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Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies and industrialization remains central to structural transformation in Africa, yet Africa’s experience has been uneven and incomplete. Our Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains, published in 2021 as part of the WBG-AFD Africa Development Read more
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Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns are disrupting Ethiopia’s coffee production. This critical export crop faces geographic shifts, increased pests, and declining yields. Read more
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Two U.S. Senators, one Republican and one Democrat, have introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024. This legislation aims to renew AGOA, with several key changes designed to enhance its effectiveness and impact. There is still room for improvement. Key updates in the new bill and a few comments Read more
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(with Albert Zeufack) Original blog appeared here: Nigeria’s border closure: a road block or a speed bump on the road to a successful AfCFTA? (with Albert Zeufack). January 23, 2020 In August 2019, Nigeria partially closed its land borders, and since October 2019, it has halted all trade via land borders. This was triggered by Nigerian Read more
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The rise of global value chains (GVCs) is one of the most important developments in international trade in the last few decades. Following this, developing economies ranging from Africa to Asia are actively pursuing policies to position themselves to attach their production activities to GVCs. It is now well established that integrating in the GVCs Read more
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with Markus Godlstein Original Source: The latest research on firms in Africa: A round-up of the 2018 Annual Bank Conference on Africa Read more
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Blog Posts from my school days: http://ondevelopmentecon.blogspot.com/ Read more
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