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…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.

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Background Briefs

These are descriptive background papers which aim to inform/educate negotiators, researchers, policymakers and other interested stakeholders.

Background Brief No. 22: Harnessing Services Trade for Development: A Background and Guide on Service Coalitions in Africa and the Caribbean
 
Language:   English
File Date:   16/04/2012
File Size:   451Kb
    
Document de Référence No. 19: Négociations Commerciales et l’Assurance Etude de cas de la CIMA
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   517Kb
    
Background Brief No. 18: Aid for trade Delivery: Lessons from Selected African IF Experiences
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   1,114Kb
    
Background Brief No. 17: Negotiation IT-Enabled Services Under EU EPA’s: India’s Experience and possible lessons for African Countries
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   868Kb
    
Document de Référence No. 17: Negociations relatives aux services facilites par les technologies de l’information dans le cadre des APE-UE:: L’expérience de l’Inde et les éventuelles leçons pour les pays africains
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   849Kb
    

Background Brief No. 16: Negotiation Trade in Services with the EC: Analysis of Options and Opportunities for African Countries
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   469Kb
    
Background Brief No. 15: Some Options for ACP Regions Contemplating the Negotiations of an EPA Containing Chapters on Trade in Services and Investment
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   335Kb
    
Background Brief No. 15: Some Options for ACP Regions Contemplating the Negotiations of an EPA Containing Chapters on Trade in Services and Investment - Abridged
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   335Kb
    
Background Brief No. 14: “Expanding Trade Within Africa: The Impact of Trade Facilitation”
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   190Kb
    
Background Brief No. 13: Les Règles d’Origine et les Délocalisations des Services : Implications pour les APE en Afrique
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   134Kb
    
Background Brief No. 12: "Aid For Trade" Facility: Lessons From The Tanzanian Experience On Trade Related Assistance
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/08/2006
File Size:   321.45Kb
    
Document de Référence No.12: «Aide Au Commerce» : l’expérience de la Tanzanie en matière d’assistance liée au commerce et les leçons tiré
 
Description courte:   Français
Date:   01/08/2006
Taille:   564.32Kb
    
Background Brief No. 11: Operational Modalities for the Aid for Trade Initiative
 
Language:   English
File Date:   09/05/2006
File Size:   212.72Kb
    
Background Brief No. 10: Aid for Trade - How we got here Where we might go
 
Language:   English
File Date:   03/05/2006
File Size:   397.30Kb
    
Background Brief No. 9: The Financial Architecture of Aid for Trade
 
Language:   English
File Date:   02/05/2006
File Size:   495.44Kb
    
Background Brief No. 9: The Financial Architecture of Aid for Trade - Executive Summary
 
Language:   English
File Date:   02/05/2006
File Size:   272.42Kb
    
Background Brief No. 8: Aid for Trade After the Hong Kong Ministerial: An Introductory Guide
 
Language:   English
File Date:   26/04/2006
File Size:   439.42Kb
    
Document de Référence No. 8 : L’aide au Commerce après la conférence ministérielle de Hong Kong : Guide introductif
 
Description courte:   Français
Date:   26/04/2006
Taille:   1,262.89Kb
    
Background Brief No. 7: Preferences and the Doha Negotiations
 
Language:   English
File Date:   26/01/2005
File Size:   501.33Kb
    
Background Brief No. 6: Trade Facilitation in EU Agreements
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/07/2004
File Size:   324.23Kb
    
Background Brief No. 5: Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements Between African Sub-Regions And The European Union
 
Language:   English
File Date:   14/05/2004
File Size:   236.79Kb
    
Background Brief No. 4: Streamlining The Process Of Economic Integration In Africa
 
Language:   English
File Date:   10/05/2004
File Size:   226.04Kb
    
Background Brief No. 3: A Comparative Reading of the Groser Draft Text on Agriculture from a Development Perspective
 
Language:   English
File Date:   21/04/2004
File Size:   197.83Kb
    
Background Brief No. 2: The Future of ‘The Boxes’ under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture – Suggestions from an African Perspective
 
Language:   English
File Date:   20/04/2004
File Size:   122.05Kb
    
Background Brief No. 1: The Framework for Market Access Negotiations Provided by the Derbez Draft
 
Language:   English
File Date:   19/04/2004
File Size:   231.51Kb
    

Etudes Récentes

Harnessing Services Trade for Development: A Background and Guide on Service Coalitions in Africa and the Caribbean

Background Brief No. 22
>Published 16 April 2012

While there are many factors to consider in the development of an internationally competitive services sector, this paper highlights one of the key, far reaching factors for the private sector – the establishment of a national (and/or regional) coalition of service industries. It helps to demonstrate that the type of service coalitions evolving in developing countries offer an innovative channel to address a range of institutional and practical challenges to micro and small developing country services firms and as such, to unlocking the potential of the services sector to foster inclusive growth, sustainable development and ultimately poverty reduction.

Services trade and regional integration in sub-Saharan Africa: options for continental collaboration

Briefing Note
>Published 26 March 2012

Services affect growth and development through various pathways. They create incomes and employment, help the investment climate, contribute to consumer welfare and promote economic diversification. Services development and trade in services are being affected by capacity, regulatory and external constraints. Although the examined five sub-Saharan African Regional Economic Communities all address regional integration in services, investment and migration to varying degrees, there are mixed results with respect to the actual implementation of agreed provisions. While unique in many ways, there are some elements of commonality in the challenges and constraints being faced. There is a case to be made for supporting a continent-wide approach to promoting service sector development, regional services integration and services liberalization in Africa. This could include providing the AUC with a mandate and resources to monitor and facilitate on-going regional services integration efforts, with a view to establishing an African internal market for services. Interventions could be envisaged at the political and substantive levels.