Regional Integration in Landlocked Countries
If communication costs remain high, the price of financing trade and ultimately of goods is likely to remain high as well. Broadband networks support regional integration by stimulating cross-border trade and investment among neighbour countries and by strengthening institutional relationships. The World Bank and the AfDB are in the process of committing about USD 300 million for the establishment of a regional backbone project in Central Africa (10 countries involved), the Central African Backbone (CAB), which is expected to decrease the prohibitively high telecommunications costs in landlocked countries.
Source: Yann Burtin, Senior Operations Officer, Information and Communication Technologies Department, The World Bank Group.
Theme 2011
Experts from different fields analyse what measures should African governments take in order to engage effectively with emerging economic partners in Africa, such as China, India, Brasil or Turkey.
Tax expenditure surveys
Jean-Philippe Stijns, co-author of the "Public Resource Mobilisation" study, highlights Morocco's practices while observing their taxation policies.
Useful links
- African Development Bank
- OECD Development Centre
- OECD
- Proparco's magazine - Private Sector and Development
- UNECA
- UNDP Africa bureau
- United Nations
- World Bank
