade …

underscores critical development issues that result from, and are exacerbated by, globalization in the context of unequal global …

imports. Secondly, we try to find out the determinants of Vietnam's bilateral trade by individually applying gravity models … for trade, exports and imports. Our main results indicate that there is one way causality linkage between trade and FDI … was constrained by the external balance as its exports and imports reacted differently to the process of trade …

On 4 August 2015, after three years and several rounds of negotiation, the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade …-EU FTA on bilateral trade of Vietnam. By using a gravity model and a panel data analysis, we show that the reduction of … tariffs in the framework of the FTA will have a positive impact on bilateral trade between Vietnam and the EU. In addition …

raising resources dedicated to the expansion of intra-African trade and the diversification of sources of growth, Afreximbank …The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) was established in 1993 as a crisis management institution on the heels of … playing a critical role in supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In addition to …

For many developing nations, foreign direct investment inflows remain crucial for economic development. The levels of …

implementation, which is centered on economic and trade integration as a starting point for and an anchor of socioeconomic … development in the MENA region. Against this background, this paper reviews the situation in the MENA partner countries and the …