Integration of African Continental Free Trade Area countries into global value chains: driving factors

Drobot E.V.1
1 Центр дополнительного профессионального образования, Russia

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Russian Journal of Innovation Economics (РИНЦ, ВАК)
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Volume 12, Number 1 (January-March 2022)

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Abstract:
Since the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Zone, African countries have had new opportunities for the development of intra-continental trade on preferential terms, as well as the expansion of foreign economic relations in general and foreign trade relations in particular with other regions of the world. The article presents the characteristics of the key factors and trends in the integration of the African Continental Free Trade Area countries into global value chains . The prospects of the African Continental Free Trade Area are assessed. The article will be of interest to Africanists, experts dealing with the problems of the world economy and international economic relations, as well as economic integration.

Keywords: Africa, African Continental Free Trade Area, global value chain, Trade Complementarity Index, integration, production clusters, non-tariff barriers, e-commerce

JEL-classification: F02, F15, F53

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