| Assessing Regional Integration in Africa IX: Next Steps for the African Continental Free Trade Area Contributor(s): United Nations (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9211251370 ISBN-13: 9789211251371 Publisher: United Nations OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Reference - General - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
| Dewey: 338.96 |
| Physical Information: 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Signed by 52 African countries, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is, by the number of participating countries, the largest trade agreement since the formation of the WTO. This report recognizes that it is not enough for the AfCFTA to be merely negotiated, concluded and ratified. It must also change lives, reduce poverty and contribute to economic development. For this, the AfCFTA must be effectively operationalized, but also supported with complementary measures that leverage it as a vehicle for economic development. Among the most important of the next steps is the phase II negotiations scheduled to commence on intellectual property rights, investment and competition policy in late 2019. |