| Description |
1 online resource (42 pages) |
| Series |
IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/04/227 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/04/227.
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| Contents |
""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. FEATURES OF COMESA AND SADC""; ""III. PROSPECTS OF COMESA AND SADC""; ""IV. CHALLENGES IN TARIFF LIBERALIZATION AND HARMONIZATION""; ""V. EUROPEAN UNION� ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA) NEGOTIATIONS""; ""VI. CONCLUSION""; ""Annex I. Features of SADC and COMESA""; ""References"" |
| Summary |
Regional integration has been seen in Africa as a means of encouraging trade and securing economies of scale. This paper examines in detail the prospects and challenges for trade expansion in the two most prominent arrangements in eastern and southern Africa: the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It finds that possibilities of growth in intraregional trade may be limited, but that the two arrangements offer opportunities for member countries to gain policy credibility for trade reforms and tariff liberalization and to address structural weaknesses. In this regard, the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union can also have a significant impact |
| Notes |
"December 2004." |
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At head of title: Policy Development and Review Department |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Commerce
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| SUBJECT |
South Africa -- Commerce -- Africa, East
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Africa, East -- Commerce -- South Africa
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Africa, Eastern -- Commerce -- Africa, Southern
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Africa, Southern -- Commerce -- Africa, Eastern
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Southern Africa
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Eastern Africa
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Africa, East
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South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Department, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1283512556 |
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9781283512558 |
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9781451920048 |
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1451920040 |
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9781451875447 |
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1451875444 |
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