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Why Trade Costs Matter to Africa
Global trade and investment has expanded over the past several decades. In Sub-Saharan Africa, however, a region hampered by political instability and governance problems, lack of foreign investment, and other barriers – the opposite has occurred.

At a May 31, 2008 workshop in Entebbe, Uganda organized by the World Bank’s Development Research Group and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)—an event supported by the UK’s Department for International Development and a Trust Fu more...
August 27, 2008
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