Expanding Trade within Africa : The Impact of Trade Facilitation
This paper examines the impact of trade facilitation on intra-African trade. The authors examine the role of trade facilitation reforms, such as increased port efficiency, improved customs, and regulatory environments, and upgrading services infras...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10069312/expanding-trade-within-africa-impact-trade-facilitation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6297 |
| Summary: | This paper examines the impact of trade
facilitation on intra-African trade. The authors examine the
role of trade facilitation reforms, such as increased port
efficiency, improved customs, and regulatory environments,
and upgrading services infrastructure on trade between
African countries. They also consider how regional trade
agreements relate to intra-African trade flows. Using trade
data from 2003 to 2004, they find that improvement in ports
and services infrastructure promise relatively more
expansion in intra-African trade than other measures. They
also show that, almost all regional trade agreements have a
positive effect on trade flows. |
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