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Jaffur, Z. K., Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V., & Seetanah, B. (2023). An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on Trade: Evidence from a Small Island African Economy. Journal of African Trade, 10(1), 6.
This study investigates the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related containment measures on the trade system of Mauritius for the period January 2010 to June 2021. As the pandemic spread across the globe due to high…
Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V. (2024). The role of infrastructure in regional trade in the SADC region. In Regional Policy in the Southern African Development Community (pp. 123-144). Routledge.
This study examines the impact of infrastructural development on bilateral trade flows using a panel of 51 African countries from 2003 to 2015. An infrastructure-augmented gravity model was estimated with different indicators of infrastructural…
The Arab Maghreb Union: Regionalization without integration
Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA):The Effects of Trade Procedures on trade flows
In January 2018, the 10th African Union (AU) Summit of African Heads of States and Governments was held in Kigali. At this occasion, 44 countries had signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. In this study, it is pointed out…
The effects of Nigeria's closed borders on informal trade with Benin
Nigeria’s recent announcement confirming that it is closing its borders to prevent movement of all goods has been met with harsh criticism from neighbors and regional integration advocates. The Buhari administration has justified the decision as a…