Le but de ce travail est de tenter une estimation du potentiel à l’export de l’Algérie envers les pays de l’Afrique. La connaissance de ce potentiel est utile pour connaitre dans quelle mesure l’Algérie pourrait en tirer bénéfice de l’entrée en vigueur de la Zone de Libre-échange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) est prévue pour juillet 2020. L’estimation de ce potentiel à travers un modèle de gravité donne un montant de 303 millions d’euros d’exportation non exploité.
Author:
BOUMGHAR Mohamed Yazid
Maître de Recherche classe B
CREAD

E-commerce is growing rapidly in Argentina and Brazil, and in both countries the share of the population participating in e-commerce transactions exceeds the Latin American average. Both countries have established a legal framework for data protection, regulation of the internet, consumer protection, taxation of e-commerce, and contracts and e-signatures. Argentina and Brazil also have submitted proposals for negotiations over the treatment of e-commerce transactions in WTO Agreements, and included e-commerce provisions in free trade agreements (FTAs).

Les efforts de convergence et d'intégration entrepris par les différentes communautés économiques régionales et les objectifs de la Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) visent à créer un seul marché continental des biens et services, d'établir la libre circulation des opérateurs économiques. Ces avantages vont modifier le paysage commercial intra-africain et ce, avec l'expansion des réseaux de chaines d'approvisionnement associées aux exportations et aux importations sur tout le continent.
 

The project's main objective is to study the macroeconomic and trade impact on different economic sectors in Brazil, Argentina and other emerging countries (India, Russia, and South Africa) arising from the creation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the context of a post-COVID reality.
 

The main objective of this project is to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on international trade and recommend post-recovery strategies in Kenya taking into consideration the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area. The research is particularly important for policymakers since Kenya has had the 8th highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa, respectively, as of 9th May 2021. The country is also among the top 10 economies in Africa by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and total trade (exports and imports).

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 tactic to curb smuggling of goods of which the country wants to internally increase production, such as rice.
 

This empirical study provides an impact assessment of Oman’s free trade agreements (FTAs) on the productivity and exporting capability of its local manufacturing firms. It underlines the significance of FTAs in the development of the country’s industrial sector and the extent to which trade flows and spillover mechanisms impact the performance of local firms. It critically evaluates the five FTAs that Oman has concluded with major trading partners to determine the extent to which the country has benefitted from these agreements.

Oman has been involved in various regional trade integration within the MENA region but has also displayed longstanding Indian ocean connection with the aim to diversity its trading partners and market opportunities. The Indian ocean has always been a trade nexus connecting Asia, the Middle East and Africa and has received new impetus in the course of the current decade. Along with other countries of the region, Oman created in 1997 the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) with the objective of promoting trade liberalization through trade and investment facilitation.