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Trade integration can increase prosperity. Tariffs and market access barriers were reduced significantly in recent decades, but progress slowed since the early 2000s. In addition, fundamental changes in the global economy are not yet reflected in trade policy: barriers to services trade, for example, remain high. Further reductions in tariffs would boost productivity, and greater openness in services and e-commerce would promote competition and raise living standards. http://ow.ly/kzhO30m1nLi

If the SDG’s aim is to improve the integrity of financial and fiscal systems, strengthen the rule of law and accountability of governments, and enable productive investment, then combining legal and criminal behaviors into a single category is perverse. Learn more:

The Proposed SDG Indicator on Illicit Financial Flows Risks Conflating Ordinary Business and Dirty Money “Illicit financial flows” means dirty money crossing borders. It is an umbrella term which covers diverse actors including organised crime groups, business people making bribes, political leaders engaging in grand corruption, and major tax evaders hiding undeclared wealth. What they all have in ...

The African continent will benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area. We expect increase in Intra-African trade and a stronger regional cooperation/ integration on the continent.

The whole continent will benefit from African Continental Free Trade Area Kigali, 30 July 2018, (ECA) -The Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN) of Rwanda in partnership with UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Rwanda Ministry of Trade and Industry organised in Kigali, a policy dialogue to discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and assess the c...