A Review of Cross-Border Trade in the Horn of Africa
This paper provides a review of existing literature on cross-border trade among the Horn of African countries Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. It offers analysis on key traded products particularly food crops and livestock, a review...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/574271634241813677/A-Review-of-Cross-Border-Trade-in-the-Horn-of-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36496 |
| Summary: | This paper provides a review of
existing literature on cross-border trade among the Horn of
African countries Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and
Somalia. It offers analysis on key traded products
particularly food crops and livestock, a review on main
trade routes and border marketing centers;the operation of
cross-border value chains in the borderlands, including the
economic impact on border communities and a summary of
commonchallenges facing cross-border trade within the
region. The review is augmented with analysis of available
data on trade between these countriesfrom UN COMETRADE, FEWS
NET and FAO.To put cross-border trade in context, the paper
starts by reviewing the available information from
officially recorded trade data. |
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