Economic Development in Africa Report 2019

Bys: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Staff and United Nations Staff

The advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic opportunity for the continent to boost intra-African trade and accelerate structural transformation. However, this relies on a critical policy instrument: the effective implementation of preferential trade liberalization among the AfCFTA members. Whether in practice African firms will utilize tariff preferences under the AfCFTA depends on a critical factor: rules of origin (RoO) and the net benefits of complying with them. The Economic Development in Africa Report 2019 argues for the adoption of flexible RoO and a strengthening of institutional capacities to ensure an impartial, transparent, predictable, consistent and neutral implementation of agreed RoO.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9211129435
• ISBN13: 9789211129434
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: United Nations
• Length: 236 Pages