Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa
Trade can be a key driver of growth for African countries, as it has been for those countries, particularly in East Asia, that have experienced high and sustained rates of growth. Economic partnership agreements with the European Union could be ins...
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AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORTS APPAREL PRODUCERS BARRIERS TO TRADE BENCHMARKS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONCESSIONS CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTS CONSUMER PRICES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS REVENUES CUSTOMS UNION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM EUROPEAN UNION EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKET EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORT PATTERNS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES EXPORT VALUE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL BARRIERS EXTERNAL TARIFF EXTERNAL TARIFFS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREAS GDP GLOBAL COMPETITION GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL OUTPUT GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT REGULATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH IN TRADE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT TAXES IMPORTS INCENTIVE STRUCTURE INCOME INCOME TAXES INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT REGIME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LDCS LOST TARIFF REVENUE LOST TARIFF REVENUES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET SIZE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONOPOLIES MOST FAVORED NATION MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION MUTUAL TRADE NATIONAL COMPETITION NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS PATTERN OF TRADE POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO POSITIVE EFFECTS POWER PARITY PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL RATES PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONIST PURCHASING POWER RAPID GROWTH RATE OF GROWTH RECIPROCAL TARIFF REDUCTION REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY OVERSIGHT RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN SAFETY NETS SAFETY STANDARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOURCING TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF EXEMPTIONS TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REVENUE TAX TAX POLICY TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX STRUCTURES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE COMMISSIONER TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROMOTION TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE RELATIONS TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADE TAXES TRANSFER OF TARIFF REVENUE TRANSPORT COSTS TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNILATERAL REFORM VALUE OF EXPORTS VALUE OF TRADE VOLUME OF TRADE WAGE GAP WAGE RATES WAGES WELFARE IMPACTS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WTO |
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AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORTS APPAREL PRODUCERS BARRIERS TO TRADE BENCHMARKS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONCESSIONS CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTS CONSUMER PRICES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS REVENUES CUSTOMS UNION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM EUROPEAN UNION EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKET EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORT PATTERNS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES EXPORT VALUE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL BARRIERS EXTERNAL TARIFF EXTERNAL TARIFFS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREAS GDP GLOBAL COMPETITION GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL OUTPUT GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT REGULATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH IN TRADE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT TAXES IMPORTS INCENTIVE STRUCTURE INCOME INCOME TAXES INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT REGIME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LDCS LOST TARIFF REVENUE LOST TARIFF REVENUES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET SIZE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONOPOLIES MOST FAVORED NATION MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION MUTUAL TRADE NATIONAL COMPETITION NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS PATTERN OF TRADE POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO POSITIVE EFFECTS POWER PARITY PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL RATES PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONIST PURCHASING POWER RAPID GROWTH RATE OF GROWTH RECIPROCAL TARIFF REDUCTION REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY OVERSIGHT RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN SAFETY NETS SAFETY STANDARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOURCING TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF EXEMPTIONS TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REVENUE TAX TAX POLICY TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX STRUCTURES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE COMMISSIONER TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROMOTION TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE RELATIONS TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADE TAXES TRANSFER OF TARIFF REVENUE TRANSPORT COSTS TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNILATERAL REFORM VALUE OF EXPORTS VALUE OF TRADE VOLUME OF TRADE WAGE GAP WAGE RATES WAGES WELFARE IMPACTS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WTO Brenton, Paul Hoppe, Mombert Newfarmer, Richard Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa |
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Policy Research Working Paper No. 4627 |
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Trade can be a key driver of growth for
African countries, as it has been for those countries,
particularly in East Asia, that have experienced high and
sustained rates of growth. Economic partnership agreements
with the European Union could be instrumental in a
competitiveness framework, but to do so they would have to
be designed carefully in a way that supports integration
into the global economy and is consistent with national
development strategies. Interim agreements have focused on
reciprocal tariff removal and less restrictive rules of
origin. To be fully effective, economic partnership
agreements will have to address constraints to regional
integration, including both tariff and non-tariff barriers;
improve trade facilitation; and define appropriate most
favored nation services liberalization. At the same time,
African countries will need to reduce external tariff peak
barriers on a most favored nation basis to ensure that when
preferences for the European Union are implemented after
transitional periods, they do not lead to substantial losses
from trade diversion. This entails an ambitious agenda of
policy reform that must be backed up by development
assistance in the form of "aid for trade." |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Brenton, Paul Hoppe, Mombert Newfarmer, Richard |
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Brenton, Paul Hoppe, Mombert Newfarmer, Richard |
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Brenton, Paul |
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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa |
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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa |
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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa |
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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa |
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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa |
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economic partnership agreements and the export competitiveness of africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-66882021-04-23T14:02:31Z Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa Brenton, Paul Hoppe, Mombert Newfarmer, Richard AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORTS APPAREL PRODUCERS BARRIERS TO TRADE BENCHMARKS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONCESSIONS CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTS CONSUMER PRICES CUSTOMS CUSTOMS REVENUES CUSTOMS UNION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EQUILIBRIUM EUROPEAN UNION EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKET EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORT PATTERNS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES EXPORT VALUE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL BARRIERS EXTERNAL TARIFF EXTERNAL TARIFFS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREAS GDP GLOBAL COMPETITION GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL OUTPUT GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT REGULATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH IN TRADE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT TAXES IMPORTS INCENTIVE STRUCTURE INCOME INCOME TAXES INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT REGIME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LDCS LOST TARIFF REVENUE LOST TARIFF REVENUES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET SIZE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONOPOLIES MOST FAVORED NATION MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION MUTUAL TRADE NATIONAL COMPETITION NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS PATTERN OF TRADE POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO POSITIVE EFFECTS POWER PARITY PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL RATES PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PRICE CONTROLS PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONIST PURCHASING POWER RAPID GROWTH RATE OF GROWTH RECIPROCAL TARIFF REDUCTION REFORM PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAMS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY OVERSIGHT RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN SAFETY NETS SAFETY STANDARDS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOURCING TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF EXEMPTIONS TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REVENUE TAX TAX POLICY TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX STRUCTURES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE COMMISSIONER TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROMOTION TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE RELATIONS TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADE TAXES TRANSFER OF TARIFF REVENUE TRANSPORT COSTS TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNILATERAL REFORM VALUE OF EXPORTS VALUE OF TRADE VOLUME OF TRADE WAGE GAP WAGE RATES WAGES WELFARE IMPACTS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WTO Trade can be a key driver of growth for African countries, as it has been for those countries, particularly in East Asia, that have experienced high and sustained rates of growth. Economic partnership agreements with the European Union could be instrumental in a competitiveness framework, but to do so they would have to be designed carefully in a way that supports integration into the global economy and is consistent with national development strategies. Interim agreements have focused on reciprocal tariff removal and less restrictive rules of origin. To be fully effective, economic partnership agreements will have to address constraints to regional integration, including both tariff and non-tariff barriers; improve trade facilitation; and define appropriate most favored nation services liberalization. At the same time, African countries will need to reduce external tariff peak barriers on a most favored nation basis to ensure that when preferences for the European Union are implemented after transitional periods, they do not lead to substantial losses from trade diversion. This entails an ambitious agenda of policy reform that must be backed up by development assistance in the form of "aid for trade." 2012-05-30T19:13:03Z 2012-05-30T19:13:03Z 2008-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9473003/economic-partnership-agreements-export-competitiveness-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6688 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4627 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |