Regional Integration in Eastern and Southern Africa: The Cross-Border Initiative and its Fiscal Implications

Abdelrahmi Bessaha, Ferdinand Bakoup and Luca Errico

No 1995/023, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

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Keywords: WP; trade creation; fiscal policy; sales tax; trade diversion; CBI tariff liberalization measure; revenue impact; tariff reform; import ban; import-substitution strategy; trade-weighted average tariff; tariff schedule; participating country; tariff structure; revenue loss; Consumption taxes; Imports; Tariffs; Regional integration; Duties; Southern Africa; East Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38
Date: 1995-02-01
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