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Indicators to Monitor Deeper Regional Trade Integration in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-30T21:36:48Z
dc.date.available2015-06-30T21:36:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractStronger regional integration has been a policy priority in Africa for several decades. Countries in Africa have committed to a process of deeper integration, but have made little progress in implementing commitments and removing barriers. This report looks at the monitoring of regional integration in Africa and argues that more effective monitoring processes for existing integration arrangements can help to raise the profile of the prevailing implementation deficits and provide policy makers and civil society with the necessary information to push for corrective action. Currently, most integration monitoring systems are scorecard-based compliance assessments. To obtain information on the impact of integration policies on ordinary traders, indicators of trade transaction costs are required. These can be indirect measures of trade volume changes or price differences, or direct estimates of the various trade cost components. The overall aim of this report is to explore indicators that capture the impact of regional policy reforms on trade transaction costs for ordinary traders, with a focus on indicators that can be linked to the implementation of specific policy measures. The report is organized as follows: section one gives introduction. Section two briefly discusses integration monitoring systems and related indicators in general. Section three presents an overview of regional trade indicators that are currently used by policy makers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Section four discusses the three main types of indicators, compliance with integration commitments, outcomes indirectly and at an aggregate level, and capturing specific trade cost components either directly or indirectly. Section five focuses on generating new indicators from new types of data sources; and section six discusses the way forward.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24581762/indicators-monitor-deeper-regional-trade-integration-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22098
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22098
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectLIABILITY
dc.subjectFREIGHT HANDLING
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFILIATE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCOST OF TRAVEL
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subjectCROSSINGS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectINTEGRATION PROCESSES
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC FUNDS
dc.subjectCARRIERS
dc.subjectINTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATORS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectLONG-DISTANCE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT AGREEMENT
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRUCK DRIVERS
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectTRADE TRANSACTION
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL REGION
dc.subjectINITIATIVES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE MEASURES
dc.subjectINTERNAL MARKET
dc.subjectTRAVEL
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSING
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIER
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectLETTERS OF CREDIT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectINTERNAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF DESTINATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectCROSSING
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectGOODS IN TRANSIT
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectCOSTS OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFOREIGN COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectRULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectNOISE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL MARKETS
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.subjectFUNDS TRANSFERS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.titleIndicators to Monitor Deeper Regional Trade Integration in Africaen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-06-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:41:07.210012Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24581762/indicators-monitor-deeper-regional-trade-integration-africa
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid360211468001188728
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082eed2c5_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24581762
okr.identifier.report96829
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/06/03/090224b082eed2c5/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Indicators0to00tegration0in0Africa.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicLaw and Development::Trade Law
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.unitTrade Compet - GP - IBRD (GTCDR)
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