Trade Issues
Commodity price volatility has detrimental effect on the public finances of developing countries, according to research conducted by two lecturers at the University of Auvergne in France.
In a paper presented at the sixth African Economic Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Hélène Ehrhart and Samuel Guérineau said developing economies must devise ways of reducing commodities price volatility, and their detrimental impact on sustainable growth. Read more
- Chair: Joseph Atta-Mensah, Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Programme Management, UNECA
- Paper 1 - The Impact of high and volatile commodity prices on public finance in developing countries - Helene Ehrhart and Samuel Guerineau, Banque de France / CERDI, University of Auvergne
Discussant: Abdul Kamara, Resident Representative, Sudan Country Office, African Development Bank
- Paper 2 - Impact of Trade Facilitation Mechanisms on Export Competitiveness in Africa - Malcolm D. Spence and Stephen Karingi, UNECA, Addis Ababa
Discussant: Afeikhena Jerome, Coordinator, State Peer Review Mechanism, Governor's Forum, Abuja
- Paper 3 - The Implications of HO and IRS Theories for Bilateral Trade Flows within Sub-Saharan Africa - Julie Lohi, Department of Economics, West Virginia University, USA
Discussant: Alan Kyerematen, Coordinator, African Trade Policy Centre, UNECA
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