Increasing The Stock of Knowledge

…increasing the stock of knowledge on the role of trade and investment to support development, and enhancing the interaction of ILEAP's network of beneficiaries, advisors and partners

File Title:   Background Brief No. 21 Africa, Trade and the Crisis : A Stimulus Package for Africa
 
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The current global downturn is a crisis emanating from advanced economies rather than from bad policies on the part of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. African economies will nevertheless be affected through a variety of international trade-related channels, including reduced commodities prices and exports receipts, foreign direct investment and equity flows, exchange rate fluctuations, and remittances. Trade is already shrinking, growth declining, and unemployment rising. The associated losses for SSA countries are forecasted at over USD 50 billion in 2008-2009... Download this file  
File Date:   30/06/2009
File Author:   ILEAP - JEICP
File Size:   517Kb
File Type:   pdf

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

African Union/RECs workshop on trade in services, in collaboration with ILEAP and the African Development Bank

Lusaka, Zambia | 29-30 March 2012

Under the auspices of the African Union, this meeting convened representatives of Africa's RECs, alongside representatives from the private sector and international institutions to discuss the establishment of a platform for the RECs (and other relevant stakeholders) to share experiences on regional services integration, liberalization and sector development. Participants also deliberated on possibilities for continent-wide approaches, including the potential role for the African Union Commission and its partners.

Service sector development in Cote d'Ivoire: what role for a coalition of service providers & negotaitions in telecommunications, legal and accounting services

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 12-16 March 2012

ILEAP has been working with the government of Cote d’Ivoire to assist in better understanding the domestic regulatory environment in select sectors. National stakeholders recently convened again in Abidjan to review ILEAP sectoral studies in legal, accounting and telecommunication services, as well as to discuss in more detail the role of services negotiations and the private sector to support service sector development.

Positioning services reforms and negotiations for development

Nairobi, Kenya | 14-16 November 2011

This event convened experts and policy makers from national governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the private sector and other non state actors throughout sub-Sahara Africa to discuss efforts and approaches for positioning services reforms and negotiations for development. The workshop helped to facilitate an enhanced understanding on the linkages between services reforms, negotiations, and sector development, while promoting greater coherence in the use of services negotiations and integration as a tool for service sector policy development.