This paper focuses on the distances in time and economic space between China and Sub-Saharan Africa, which are today … quite the reverse of the 1960's. It analyses income gaps between China and Africa, their patterns of per capital income … income growth path (2%). The strengthening of economic relations between Africa and China offer important and mutually …

This paper measures the extent to which South African economic growth is an engine of growth in sub-Saharan Africa … substantial positive impact on growth in the rest of Africa, even after controlling for other growth determinants. The estimates …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranks as the second most unequal region globally (in terms of income distribution), harboring …

scholars and policy makers also builds on the fact that the potential for ICT and remittances in Africa can be leveraged to …

number of businesses within Africa are affected by these barriers. Notwithstanding, there is little empirical knowledge on … how they interact and affect trade flows within Africa. In this paper, we assess the effects of trade facilitation … improves trade performance in Africa; the better the level of trade facilitation, the larger the extent of trade flows. From a …

systemic religious differences have influenced financial development in Africa. To this end, this study seeks to investigate … the impact of religiosity on financial development in Africa by using freedom of religion to proxy religiosity and … development in Africa. Our findings contribute to literature by expanding knowledge on the role of personal freedom on economic …

In a sequential Computable General Equilibrium analysis, we investigate the likely effects of the EU-South Africa Free … Trade agreement (FTA), with a special emphasis on South Africa's growth prospects. We find that the FTA increases South … over the next 18 years in South Africa can be linked to additional trade associated with the FTA. The long phase-in period …