Expanding Trade within Africa: The Impact of Trade Facilitation

Dominique Njinkeu, John S. Wilson () and Bruno Powo Fosso
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Dominique Njinkeu: International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP), Postal: International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP), , Toronto, Canada, http://www.ileap-jeicp.org
John S. Wilson: The World Bank, Postal: 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433
Bruno Powo Fosso: Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)

No 4790, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Trade; Africa; Regional Integration; Trade Facilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2008-12-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-dev and nep-int
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