Africa’s Trade in Services and Economic Partnership Agreements

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-03-19T10:25:16Z
dc.date2012-03-19T10:25:16Z
dc.date2010-07-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:06:28Z
dc.descriptionTrade can play a crucial role in the development of services sectors in Africa. Services offer new dynamic opportunities for exports, especially for land-locked countries, while opening up to imports of services and foreign direct investment is a key mechanism to increase competition and drive greater efficiency in the provision of services in the domestic economy. Lower prices, higher quality and wider access to services raises productivity improves competitiveness and is critical for poverty reduction. But trade opening may need to be coordinated with regulatory reforms, to ensure efficient outcomes, while additional policies may be required to ensure that public policy objectives regarding equity are achieved. This places emphasis on the capacity to define and implement sound regulatory policies for services sectors, capacity that is limited in many African countries. Regulatory and trade reforms in Africa need to be supported with technical and financial assistance. Such assistance should be available to all African countries that wish to reform their services sectors, whether they negotiate and sign an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) or not. An independently managed fund for services trade reform in Africa, organized around common priority sectors, that would allocate resources to support implementation of reforms and consultants according to expertise, not nationality, will be the most appropriate vehicle for providing technical assistance and building capacity.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2942
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/2942
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415260
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAUCTION
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBARRIER
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBROKERAGE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION SERVICES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ECONOMY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRONIC MONEY
dc.subjectENGINEERING SERVICES
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOREIGN BANKS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLAWYERS
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLOBBYING
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMERGERS
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMOBILE BANKING
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectMONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL MONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNETWORK SERVICES
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGULATOR
dc.subjectREGULATORS
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY BODIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY CAPTURE
dc.subjectREGULATORY CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREGULATORY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIME
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectREGULATORY TREATMENT
dc.subjectSATELLITES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subjectTELEMEDICINE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE DENSITY
dc.subjectTELEPHONES
dc.subjectTELEPHONY
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNDERSEA CABLES
dc.subjectUNDUE INFLUENCE
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleAfrica’s Trade in Services and Economic Partnership Agreements

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