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Trade Facilitation in Kenya: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Context of Regional and Continental Integration
This article critically examines the state of trade facilitation in Kenya, highlighting the interplay between institutional reforms, infrastructure development, and regional integration commitments. Anchored within the framework of the WTO Trade…
Trade Margins and Firm-Level Responses to Global Shocks: A Comparative Analysis of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
This study examines how the 2008/2009 global financial crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic differentially impacted Kenya's export and import performance at the firm level. Utilising monthly firm-level customs data from 2006 to 2022, we decompose…
Trade Facilitation in Africa
Dr. Mary Mbithi delivered a presentation on Trade Faciliation in Africa in the 41st Regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda. The discussion covered: Regional experiences and transport facilitation in Africa Kenya’s…