2019-08-28T20:23:18ZCompendium of Intra-African and Related Foreign Trade Statisticshttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41723
Compendium of Intra-African and Related Foreign Trade Statistics; Compendium des statistiques du commerce intra-africain et des échanges extérieurs de l’Afrique
This is the ninth edition of the compendium of intra-African and related foreign trade statistics. The compendium was produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) from 1997 to 2005 on a biennial basis before being discontinued. The African Center for Statistics (ACS) of ECA restarted producing the compendium in 2011; this is the 2017 edition. This compendium has been compiled to provide quality and timely statistical data for analysis and research on economic issues related to intra-African trade, as well as for the monitoring and evaluation of trade policies in general. It is intended to serve the needs of researchers and policy makers, who work on trade issues as well as the public at large. This 2017 edition is the ninth in the series, which was first produced in 1997, with a break from 2006 to 2010. The compendium presents foreign trade data in sixteen chapters for all African countries from 2008 to 2016. It presents information on total, share, direction, and evolution of African trade. Focusing on intra-African trade, related statistical data of trade flows are grouped by region, sub regions, and regional economic communities or (RECs) in Africa. Furthermore, data on intra-African trade have been provided by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) at section level for all African countries, as well as intra and inter REC trade.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZAfrican Continental Free Trade Area: Phase II negotiationshttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41722
African Continental Free Trade Area: Phase II negotiations
The ultimate objective of the ongoing negotiations on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the creation of a single market for goods and services, facilitated by the free movement of persons. The trade liberalization agreed in Phase I of the AfCFTA negotiations, however, is not in itself sufficient to power African prosperity. Liberalization must be buttressed by improvements to economic governance on the continent. For this reason, and building on the momentum of Phase I, African negotiators are set to commence Phase II negotiations on investment, competition policy and intellectual property by the end of 2018. This negotiation process is expected to give rise to three separate sets of rules that, upon their ratification, will supplement the current protocols. Phase II issues will have profound direct and indirect effects on the private sector and African society at large. It is imperative that advocacy activities and stakeholder engagement accompany the negotiation process in order to ensure that the negotiated outcomes are well designed to support African prosperity and have legitimacy for subsequent ratification and implementation.
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZBrief on e-commerce in Africahttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41720
Brief on e-commerce in Africa
Definitions of e-commerce can capture various elements of the digital economy, from online sales to wholly digital products and trade in data, or new trade resulting from the adoption of novel digital technologies. The present paper is anchored to an understanding of e-commerce as “the sale or purchase of goods or services, conducted over computer networks by methods specifically designed for the purpose of receiving or placing of orders”. This includes goods or services that are ordered online, but with physical payment or the ultimate delivery of the goods or services. This type of e-commerce is defined by the method of placing the order, which excludes orders made by telephone calls, facsimile or manually typed e-mail. The present brief is aimed at outlining the state of play regarding electronic commerce and digital trade in African countries.
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZPolicy brief African Continental Free Trade Area: a Catalyst for Industrial Development on the Continenthttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41721
Policy brief African Continental Free Trade Area: a Catalyst for Industrial Development on the Continent
The African Continental Free Trade Area is aimed at progressively eliminating tariffs and removing non-tariff barriers on intra-African trade, thus creating opportunities for African businesses throughout the continent. The African market, comprising 55 African Union member states and more than 1.2 billion people, will be the largest free trade area in the world since the formation of the World Trade Organization in 1994. In addition, the agreement contains elements that will help African countries to implement their developmental and industrialization aspirations. There is a greater opportunity for and incidence of trade in industrialized goods on the continent than in trade with other regions that feature predominantly primary products. Increased levels of industrialization will reduce the exposure of African resource-rich countries to the cyclical shocks associated with a dependence on the trade of primary commodities in the international market. The present policy brief draws primarily on research materials and tool-kits prepared by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to highlight the potential for industrial development under the African Continental Free Trade Area, in order for countries to make optimal use of the agreement if critical policies and tailored strategies are in place
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZImplementing the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area in Eastern Africa: from vision to actionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41726
Implementing the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area in Eastern Africa: from vision to action
The twenty-second meeting of the intergovernmental committee of experts for eastern Africa of the economic commission for Africa (ECA) was held in Kigali under the theme of the meeting was “Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area in Eastern Africa: from vision to action”. The meeting included the following plenary sessions: Macroeconomic and social overview of Eastern Africa: establishing the groundwork for the creation of a continental market; Leveraging on regional economic communities’ integration to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement: experience, challenges and lessons; Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area in Eastern Africa: moving from vision to action; Services trade and the African Continental Free Trade Area; Beyond Trade: the Protocol on the Free Movement of People; Launch of reports: the EAC Security Policy Framework and the East African Monetary Union Ready or Not? High- Level round table dinner on “Harnessing AfCFTA for gender quality”.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZFund Transfers by Moroccan Expatriates: Context, Evolution and Prospects for Capacity-buildinghttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41725
