Essays about: "african ports"

Found 3 essays containing the words african ports.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. Exploring non-tariff barriers inhibiting indigenous African SMEs’ intra-African trade and internationalisation within Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on Ghanaian SMEs exporting to Nigeria.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Eric Kwami Tsyokor; Farouk Tutu Madara; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The continent is currently, the world’s large free trade area with a 1.2-billion-person marketwhich is expected to double by 2050 is a substantial domestic market with significantopportunities for economic growth. This suggests that promoting intra-African trade (i.e. READ MORE

  3. 3. China in the African Ports : A String of Pearls in the Making?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Marc Casabayó Mallol; [2014]
    Keywords : China in Africa; African ports; SLOC; String of Pearls; Structural Realism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Asian Dragon is challenging the economic hegemony of the United States but at the same time depends on energy imports to sustain its economic growth. Most of China's Oil comes from the Middle East and Africa, and the supply passes through the Indian Ocean and the Malacca Strait, a critical choke point. READ MORE