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13 Juin 2017
How did the setting up of export processing zones (EPZs) in COMESA countries affect women? How did tariff changes affect female employment in the manufacturing sector? The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was formed in 1994 to replace the former Preferential Trade Area for...
13 Juin 2017
What are the gender-based constraints faced by women in accessing employment and business opportunities in the service sector? How can governments tackle these barriers through gender-sensitive policy interventions? The service sector makes a substantial contribution to the world economy, providing...
17 Mai 2017
More than three years after its adoption at the Bali ministerial conference, the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) entered into force in February 2017. The time has now come for the multilateral trade body’s African member states to set in motion their implementation efforts. According to...
17 Mai 2017
As regional economic integration gathers pace in Africa, how can trade facilitation be leveraged to spur the economic growth and development necessary for its implementation? Is the TFA the answer? Have you ever considered how competitive a country would be if donkeys and camels were the primary...
17 Mai 2017
For Africa, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) brings potential benefits but also significant challenges. How can we ensure that the TFA is a development tool for the continent? Since the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) on 7 December 2013 in Bali, some have insisted on the new obligations it...
17 Mai 2017
How does the entry into force of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in February 2017 affect African countries’ efforts to join and move up global value chains (GVCs)? The WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) provides a new global benchmark for customs and border procedures. Its...
29 Juillet 2016
Le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 reconnaît le rôle clé que le commerce peut jouer en tant que vecteur d’un développement durable et inclusif. Pour que ce potentiel se matérialise en Afrique, il faudra néanmoins s’attaquer à un défi considérable : l’importance des coûts du...
2 Juin 2016
Le développement du commerce international joue un rôle crucial dans la réduction de la pauvreté, mais le lien entre croissance économique, réduction de la pauvreté et commerce n’est pas des plus simples. C’est le message qui ressort d’un forum organisé le 26 mai 2016 par l’OMC et la Banque...
31 Mai 2016
À l’heure où les pays africains déploient d’importants efforts pour mettre en route la transformation structurelle de leurs économies, c’est-à-dire leur réorientation vers des activités économiques à plus forte valeur ajoutée, le secteur des services pourrait jouer un rôle crucial. L’importance...
22 Avril 2016
The UN’s intellectual property agency held a landmark development conference earlier this month, bringing together representatives from government, civil society, industry groups, and other officials for a two-day meeting at the organisation’s Geneva headquarters. The International Conference on...
