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Africa

Ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area Gets Underway

24 May 2018
Two months after over 40 nations signed a framework agreement for an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signatories are now beginning the ratification process, while also looking at the technical work needed to make the area a reality. However, analysts note that many steps remain before...
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Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in RTAs

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ICTSD, IDB
Geneva, Switzerland
Gender

The gender chapters in trade agreements: A true revolution?

14 November 2017
Simonetta Zarrilli
While the nexus between trade policy, gender equality, and sustainable development is increasingly clear, a new generation of free trade agreements is incorporating trade and gender chapters, signalling a noticeable shift from past practice. Can this be regarded as a true revolution in the way the...
Regional Integration

Un nouveau regard sur l’intégration africaine dans le cadre des communautés économiques régionales

20 October 2017
Jaime De Melo
Par rapport à d’autres processus d’intégration régionale Sud-Sud, l’intégration au sein des communautés économiques régionales africaines se caractérise par la lenteur des progrès accomplis dans la réalisation d’objectifs excessivement ambitieux. Après l’échec d’une première phase d’intégration en...
Regional Integration

A Fresh Look at Africa’s Integration in Regional Economic Communities

13 October 2017
Jaime De Melo
A comparison of progress in integration in African regional economic communities with that of other South–South regional integration arrangements reveals slow progress in meeting overly ambitious objectives. Following an aborted early phase of integration in 1980 under the Lagos plan, regional...
Continental Free Trade Area

Bâtir une Zone de libre-échange continentale inclusive

28 September 2017
En janvier 2012, les dirigeants africains adoptaient une décision visant à créer une Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) d’ici l’échéance indicative de 2017, une étape importante vers l’objectif plus ambitieux de l’Union africaine (UA) de créer une véritable Communauté économique africaine...
Continental Free Trade Area

Discussion sur la ZLEC avec Albert Muchanga, commissaire au commerce et à l’industrie de l’Union Africaine

28 September 2017
Albert Muchanga
Passerelles a rencontré Albert Muchanga, commissaire au commerce et à l’industrie de l’Union africaine, pour discuter de la Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) actuellement en cours de négociation. Les négociations en vue de la création de la Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) ont...
Continental Free Trade Area

Mettre la ZLEC sur pied : quelles sont les clés de la réussite ?

28 September 2017
David Luke, Jamie MacLeod
Comment garantir le succès de la Zone de libre-échange continentale? En vue de la publication imminente du Rapport sur l’état de l’intégration régionale en Afrique 2017, cet article en résume les messages et recommandations clés pour guider les négociateurs et les dirigeants africains dans la...
ASEAN

L’ASEAN 50 ans après : quels enseignements pour le processus de la ZLEC ?

28 September 2017
Mia Mikic
Cinquante ans après la signature de sa déclaration fondatrice, quelles sont les réussites de l’Association des Nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est (ASEAN) en matière d’intégration régionale ? Quelles sont les principales leçons à tirer de son expérience pour le processus de la ZLEC ? En 1967, cinq pays d’...
Continental Free Trade Area

La ZLEC, une réponse attendue à l’épreuve de ses propres défis ?

28 September 2017
Cheikh Tidiane Dieye
Face aux importants défis auxquels les pays africains sont confrontés dans le système commercial international, l'établissement de la Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) est largement perçu comme l’un des éléments centraux d’une réponse appropriée. La ZLEC saura-t-elle surmonter ses propres...
Africa

Building an Inclusive Continental Free Trade Area

20 September 2017
In January 2012, African leaders adopted the decision to establish a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by the indicative date of 2017, an important step in the African Union’s larger integration ambition of creating a Continental Customs Union and, ultimately, a full-fledged African Economic...
Continental Free Trade Area

Bringing the CFTA About: Key Factors for Success

20 September 2017
David Luke, Jamie MacLeod
How can African negotiators and policymakers ensure that the CFTA will be successful? With the imminent release of the latest edition in the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa report series, this article draws out key messages and recommendations to inform the design and implementation of a “...
Africa

Crafting a Robust CFTA: The Human Rights Contribution

20 September 2017
Caroline Dommen
Can African countries simultaneously foster trade liberalisation, economic growth, and human rights in the context of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)? A recent study argues that they can, and that it would make economic and political sense for them to do so. The Continental Free Trade Area (...
Africa

L’Afrique du Sud et Madagascar signent l’accord sur la Zone de libre-échange tripartite

27 July 2017
Vingt pays sur 26 ont désormais signé l’accord instituant la Zone de libre-échange tripartite (ZLET ou Tripartite), Madagascar ayant signé le texte le 13 juillet 2017 à Antanarivo, la capitale du pays. Deux jours avant, l’Afrique du Sud avait elle aussi signé l’accord de la ZLET lors d’une réunion...
South Africa

Brazil and South Africa Vow to Strengthen Trade and Economic Ties

19 May 2017
Economic and trade relations between Brazil and South Africa need to be strengthened, insisted Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and her Brazilian counterpart Aloysio Nunes Ferreira following a bilateral meeting held in Pretoria, South...
Investment

Promouvoir l’investissement durable et socialement responsable dans le cadre des accords commerciaux régionaux

23 February 2017
Marianna Nerushay
L’étude des dispositions relatives à l’investissement dans les accords commerciaux régionaux fait ressortir une transition graduelle de la protection des investissements étrangers à la mise en place d’une latitude réglementaire plus importante en vue de la réalisation d’objectifs de développement...
Investment

Promoting Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment through Regional Trade Agreements

16 February 2017
Marianna Nerushay
The study of investment provisions in regional trade agreements reveals a gradual shift from protecting foreign investments to providing states with ampler regulatory space in the pursuit of sustainable development objectives. Since the very emergence of investment treaties in the 1950-60s, these...
Madagascar

L’aquaculture bio au service du développement durable à Madagascar : entretien avec Mathias Ismaïl

21 December 2016
Mathias Ismail
Passerelles s’est entretenu avec Mathias Ismaïl, président du directoire d’OSO Group S.A. et directeur général de R&O Seafood Gastronomy, afin de jeter un éclairage sur un ambitieux projet qui, par une vision stratégique claire et une approche déterminée, est parvenu à faire des normes de...
Madagascar

Organic aquaculture supporting sustainable development in Madagascar: Interview with Mathias Ismaïl

20 December 2016
Mathias Ismail
Bridges Africa met with Mathias Ismaïl, Chair of OSO Group S.A. and Chief Executive of R&O Seafood Gastronomy, in order to shed light on an ambitious project that has successfully turned sustainability standards into the driving force behind its business model thanks to a clear strategic vision...
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Regional Integration

African Integration: Facing up to Emerging Challenges

20 December 2016
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