Essays about: "African exports"

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  1. 1. Between Africa and the South of Sweden – Challenges faced by small businesses importing African products in Malmö and Lund

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karin Wennberg; [2023]
    Keywords : EU-Africa trade; Technical barriers to trade; Phytosanitary and sanitary requirements; African businesses; Afroshops; Import process; Export capacities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : International trade has been put forth by the EU as Africa’s most significant opportunity for economic development. Yet, challenges for African exports to the EU persist. This bachelor’s thesis explores the challenges faced by small businesses importing African products in Malmö and Lund, Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beyond Distance: Understanding the Trade Disadvantage of the Sub-Saharan African Landlocked Countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mai Ahrne Bojang; [2023]
    Keywords : Landlocked; Gravity model; Sub-Saharan Africa; European Union; International trade; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the magnitude of exports of the landlocked countries of Sub-Saharan Africa to the European Union and attempts to find an explanation for the low trade flows of the region. Understanding the cause of the limited trade of landlocked countries in the region is important to enable successful implementation of trade enhancing policies and reforms. READ MORE

  4. 3. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Border Carbon Adjustment and Inequality: Distributional Equity Concerns About the EU CBAM's Impacts in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jannick Leukers; [2022]
    Keywords : Border carbon adjustment; CBAM; Carbon pricing; Inequality; South Africa; Intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Border carbon adjustment (BCA) policies are increasingly discussed as an instrument to avoid carbon leakage; however, their social implications are not well understood. Nevertheless, the EU introduced its CBAM, which will take effect in 2026. READ MORE

  6. 5. Chinese FDI and its effect on trade for the five African countries Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mikael Lagging; [2021]
    Keywords : FDI; Imports; Exports; Chinese FDI in Africa; Chinese FDI affecting imports and exports in Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the effect of Chinese Foreign direct investment (FDI) on exports and imports for the five African countries: Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe using the gravitational model. The gravitational model will analyze how both inward FDI investments and Chinese investments impact import and export by using a sample of 166 partner countries over the period 2003-2012. READ MORE