Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa
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Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa How Much Why And What Impact
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Author : Bouet, Antoine
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2018-12-21
Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa How Much Why And What Impact written by Bouet, Antoine and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-21 with Political Science categories.
Informal cross-border trade (ICBT) represents a prominent phenomenon in Africa. Several studies suggest that for certain products and countries, the value of informal trade may meet or even exceed the value of formal trade. This paper provides a review of existing efforts to measure informal trade. We list 18 initiatives aimed at measuring ICBT in Africa. The paper also summarizes discussions conducted with many stakeholders in Africa between December 2016 and May 2018 regarding the measurement, the determinants, and the implications of ICBT. The methodologies used to measure ICBT in Africa differ widely, but they do confirm that informal trade in Africa is both sizeable and volatile. Both evidence on the determinants of ICBT and discussions with stakeholders suggest that policies should aim to reduce the existing costs associated with formal trade and provide positive incentives for traders and producers to move into the formal economy in order to avoid the loss of economic potential stemming from informal trade.
Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa
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Author : Kathryn Pace
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2019-10-02
Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa written by Kathryn Pace and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-02 with Political Science categories.
As ICBT appears to be so large and is heavily linked to food security, economic development, and women’s empowerment, it is important to obtain accurate measurements of this type of trade. More accurate data can improve the statistical measurements of balance of payments and external accounts, improving global trade measurement and modeling, and facilitate the development of more accurate domestic food balance sheets. Overall, measurement of ICBT in Africa can provide a more accurate picture of other aspects related to informal trade, including information on informal labor markets and movement patterns of staple foods during periods of crises. Each of these provides the opportunity for better policymaking using reliable and accurate data.
Calibrating Informal Cross Border Trade In Southern Africa
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Author : Peberdy, Sally
language : en
Publisher: Southern African Migration Programme
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Calibrating Informal Cross Border Trade In Southern Africa written by Peberdy, Sally and has been published by Southern African Migration Programme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Social Science categories.
The study demonstrates that informal cross-border is a complex phenomenon and not uniform across the region, or even through border posts of the same country. However, the overall volume of trade, duties paid and VAT foregone, as well as the types of goods and where they are produced, indicate that this sector of regional trade should be given much greater attention and support by governments of the region as well as regional organizations such as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), SADC and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa
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Author : Antoine Bouët
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Informal Cross Border Trade In Africa written by Antoine Bouët and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Informal Entrepreneurship And Cross Border Trade In Maputo Mozambique
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Author : Raimundo, Ines
language : en
Publisher: Southern African Migration Programme
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Informal Entrepreneurship And Cross Border Trade In Maputo Mozambique written by Raimundo, Ines and has been published by Southern African Migration Programme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Social Science categories.
This report presents the results of a SAMP survey of informal entrepreneurs connected to cross-border trade between Johannesburg and Maputou during 2014. The study sought to enhance the evidence base on the links between migration and informal entrepreneur-ship in Southern African cities and to examine the implications for municipal, national and regional policy.
Estimating The Informal Cross Border Trade In Central Africa
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Author : Robert Nkendah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Estimating The Informal Cross Border Trade In Central Africa written by Robert Nkendah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Informal sector (Economics) categories.
Women Without Borders
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Author : V. N. Muzvidziwa
language : en
Publisher: OSSREA
Release Date : 2005
Women Without Borders written by V. N. Muzvidziwa and has been published by OSSREA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
In the face of a declining and collapsing national economy, this book presents the story of enterprising and entrepreneurial Zimbabwean women, operating as informal cross-border traders in the SADC region. The women are struggling against economic wants and deprivation, and devising their own initiatives to defeat poverty. The study relates their hopes, perceptions and strategies for managing the structural constraints at micro- and macro-levels that at once make their activities necessary, and simultaneously impose limitations on them.
Informal Entrepreneurship And Cross Border Trade Between Zimbabwe And South Africa
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Author : Chikanda, Abel
language : en
Publisher: Southern African Migration Programme
Release Date : 2017-02-10
Informal Entrepreneurship And Cross Border Trade Between Zimbabwe And South Africa written by Chikanda, Abel and has been published by Southern African Migration Programme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-10 with Social Science categories.
Zimbabwe has witnessed the rapid expansion of informal cross-border trading (ICBT) with neighbouring countries over the past two decades. Beginning in the mid-1990s when the country embarked on its Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP), a large number of people were forced into informal employment through worsening economic conditions and the decline in formal sector jobs.
Informal Cross Border Trade In The Southern African Development Community Sadc
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Author : Nsolo J. Mijere
language : en
Publisher: OSSREA
Release Date : 2008-12-31
Informal Cross Border Trade In The Southern African Development Community Sadc written by Nsolo J. Mijere and has been published by OSSREA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-31 with Business & Economics categories.
This study investigates the existence and volume of informal cross-border trade (ICBT) in the mainland SADC member states. The four basic research questions for the study were as follows: Is there informal cross-border trade among the mainland SADC member states? Do the informal traders (ICBTs) contribute to the SADC national economies and to the economies of the region as a whole, and is this revenue acknowledged by the SADC nation governments? Does the ICBT facilitate the new mission of SADC: the promotion of social, economic and political integration in the Southern African region? Lastly and perhaps most importantly have the SADC member states or SADC as an organisation formally put in place trade policies and regulations that promote the development of ICBT in the region? The study further explores the extent to which the cross-border ethnic relationships of ICBTs assist and facilitate the activities of the informal cross-border micro-trade. These questions are investigated within the context of SADC, a regional grouping with a long geo-political history as well as common colonial and socio-economic experiences that have all impacted on and restrained formal trade among SADC member states.
Covid 19 Impact On Informal Trade Disruptions To Livelihoods And Food Security In Africa
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Author : Bouët, Antoine
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-01-23
Covid 19 Impact On Informal Trade Disruptions To Livelihoods And Food Security In Africa written by Bouët, Antoine and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-23 with Political Science categories.
International trade of food and agricultural products plays a major role in ensuring food security and livelihoods across the African continent. Yet formal intracontinental trade data give only a glimpse of trade’s importance for African consumers and producers because—depending on the country and bor-der—up to 99 percent of agricultural trade crosses borders informally.1 In West Africa, for example, an estimated 30 percent of staple foods evade formal customs, and the proportion can be much greater for highly perishable fruits and vegetables. Consequently, formal trade data paint only a limited picture of COVID-19’s disruptive effect on trade within the African continent—and of related nutrition and liveli-hood consequences. To better understand the current and future impacts on African food producers and consumers, we must examine both the magnitude and unique mechanisms of informal cross-bor-der trade (ICBT).