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Negotiation Advisory Briefs

These are analytical papers which aim to assist negotiators, researchers, and policymakers in their preparation of policies and negotiation positions. These papers provide recommendations and/or policy options to negotiation stakeholders.

Guide de Négociation No. 18: Que faudrait-il à l’Afrique Centrale pour conclure un nouvel accord commercial avec l’UE en 2007?
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   29/05/2009
File Size:   415Kb
    
Guide de Négociation No. 17 :Evaluation de la situation actuelle des concessions tarifaires des Etats de l’UEMOA auprès de l’OMC
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   10/01/2007
File Size:   1,386Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 16: Aid for Trade: a New Issue in the WTO
 
Language:   English
File Date:   19/01/2007
File Size:   811.69Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 15: Scale and Types of Funds for Aid for Trade
 
Language:   English
File Date:   18/01/2007
File Size:   804.55Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 14: Financing International Public Goods A Framework to Address Aid for Trade
 
Language:   English
File Date:   17/01/2007
File Size:   821.93Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 12: Regional Aid for Trade
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/01/2007
File Size:   805.94Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 11: An African Perspective on Aid for Trade
 
Language:   English
File Date:   19/04/2006
File Size:   305.14Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 11: An African Perspective on Aid for Trade - Abridged Version
 
Language:   English
File Date:   19/04/2006
File Size:   54.17Kb
    
Guide de Négociation No. 11 : Aide Au Commerce : Une Perspective Africaine - Version Raccourcie
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   26/04/2006
File Size:   67.28Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 10: Aid for Trade - Why and How?
 
Language:   English
File Date:   07/12/2005
File Size:   135.28Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 9: GATS And Nigeria: Dealing With Multilateral Services Negotiations Within The Context Of Development Objectives
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/07/2005
File Size:   1,051.61Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 8: A Positive Agenda For Africa In Trade Facilitation Negotiations
 
Language:   English
File Date:   09/05/2005
File Size:   362.73Kb
    
Guide de Négociation No. 8 : Un Programme Positif Pour L'Afrique Dans Le Cadre Des Negociations Sur La Facilitation Des Echanges
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   09/05/2005
File Size:   403.17Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 7: Options for Africa's Priorities in WTO and EPA Services Negotiations: Summary
 
Language:   English
File Date:   08/04/2005
File Size:   113.25Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 6: African Financial Services Trade and Negotiations
 
Language:   English
File Date:   15/03/2005
File Size:   676.92Kb
    
Guide de Négociation No. 6 : Services Financiers Africains en matière du Commerce et des Négociations
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   15/03/2005
File Size:   758.22Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 5: Transportation And Trade In Sub-Saharan Africa : Navigating the GATS Request-Offer Process
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/03/2005
File Size:   609.39Kb
    
Guide de Négociation No. 5 : Transport Et Commerce En Afrique Sub-Saharienne: Traitement Du Processus De Requête/Offre De L'AGCS
 
Language:   Français
File Date:   01/03/2005
File Size:   597.49Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 4: Africa and the Singapore Issues
 
Language:   English
File Date:   29/01/2004
File Size:   296.79Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 3: Legal Issues in Relation to Financial Compensation under the Cotton Initiative
 
Language:   English
File Date:   28/01/2004
File Size:   324.37Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 2: Agricultural Products: Modalities Appendix
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/09/2003
File Size:   1,163.70Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief: No. 2: Agricultural Products: Modalities
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/09/2003
File Size:   507.90Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 1: Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products: Modalities, Addendum
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/06/2003
File Size:   225.34Kb
    
Negotiation Advisory Brief No. 1: Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products: Modalities
 
Language:   English
File Date:   01/05/2003
File Size:   300.26Kb
    

LATEST RESEARCH

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.