Deep regional trade agreement as a driver for global value chains in Africa: The case of ECOWAS region

E Mamba, A Balaki - Economic Change and Restructuring, 2023 - Springer
Deep regional trade agreement (RTA) is likely to enhance global value chains (GVCs) by
increasing coordination of trade policies. Economic Community of West African States …

Unmaking of a customs union: Regional (dis) integration in the East African Community

J Rauschendorfer, A Twum - World Trade Review, 2022 - cambridge.org
The Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community (EAC) customs union has
long been considered the cornerstone of the most successful example of regional …

Deep regional trade agreement as a driver for global value chains in Africa: The case of ECOWAS region

A Balaki, E Mamba - 2022 - publication.aercafricalibrary.org
The paper investigates the effects of deep regional trade agreement (RTA) on global value
chains (GVCs) for 11 countries from the Economic Community of West African States …

Murky trade waters: Regional tariff commitments and non-tariff measures in Africa

F Stender, T Vogel - The Journal of International Trade & Economic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In several African regions, economic integration has successfully reduced tariff protection by
freezing the opportunity to raise applied tariffs against fellow integration partners above …

[PDF][PDF] The AfCFTA and industrialization

B Byiers, P Apiko, P Karkare - 2021 - researchgate.net
As well as creating a free trade area, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is
hoped to “promote industrial development through diversification and regional value chain …

[PDF][PDF] ecdpm's

B Byiers, P Apiko, P Karkare - 2018 - academia.edu
High transport costs affect economic competitiveness in Malawi. However, despite the fact
that rail transport to Nacala in Mozambique is cheaper than other alternatives, traffic on the …