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BRIDGES AFRICA

Making investment work for Africa

VOLUME 5, ISSUE 5 – JUNE 2016

Editorial

Mobilising investment flows is no easy task. It requires designing and implementing adequate policies and regulations. Moreover, while attracting private capital is indeed essential for African economies, ensuring that it contributes to sustainable and inclusive development is even more critical. What strategy should African countries adopt in order to foster investment flows that contribute to sustainable development and the economic transformation of their economies? This issue aims at shedding light on this question.

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INVESTMENT

The quest for a Pan-African Investment Code to promote sustainable development

Makane Mbengue

In late 2015, African countries finalised the drafting of the Pan-African Investment Code (PAIC). What is the potential added value of this continental instrument related to the regulation of foreign investment and how could it promote sustainable development in Africa?

 

AGRICULTURE

The welfare impacts of foreign agricultural investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Manitra Rakotoarisoa

Many resource abundant low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have experienced a growing foreign agricultural investment inflow, especially through the so-called “land grabbing” phenomenon. What are the impacts on the welfare of host economies?

 

SERVICES

How to leverage FDI for service sector development in African countries?

Nkululeko Khumalo

Against the backdrop of technological advances and new modes of production, it has become critical for African low-income economies to leverage FDI in order to develop their service sector. What are the constraints these countries face in doing so and how can they meet these challenges?

 

LIBERIA

Liberia’s bold tourism experiment: Lessons and opportunities

Rahul Bhatnagar

While reconstruction efforts are now essential to bring the Liberian economy back on track, the government has decided to take a bold step forward in developing the tourism sector in Liberia. How can the country’s ongoing efforts provide an example for peer countries in Africa to follow?

 

INVESTMENT

The evolving international investment law and policy regime: Ways forward

Karl P. Sauvant

International investment needs are tremendous, requiring that the international investment regime constitutes a framework for increased flows of sustainable FDI for sustainable development. What are the potential options for reform?

 

Newsroom

A round-up of the latest African news at the nexus of trade and sustainable development.

 

Publications and resources

A selection of some of the latest Africa-focused trade and sustainable development-related publications and other resources from ICTSD and other sources.

 

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ICTSD news and updates

Spotlight

[WEBCAST] Evaluating Nairobi: What does the outcome mean for trade in food and farm goods?
The objective of this dialogue was to help negotiators, policymakers, and other stakeholders to assess the potential trade, food security, and rural development implications of the agriculture outcomes of the WTO's Nairobi ministerial conference. The event provided participants with an opportunity to engage in a forward-looking discussion on how to build on the Nairobi outcomes, given recent changes in global markets, policies and regulatory frameworks. More information about this dialogue is available at the above link.

 

Dialogues

19 May 2016
[WEBCAST] Leveraging Services Potential for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth
Johannesburg, South Africa

3 June 2016
[WEBCAST] Shaping the Contribution of the Trade System to the 2030 Agenda
Geneva, Switzerland

23 June 2016
Digital Trade: Opportunities of the Internet for International Trade
Brussels, Belgium

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Research and publications

Trade in Transforming Our World: Options for Follow-up and Review of the Trade-related Elements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Evaluating Nairobi: What Does the Outcome Mean for Trade in Food and Farm Goods?

Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment: A Deliverable on Non-Tariff Measures for the EGA?

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E15 Initiative

Implemented jointly by ICTSD and the World Economic Forum, the E15 Initiative convenes world-class experts and institutions to generate strategic analysis and recommendations for government, business, and civil society geared towards strengthening the global trade and investment system.

The following are a selection of new E15 publications:

May 2016
The WTO Appellate Body at 30: Exploring the Limits of WTO Dispute Settlement in the Next Decade

 

April 2016
Data Moving Across Borders: The Future of Digital Trade Policy


April 2016
A Proposed G20 Initiative for the International Trade and Investment Regimes on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

 

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