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Mauritius: Review of the Economy 2019-2020 and Prospects

5 December 2020

The short article provides a review of the Economy for the year 2019-2020 and also discusses the challenges ahead Author(s): B Seetanah and S Fauzel Yes Mauritius mauritius Review 2019 2020.pdf Author(s): B Seetanah and S Fauzel Download 5 December 2020 T ...

The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism in Mauritius

5 December 2020

This study assesses the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourist arrivals for Mauritius. It provides interesting COVID-19 and tourism statistics for Mauritius in the first place, and preliminary analysis of the monthly time series data (tourist ...

CO2 emissions, environmental provisions and global value chains in MENA countries

1 December 2020

The paper investigates the relationship between carbon emissions, environmental provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and Global Value Chains (GVCs) using a panel data gravity model for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the peri ...

"The dynamics of High Growth Firms: Evidence from Tunisia".

19 November 2020

This paper examines the dynamics and characteristics of high-growth firms in Tunisia. Further knowledge about the dynamics of these firms can inform the design of business support policies, especially toward small and medium-size firms. The analysis sugge ...

Export diversification and industrial policy in Tunisia

19 November 2020

This paper explores the Tunisian experience of exports diversification and the role played by industrial policies. It describes the general trends and the dynamics of diversification using a very disaggregated data set on exports for the period 1995-2017, ...

An investigation of the determinants of foreign exchange reserves in Southern African countries.

29 October 2020

The controversy whether the “fear of floating” or the “fear of capital mobility” determines a country’s foreign reserve holdings is an ongoing research debate. This issue remains unresolved in global economic ...

Non-linear Effects of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Countries.

29 October 2020

Over the years, public debt has been an important source of funding the growth and development projects for developing countries. As a result, public debt size in these countries has risen substantially over the past decades. In particular, sub-Saharan Af ...

‘The Welfare Effects of Economic Integration in the Tripartite Free Trade Area

29 October 2020

This paper employs the WITS-SMART simulation model to examine the welfare effects of economic integration in the TFTA region. The results indicate that welfare gains are skewed, and some countries and economic sectors are poised to gain more than others. ...

Brexit and European Union disintegration: Lessons for the Africa's Integration

29 October 2020

On the 29 March 2017 the former British PM Theresa May invoked Article 50 and officially began the process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, also popularly known as ‘Brexit’. There have been very many analyses about the consequen ...

Identifying export opportunities between IORA member states using the TRADE-DSM® methodology

29 October 2020

Jansen van Rensburg, S.J., Viviers, W., Cameron, M. & Parry, A. 2019. Identifying export opportunities between IORA member states using the TRADE-DSM® methodology: A case study involving South Africa and Thailand. Journal of Indian Ocean Region, 15(1) ...

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