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Structuring the AfCFTA's Rules of Origin to Promote Competitive Distribution of Investment in Africa: Lessons from the SADC
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Structuring the AfCFTA's Rules of Origin to Promote Competitive Distribution of Investment in Africa: Lessons from the SADC

Dennis Ndonga and Anahita M Riegler
Transnational dispute management : TDM, Vol.4
2021
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https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/article.asp?key=2849View
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International trade and investment law
Over the years, Africa's share of global investment flows has been much lower compared to other world regions. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) seeks to remedy this through the Investment Protocol, which will include provisions aimed at addressing some of the non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to Africa's investment. As negotiations on the Protocol's provisions continue to take shape, a key area that has received little attention is preferential Rules of Origin (RoO). Most literature on RoO has focused on their impact on trade flows and failed to take note of their role in...

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