Africa's market share in trade falls, says report

By Erick Kabendera, New York

Africa has made little progress in trade despite two decades of trade liberalization that removed some barriers limiting its trade opportunities.

According to a report called Economic Development in Africa 2008, published by the UN Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the continent?s market share fell from six per cent of world exports in 1980 to about three per cent in 2007. More...


[SOURCE: THE CITIZEN]