Regional Trade Arrangements in Africa

September 20, 2005

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Sanjeev Gupta, and Yongzheng Yang. Regional Trade Arrangements in Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed November 8, 2024

Summary

In recent years, African policymakers have increasingly resorted to regional trade arrangements (RTAs) as a substitute for broad-based trade liberalization. This trend has long-term implications for the effectiveness of trade policy as a tool for poverty reduction and growth. This paper examines the record of RTAs in promoting trade and investment. It also explores policy measures that may help improve RTAs' performance.

Subject: Exports, International trade, Revenue administration, Tariffs, Taxes, Trade barriers, Trade facilitation, Trade liberalization

Keywords: Africa, East Asia, Exports, Global, ISI, Liberalization, MFN liberalization, Regional trade arrangements, RTAs, SI, Tariffs, Trade, Trade arrangements in Africa, Trade barriers, Trade diversion, Trade facilitation, Trade liberalization, Trade liberalization work, Trade policy priority, Trading cost

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53
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IMF Special Issues
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ISIEA2005004
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