Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa

Nora Dihel (), Ana Margarida Fernandes (), Aaditya Mattoo and Nicholas Strychacz ()
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Nora Dihel: World Bank
Ana Margarida Fernandes: World Bank
Nicholas Strychacz: World Bank

World Bank - Economic Premise, 2010, issue 32, 1-7

Abstract: Professional services matter for development in East Africa. Business services, including professional services, are among the most dynamic services sectors; and are a key input for other sectors. Greater use of professional services by East African firms is associated with higher labor productivity. But there is a large gap between the potential contribution these services could make and the meager contribution they make today. National markets for professionals and professional services in East Africa remain underdeveloped, whereas regional markets are fragmented by restrictive policies and regulatory heterogeneity. An effective reform agenda will require policy action in four areas: education, regulation of professional services, trade policy, and labor mobility at both the national and international levels.

Keywords: reform; regional integration; professional services; Africa; East Africa; development; business services; labor; productivity; trade policy; labor mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F16 F23 F42 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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