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No AccessApr 2023Unlocking the Mining Economic Potential from Regional Integration and the African Continental Free Trade AreaAuthors/Editors: Albert Zeufack and James CustAlbert ZeufackSearch for more papers by this author and James CustSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1743-4_ch3AboutView ChaptersPDF (0.8 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Identifies key tariff, nontariff, and policy barriers limiting the development of Africa’s comparative advantage, bringing together data, a review of recent legislation, and national and firm-level case studies to provide an understanding of the depth of these barriers and how they inhibit linkage development, which negatively affects job creation, export-led growth, and increased participation in global value chains. The successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which brings together 54 countries with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of over US$3.4 trillion, will enable countries to deepen their linkages to regional and global value chains in an attempt to bridge fragmentation and support equitable growth within the continent and provide a platform for coordination between the many regional economic communities (RECs). The AfCFTA offers an unprecedented opportunity to develop the mine-to-market value chain within the continent, as it unlocks the potential to increase mining sectoral productivity and the overall value of exports. Previous chapterNext chapter FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetails View Published: April 2023ISBN: 978-1-4648-1743-4e-ISBN: 978-1-4648-1744-1 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaRelated CountriesGuineaIndonesiaSouth AfricaZambiaRelated TopicsEnvironmentIndustryInternational Economics & TradeMacroeconomics and Economic Growth KeywordsCASE STUDYNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTMINERAL WEALTHREGIONAL INTEGRATIONREGIONAL COOPERATION AND TRADEAFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREAAFCFTATRADE BARRIERSEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRYMINING SECTORGLOBAL VALUE CHAINSGVCSRESOURCE-RICH COUNTRIESCOMMODITY PRICESCOMMODITY TRADING PDF DownloadLoading ...

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