Covid-19 and Export Restrictions: The Limits of International Trade Law and Lessons for the AfCFTA
English
African Trade Policy Centre
Covid-19 and Export Restrictions: The Limits of International Trade Law and Lessons for the AfCFTA
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14 May 2020 –The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today released a Policy Brief which provides a preliminary analysis, from an African perspective, of the limits of international trade law in times of crisis such as now and offers powerful policy recommendations for African policy makers to consider.
English
Covid-19 and Export Restrictions: the Limits of International Trade Law and Lessons for the AfCFTA
COVID-19: Trade expert says AfCFTA could help Africa bounce back
English
COVID-19: Trade expert says AfCFTA could help Africa bounce back
Addis Ababa 11 May 2020 (ECA) - The director of regional integration and trade at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Stephen Karingi, told an online group of journalists on 11 May 2020 that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help African economies recover from the impact of COVID-19.
“Boosting intra-African trade can serve as an alternative stimulus package for job creation, foreign exchange, industrial development and economic growth,” said Mr. Karingi.
English
Insights on African businesses’ reactions and outlook to COVID-19
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Economics Consulting Ltd., jointly carried out the first comprehensive survey on the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts across Africa in mid-April. There were 210 respondents, made up of a mix of micro, small, medium and large enterprises from across the 54 African countries. The results have highlighted the major challenges that firms are facing due to the current crisis.
Trade Policies for Africa to Tackle Covid-19
Covid-19 is a global problem to which some of the usual global solutions, like trade, can help. Trade remains a powerful, low-cost tool to improve access to medical supplies and expertise, and support economic resilience. The following recommended short, medium and longer term trade policy actions can fuel the African response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Gambia validates her National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
English
The Gambia validates National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
Banjul, The Gambia 3 March 2020 – The Gambia’s government, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding a validation workshop on its national AfCFTA implementation strategy from 2-3 March in Banjul.
English
African Free Trade Area – Gabon is in the ‘mix!’
English