Trade and Trade Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa

September 28, 2000

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Arvind Subramanian. Trade and Trade Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

Since the early 1990s, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made significant progress in opening their economies to external competition through trade and currency liberalization. This paper analyzes trade and policy developments for 22 countries in eastern and southern Africa, looks at regional and multilateral integration issues, and reflects on the main challenges these countries face in the new decade. It addresses the main trade policy issues for these countries and suggests possible actions they and their trading partners could follow.

Subject: Exports, International trade, Tariffs, Taxes, Taxes on trade, Trade liberalization, Trade policy

Keywords: Africa, Bottom, Country, East Africa, ESA, ESA country, ESA region, Exports, Island economy, Liberalization, OP, SADC free trade protocol, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tariffs, Taxes on trade, Trade liberalization, Trade liberalization effort, Trade policy

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Pages:

66
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Series:

Occasional Paper No. 2000/013
Stock No:

S196EA0000000
ISBN:

9781557759429
ISSN:

0251-6365

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