Market integration is often associated with economic growth spillovers, to the extent that strengthened trade linkages … data approach to analyze the extent to which Africa and its major regional groupings have been able to generate shared … and a large rate of return to physical capital. The results also suggest that space has more to do with bilateral trade …

scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic …-Saharan Africa. To address this, the region itself has initiated a major, long-term, continent-wide infrastructure development … programme which is intended to fix this problem sustainably - namely, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa …

When asked why the level of intra-regional trade in West Africa is low despite regional integration efforts, the … of trade flows in West Africa over the period from 1996 to 2018. Using a gravity model, the study shows that … inconsistency or mismanagement of trade policies, supply constraints, and inadequate transport infrastructure. Without calling into …

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 …

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 … distribution of resources has sharpened the trade-off between the benefits of common policies needed to tackle cross …

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 …

This study examines the potential for intra-Africa trade and the prospects of advancing regional economic integration … reveal the existence of significant potential for intra-Africa trade. However, realizing this potential and hence the effort … to advance regional integration through intra-Africa trade is challenged by lack of complementarities of exports and …

the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sub-region of Africa, and vice versa. It examines the existing …

Organization of African Unity, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and subregional institutions - the Economic …