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Boosting digital trade under the AfCFTA: the challenge of harmonizing the regulatory ecosystem
La Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) qui est opérationnelle depuis 2021 offre une opportunité pour booster le commerce digital africain et pour réaliser le Marché Unique Digital en Afrique. Dans cette perspective, le protocole…
Booster le commerce digital dans le cadre de la ZLECAf : le défi de l’harmonisation de l’écosystème règlementaire
La Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) qui est opérationnelle depuis 2021 offre une opportunité pour booster le commerce digital africain et pour réaliser le Marché Unique Digital en Afrique. Dans cette perspective, le protocole…
Le boom de l’économie numérique : quelles perspectives pour l’intégration en Afrique centrale ?
L'Union Africaine (UA), suivant son Agenda 2063, a pour vision, de bâtir une « Afrique intégrée, prospère et pacifique, dirigée par ses propres citoyens, et représentant une force dynamique sur la scène internationale» à l'horizon 2063. C'est dire…
Fostering MSMEs digital trade in the AfCFTA context: does digital trade regulations matter?
Despite their positive role towards the development of Africa, MSMEs are still facing restrictive obstacles that are impeding their competitiveness and their ability to seize the opportunities offered by digital trade in the AfCFTA context. After…
Spillover Effects of Government Subsidies On Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China.
We examine the effect of government subsidies on outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by Chinese listed firms. Based on a panel dataset covering Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2021, our findings indicate that government subsidies can promote…
Trade facilitation in global value chains: Assessing the role of maritime connectivity and trading across borders
This paper examines the impact of trade facilitation factors on trade flows, with a particular focus on Global Value Chains (GVCs) in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Using the structural gravity model of international and intra-national…
Global value chains and firms’ environmental performance, published in World Development
This paper analyzes the link between joining global value chains (GVCs) and firms’ environmental performance. Based on new survey data for firms in countries in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and MENA, we use propensity score matching (PSM) to…
Global Value Chain Participation and Real Effective Exchange Rates: Insights from Tunisia
Africa's digital future: From theory to action
Africa’s digital future makes an important and timely contribution to the literature on Africa, exploring the many opportunities and challenges that the continent faces in a world characterised by accelerating technological change. Edited by Prof…
Enjeux de l’adhésion du Maroc aux négociations plurilatérales sur le commerce électronique : quelle stratégie pour le Maroc ? [The stakes of Morocco's accession to the plurilateral negotiations on electronic commerce: what strategy for Morocco?]
In light of the rapid advancement of e-commerce in the country, it is imperative that Morocco formulate a national e-commerce strategy and participate in the plurilateral negotiations which are taking place at the WTO. As a developing country, it…