The last three decades have witnessed a proliferation of regional initiatives which have come about in view of the slow progress achieved at the level of the World Trade Organization (WTO), particularly after the debacle of the Doha Round. The…
This manual aims at providing a tool for training cross border traders on gender issues in relation to trade and trade facilitation at the border posts.
This manual introduces the gender and development concept and what it means in relation to trade and trade facilitation at the border posts. This Training of Trainers’ (TOT) manual is for use by trainers for the training on cross border trade in…
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has been implementing a work programme supporting small-scale traders, through the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (STR) and COMESA Trade Information Desks (TIDs) at key border crossings in…
This paper examines the impact of major disasters on import and export flows using a gravity model (170 countries, 1962–2004).As a conservative estimate, an additional disaster reduces imports on average by 0.2% and exports by 0.1%. Despite the…