Global Review on Aid for Trade 2009, Issues and state of implementation in Africa: Does Supply Meet Demand?
This paper is extracted from a background study conducted by Stephen Karingi and Michael Fabbroni of the UNECA entitled The Reality of Aid for Trade in Africa: Does Supply Meet Demand? The background study has been prepared under the auspices of the Africa Aid for Trade Working Group comprising of African Development Bank, Economic Commission for Africa and the World Trade Organisation.
There is a great deal of data about how trade and aid for trade efforts affect the developing world. The OECD, who makes it available for donors, recipient countries and researchers all over the world, holds a great deal of this information. This database is also the basis of the Global Review of Aid for Trade. This information, while good, is a bit too broad if one wants to draw conclusions for specific areas and issues. As African countries prepare for the second Global Review that is scheduled to take place in the first half of this year, it is imperative that much thought be put on how the implementation of AfT could be made to optimally address the trade challenges of the region.
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