Making the African Continental Free Trade Agreement a Success

ISBN-13: 9781032598475 / Miękka / 2024 / 252 str.

Opis

In this book, senior experts from across the world provide a comprehensive analysis of the conditions needed for AfCFTA to successfully spur economic development in Africa. The book is an essential read for policy makers, development practitioners, economics researchers and everyone with an interest in the future of Africa.

Spis treści

 1: Making the AfCFTA a Success: Potential, Pathways, and Call for Action  2: Africa’s Trade patterns—Trends and Benchmarking   3: Long-term growth impact of a well-functioning AfCFTA for the continent and by sub-region: a comparative analysis based on historical experience  4: The Africa Continental Free Trade Area and Poverty Reduction in Africa  5: AfCFTA: What it means for AGOA, EBA and trading with Asia?  6: Lessons from African RECs: for a successful AfCFTA  7: Fiscal policies coordination to the success of the AfCFTA  8: Monetary policy harmonization for AfCFTA   9: Transport Policies for a Successful AfCFTA  10: Industrialize Africa by leveraging on its natural resources: The AfCFTA to be a game changer  11: Upgrading Skills for Africa’s Economic Transformation   12: Realizing the promise of the AfCFTA - the role of industrial and competition policies  13: Intellectual Property and the African Continental Free Trade Area: A Public Health Perspective

O autorze

Albert G. Zeufack is the World Bank’s Country Director for DRC, Angola, Burundi, and Sao Tome et Principe. Prior to his appointment he was Chief Economist for Africa from May 2016 to June 2022. He was also Practice Manager in the Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice and leader of the World Bank-wide Community of Practice for the Management of Natural Resources Rents. His main research interest is in the micro-foundations of macroeconomics.

 

Fulbert Tchana Tchana is a World Bank Lead Country Economist. Since joining the Bank in 2013, he has worked on analytical, advisory, capacity building, and lending operations in MENA and in Africa, supporting clients in the areas of economic modeling, growth and productivity analytics, economic and trade diversification, oil revenue management, subsidies reform and regional integration. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked as: i) an Economist for Cameroon Government, ii) an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa; and iii) a Macro-Modelling Economist for the Finance Department of Quebec, Canada.

 

Aly Sanoh is a Senior Economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank. His work focuses on understanding the drivers of poverty and inequality reduction in the Sahel countries. He has held positions in the Office of the Chief Economist of the Africa Region, where he conducted macroeconomic and microeconomic analyses for Africa’s Pulse.