Bausinger, MirabelBertlesmann-Scott, TalithaCharalambides, NickSlabbert, JacoVan Heerden, Francois2016-03-022016-03-022015-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23827Cross border value chains are increasingly seen as critical for export growth, providing the conduit for more than half of developing countries exports in value-added terms. However, Africa’s contribution to cross border value chains remains low, at 1.5 percent. And African countries’ limited participation in value chains is in the lower-value, lower end stages of production. Reasons for this limited integration include infrastructure, thick borders, geographical remoteness, size, fragmentation, and the limited financial capacities and service industries of African countries.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGONEW MARKETHARMONIZATIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKWAREHOUSEPRODUCTIONKNOWLEDGE SHARINGCROSSINGSSTOCKMARKET OPPORTUNITIESVALUATIONMATERIALSFINISHED PRODUCTSVEHICLESTRADE BARRIERSENTERPRISE SURVEYVALUE CHAINSUPPLIERINFORMATIONEXPORTSDOMESTIC MARKETJOINT VENTURETRENDMONITORINGSUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATIONJOURNEYBORDER CROSSINGSDISTRIBUTIONPRICINGCARRIERSTRAFFICPRICETAXINPUTSPAYMENTSRETAILTRENDSECONOMIC OUTLOOKCUSTOMS CLEARANCESUPERMARKETPRODUCTION PROCESSDEVELOPMENTWHOLESALERVEHICLEMARKET ENTRYMARKET PENETRATIONROADTECHNICAL ASSISTANCECOSTSTRAININGEXPORT GROWTHBRANDSTRANSPORTFREIGHT FLOWSFIXED COSTSDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSCUSTOMSPRODUCTSVALUE CHAINSJOURNEYSMONOPOLYMARKETINGMARKETSWTOLIMITED ACCESSWEBBORDER INSPECTIONSCONSUMER PREFERENCESTRADE POLICYPRODUCTSECURE ACCESSLOGISTICS COMPANIESEXPORT MARKETMOVEMENT OF GOODSRETAIL OUTLETSBRANDTRADE POLICIESECONOMIC RESEARCHINFRASTRUCTURETAXESCOMMON MARKETMANUFACTURINGEMERGING MARKETSMONITORING MECHANISMINITIATIVESRESTRICTIVE PRACTICESTRANSPORT FACILITATIONDRIVINGVALUE ADDEDTRANSPORTATIONINSPECTIONTRANSITPOLICIESBORDER CROSSINGTRUCKSBEST PRACTICESRESULTSSECURITY STANDARDSVALUECOMPETITIVENESSRETAIL STORESPURCHASING POWERDEMANDNETWORKSAGRICULTURECONSUMERSTARIFF BARRIERSORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURESALEPRIVATE SECTORMARKETSUPPLY CHAINNEW MARKETSROAD USERCROSSINGRESULTTRADEGOODSCOST OF TRANSPORTTECHNICAL STAFFSUPPLY CHAINSSECURITYECONOMIES OF SCALEBORDER MANAGEMENTBUSINESSESBUSINESSNETWORKSUPERMARKETSACCESS TO SERVICESSUPPLYDISTRIBUTION NETWORKPURCHASINGPOST BOXWAREHOUSESINVESTMENTSWORLD TRADETECHNICAL SUPPORTDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSBUSINESS MODELWHOLESALERSSUPPLIERSROAD USER CHARGESDATABASESAFETYOUTSOURCINGFREIGHTPRICESCASH FLOWSPREADUSERSTORAGEHOME’ MARKETSReportWorld Bank10.1596/23827