Fund Transfers by Moroccan Expatriates: Context, Evolution and Prospects for Capacity-building
The study is part of a project directed by the ECA Sub regional Office for North Africa, in cooperation with the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It is aimed at analyzing, using the comparative approach, the dynamic of fund transfers from the foreign nationals of three countries in the North Africa sub region. The Morocco case study is therefore aimed at identifying the dynamics and determinants of the remittances of Moroccans living abroad, and particularly those intended for investment for a possible inter-Maghreb comparison, that may help draw lessons and identify the best practices for the region. The main purpose of the study (according to the terms of reference) is to analyse the general context and dynamics of Moroccan emigration, as well as the determinants for fund transfers, particularly those intended for investment. This report has three central themes. The first concerns the general situation of Moroccans living abroad and the main socio demographic characteristics. The second deals with the main features of Moroccan expatriate fund transfers. It presents a few analytical elements for understanding the strengths and weaknesses of transfers, as well as the opportunities and risks. The third covers policy recommendations, for the purposes of lifting the constraints weighing on fund transfers and boosting the contribution of these transfers to Morocco’s development.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZRapport de la séance plenière de la première réunion du comite des douanes et du commercé, du comite technique sur la coopération agricole et du comite de coopération industrielle de la zone d'échanges préférentiels des états membre de l'Afrique de l'est et de l'Afrique australehttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41678
Rapport de la séance plenière de la première réunion du comite des douanes et du commercé, du comite technique sur la coopération agricole et du comite de coopération industrielle de la zone d'échanges préférentiels des états membre de l'Afrique de l'est et de l'Afrique australe
1982-10-01T00:00:00ZReport of the Inaugural Meeting of the Trade and Customs Committee of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African Stateshttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41677
Report of the Inaugural Meeting of the Trade and Customs Committee of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States
1982-10-01T00:00:00ZProject de réglement intérieur de la Commission intergouvernemental d'Experts de la Zone d'Echanges Préférentiels pour les états de l'Afrique de l'Est et de l'Afrique Australehttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41651
Project de réglement intérieur de la Commission intergouvernemental d'Experts de la Zone d'Echanges Préférentiels pour les états de l'Afrique de l'Est et de l'Afrique Australe
1982-10-01T00:00:00ZConséquences pour les Pays Africains de la Nouvelle Méthode d'Evaluation du Droit de Tirage Special (DTS)http://hdl.handle.net/10855/41640
Conséquences pour les Pays Africains de la Nouvelle Méthode d'Evaluation du Droit de Tirage Special (DTS)
1981-01-01T00:00:00ZReport of the Second Session of the Standing Committee on Tradehttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41637
Report of the Second Session of the Standing Committee on Trade
1963-12-01T00:00:00ZCompendium of intra-african and related foreign trade statistics Compendium des statistiques du commerce intra-africain et des échanges extérieurs de l'Afriquehttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41635
Compendium of intra-african and related foreign trade statistics Compendium des statistiques du commerce intra-africain et des échanges extérieurs de l'Afrique
1997-01-01T00:00:00ZEvolution recente du commerce extérieur Africainhttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41623
Evolution recente du commerce extérieur Africain
1963-11-01T00:00:00ZCompendium of the recommendations of the first and second meeting of the Ministrial follow up Committee on International Trade and Finance for African Development, held in Addis Ababa respectively from 1 to 11 March 1981 and from 25 to January 1992http://hdl.handle.net/10855/41610
Compendium of the recommendations of the first and second meeting of the Ministrial follow up Committee on International Trade and Finance for African Development, held in Addis Ababa respectively from 1 to 11 March 1981 and from 25 to January 1992
1982-01-01T00:00:00ZTrade opportunities=Propositions d' affaires,http://hdl.handle.net/10855/41601
Trade opportunities=Propositions d' affaires,
1996-12-01T00:00:00ZProjet de protocole sur la simplification et l'harmonisation des documents et des procédures en usage dans le commerce à l'intérieur de la zone d'échanges préférentiels pour l'Afrique de l'est et l'Afrique australehttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41563
Projet de protocole sur la simplification et l'harmonisation des documents et des procédures en usage dans le commerce à l'intérieur de la zone d'échanges préférentiels pour l'Afrique de l'est et l'Afrique australe
1979-02-01T00:00:00ZFollow up action arising out of the Inaugural Conference of Chief Executives of ECA Sponsored Regional and Subregional Institutions : model staff and financial regulations that can be adapted to suit local factors, peculiarities and the backgrounds of individual institutionshttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41546
Follow up action arising out of the Inaugural Conference of Chief Executives of ECA Sponsored Regional and Subregional Institutions : model staff and financial regulations that can be adapted to suit local factors, peculiarities and the backgrounds of individual institutions
1981-07-01T00:00:00ZTrade financing in the eastern and southern African States : an addendum to the report of the joint study team on the establishment of a development bank for eastern and southern African stateshttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41535
Trade financing in the eastern and southern African States : an addendum to the report of the joint study team on the establishment of a development bank for eastern and southern African states
1981-04-01T00:00:00ZRapport de la mission spéciale a Maurice organisée relativement au protocole sur les règles d'origine des produits destines a être échanges dans la zone d'échanges préférentiels pour les états d'Afrique de l'est et d'Afrique australehttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41497
Rapport de la mission spéciale a Maurice organisée relativement au protocole sur les règles d'origine des produits destines a être échanges dans la zone d'échanges préférentiels pour les états d'Afrique de l'est et d'Afrique australe
1980-09-01T00:00:00ZProduits d'exportation présentant un intérêt commun pour les pays du Maghreb. T. Benzinebhttp://hdl.handle.net/10855/41494
Produits d'exportation présentant un intérêt commun pour les pays du Maghreb. T. Benzineb
1972-09-01T00:00:00Z