Projektnummer

0059108

Zusammenfassung

International trade is now the very embodiment of the new order of the global economy, as it ensures the movement of goods and the factors involved in the production of these goods from one country to the other. Trade revenue forms a substantial component of total revenue to most governments in the developing world of which Africa is no exception. Despite Africa's enormous natural resources and trade potential, the region's contribution to world trade has been minimal in recent decades compared to countries like the US and China. This is the consequence of ineffective trade facilitatio...