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Can Africa speak with one voice on trade matters through the AfCFTA?

Can Africa speak with one voice on trade matters through the AfCFTA?

22 Aug 2023  Working Papers Publications
There are high expectations about what will happen once the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is fully operational. Some predict that intra-African trade in goods (and s...
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Algeria and the African Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities and challenges

Algeria and the African Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities and challenges

20 Jul 2023  Working Papers Publications
Algeria is classified as a lower-middle-income country, with a real gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) of $488 billion and a GDP per capita (in dollars c...
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L'Algérie et la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine – opportunités et contraintes

L'Algérie et la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine – opportunités et contraintes

13 Jul 2023  Working Papers Publications
L'Algérie est classée dans la catégorie des pays à revenu intermédiaire de la tranche inférieure, avec un produit intérieur brut (PIB) réel en parité de pouvoir d'achat (P...
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La Mauritanie et la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine – défis et opportunités

La Mauritanie et la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine – défis et opportunités

11 Jul 2023  Working Papers Publications
La Mauritanie est classée parmi les pays à revenu intermédiaire de la tranche inférieure, avec un produit intérieur brut (PIB) par habitant en parité de pouvoir d'achat (PPA)...
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Trade, Climate and Sustainability in the AfCFTA

Trade, Climate and Sustainability in the AfCFTA

05 Jul 2023  Working Papers Publications
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement envisages a comprehensive and modern trade arrangement that promises to “promote and attain sustainable and inclusive s...
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South Africa’s ITAC Investigations 2022 – Post Covid-19 Update

South Africa’s ITAC Investigations 2022 – Post Covid-19 Update

28 Jun 2023  Working Papers Publications
The Trade Law Centre (tralac) in 2014 began monitoring and reporting on an annual basis the International Trade Administration’s (ITAC) tariffs and trade remedies investigations....
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Is the AfCFTA changing the gameplan for African integration?

Is the AfCFTA changing the gameplan for African integration?

28 Jun 2023  Working Papers Publications
There may be objections to the question posed in the title of this paper. Some may argue that the Abuja Treaty (adopted in 1991, before the World Trade Organisation was established...
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Mauritania and the African Continental Free Trade Area – challenges and opportunities

Mauritania and the African Continental Free Trade Area – challenges and opportunities

21 Jun 2023  Working Papers Publications
Mauritania is categorised as a lower-middle-income country, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita purchasing power parity (PPP) estimated at US$ 6 925 in 2022 by the IMF. ...
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Egypt and the African Continental Free Trade Area – challenges and opportunities

Egypt and the African Continental Free Trade Area – challenges and opportunities

23 May 2023  Working Papers Publications
Egypt is among Africa’s economic powerhouses which include Nigeria and South Africa. It is the third largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and has been experiencing ste...
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Developing Value Chains in Africa – mapping the soya value chain

Developing Value Chains in Africa – mapping the soya value chain

22 Feb 2023  Working Papers Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has ignited and put emphasis on deeper integration and the development of regional value chains in Africa, an...
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The Potential of the Clothing & Textile Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

The Potential of the Clothing & Textile Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

22 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report analyses one of the value chains identified as a development priority by the AfCFTA: the clothing, textile & leather sector (CT&L) i...
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The Potential of the Agribusiness Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

The Potential of the Agribusiness Regional Value Chain under the AfCFTA

22 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report analyses one of the value chains identified as a development priority by the AfCFTA: the broadly-defined agricultural/agro-processing/agribu...
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Benefitting from the AfCFTA: The Case of Mauritius

Benefitting from the AfCFTA: The Case of Mauritius

22 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This trade report deals with the possible ways African countries can benefit from the AfCFTA as that preferential trade area becomes a reality, with Mauritius...
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Women in Services Trade: An overview of female participation and ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2022

Women in Services Trade: An overview of female participation and ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2022

21 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION Trade is an integral part of the engine of economic growth. Services trade has the potential to form an increasingly important role in trade within Africa and...
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Africa’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones

Africa’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones

12 Dec 2022  Working Papers Publications
DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The textile, apparel and accessories (TA&A) industry, as well as the footwear industry, hold considerable potential for Africa in terms of economic advanc...
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Although the WTO is prioritising gender and women empowerment in trade, there is no framework of rules to implement gender parity

Although the WTO is prioritising gender and women empowerment in trade, there is no framework of rules to implement gender parity

30 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
This Trade Report reviews the impact of gender sensitive domestic policies on global trade rules. It provides a comparison between the work-programme of the gender and women empowe...
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The AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve

The AfCFTA design will determine how it will function and evolve

29 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is anchored in legal instruments concluded by sovereign states. For trade in goods the AfCFTA establishes, through its Protocol on ...
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How the AfCFTA began and evolved

How the AfCFTA began and evolved

28 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
African economic integration has a long history, but 10 years ago the African Union (AU) Assembly adopted a decision that put matters on a new course. This decision dealt with boos...
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Climate change, trade, and food security in Africa

Climate change, trade, and food security in Africa

25 Nov 2022  Working Papers Publications
The relationship between food security, trade and the environment is a complex but increasingly important one. The impacts of climate change have undermined progress in food securi...
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The SADC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area

The SADC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area

24 Aug 2022  Working Papers Publications
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) defines trade facilitation as “the simplification, modernisation and harmonisation of export and import processes.” In spite of the liberalis...
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