Our study examines the integration of food markets in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and assesses the role of bilateral trade. In this study, we hypothesize that each country has a market. We adopted the framework borrowed from…
Depuis 2002, les pays de la Communauté des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest sont engagés dans des négociations avec l’Union européenne dans le cadre des Accords de Partenariat Economique (APE) mis en place par la convention de Cotonou. C’est pourquoi,…
Le commerce électronique a connu une avancée notable au regard des efforts sur le secteur du numérique en général depuis 2016 au Bénin. Le nombre d’adoptant évolue et plusieurs facteurs y sont à la base. Cette recherche vise à analyser les…
L’Afrique commerce avec elle-même à hauteur de 15% seulement (Afreximbank, 2018) ; ce système est de 70% dans l’Union européenne puis l’Amérique du nord avec les Etats-Unis, le Canada et le Mexique commercent entre eux à hauteur de 60%. Entre autres…
This policy brief investigates the effects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and East African Community (EAC) membership on export performance and household welfare in five East African countries—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,…
Over the last two decades, Sino–African trade flows have substantially increased. However, there is no empirical evidence to inform policymakers on the factors behind such considerable trade flows to help them develop effective trade policies to be…
This paper explores the integration of data science methods to increase trade efficiency, with a focus on optimising workflows, studying trade dynamics, and forecasting trade volume. The growing realisation of how important trade is as an asset with…
One of the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is to foster sustainable and inclusive social and economic development, as well as gender equality, with member states committed to enhancing exports by African women.…
Whether global value chain development and diffusion stimulate global firm performance is one of the most critical research questions in international economics and trade. However, measuring global value chains remains challenging. The literature…
The rapid development of information technology has created a conducive environment in developed and developing countries to adopt and integrate digital trade into business processes. So, the objective of this research consists of analysing the…