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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)"”.
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The Political Economy of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): A Policy Analysis of the Prospects and Challenges
This dissertation offers a policy analysis of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The analysis aims to assess the prospects and challenges for implementation of the AfCFTA, and thereby to contribute to research on trade and regional integration in Africa and International Political …
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Whether the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) agreement satisfies the requirements for ‘legality' under the applicable WTO law governing regional trade agreements (RTAS)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement is a potentially transformative regional trade agreement (RTA) which aims to stimulate intra-African trade. It exists alongside other RTAs, and alongside the World Trade Organisation (the WTO), which is the umbrella body for international …
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From OAU To AFCTA - Analysing The Prospects For Economic Development In Africa
On the 21st March 2018, leaders from across the African continent met at an extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Kigali, Rwanda to sign a deal for the formation of an African continental free trade area (AfCFTA). This step is perhaps the biggest leap towards the age-long dream of …
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Protection of state parties’ rights under the dispute settlement mechanism of the African continental free trade agreement: Lessons from the World Trade Organisation
… of the dispute settlement mechanism of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA DSM) as codified in the Protocol on Rules and Procedures for the Settlement of Disputes (AfCFTA DS Protocol). The primary focus is on whether the AfCFTA DS Protocol ensures that an aggrieved State Party …
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Leveraging the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area to Address Trade Facilitation Challenges in Southern African Borders
… to provide a comprehensive review of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) trade facilitation measures and the associated challenges of implementing them. It demonstrates how the SADC region can leverage the implementation of the AfCFTA to increase intraregional trade. …
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New possibilities for expanding Pan-African commerce
… opportunities and challenges of expanding Pan-African commerce, with a focus on regional trade integration, value chains, social policies, domestic markets, wage-led growth, and the costs and benefits of regional collaboration. The study examines how the African Continental Free Trade Area …
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The scope for strengthening the procedural rights of third party groups in ISDS
… the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) discussions, on the development of a framework for third party access to the ISDS system. This thesis informs the UNCITRAL reform process by interrogating the concept of third-party rights in ISDS and seeking international law …
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For better or for worse: the impact of EPAs on Africa's regional integration
… often plagued with disorientation and sub-par trade relations. It is well-established that extra-continental trade partnerships between Africa and the West have resulted in the delaying of industrialisation and the subsequent growth in intra-continental and intra-regional trade. This study aims …
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Developing guidelines for the protection of indigeneous knowledge under agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area
… indigenous knowledge within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. It examines the efforts aimed at establishing a robust legal and policy framework within the AfCFTA to foster African economic development. Although the Protocol to the Agreement Establishing …
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Adoption of a Digital Currency Towards a Singular Continental Market: A Catalyst for African Economic Integration and Revolutionising Pan-African Trade Payment Systems
… integration and facilitate cross-boundary trade. African states, recognising this potential, are exploring the creation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to harness the advantages of decentralised technology while maintaining regulatory oversight. The inherent nature of CBDCs makes …
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The question of regional integration in Africa: A critical analysis of Kenya's trade, infrastructure, and security in the context of the AfCFTA
… to provide a critical analysis of Kenya's trade, infrastructure, and security in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This is important since it would give interested parties a glance at how prepared Kenya is for the AfCFTA as well as offer a comparison with its …
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AfCFTA and Digitalisation: The Role of Trade Facilitation Measures through the Electronic Single Window (ESW) in improving Intra-Africa Trade
International trade has increased significantly over the years and to enable this trend of increased volume of trade, there is a core focus on trade facilitation. Furthermore, customs play a key role in the movement of goods and have come to the spotlight as key role players in trade facilitation …
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Establishing an effective legal framework for the growth of SMEs toward the African continental free trade
… can play a vital role in what the intra-Africa trade growth of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims for. One of the greatest problems hindering SMEs' growth is the absence of legal frameworks that adequately address their challenges. This study identified key challenges faced by …
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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): policies, regulations, laws and institutions required for development
… 26 May 2013 at the 21st Ordinary Assembly of the African Union's Assembly, African heads of state and governments adopted a solemn declaration for the continent's development. This prompted, in 2015, the official launch of a 50-year blueprint (i.e. Agenda 2063) for the re-creation of the region …
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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): policies, regulations, laws and institutions required for development
… 26 May 2013 at the 21st Ordinary Assembly of the African Union's Assembly, African heads of state and governments adopted a solemn declaration for the continent's development. This prompted, in 2015, the official launch of a 50-year blueprint (i.e. Agenda 2063) for the re-creation of the region …