The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, engaged in a virtual ...

African countries are pursuing stronger regional integration to reap the benefits of larger markets and take advantage of economies of scale; and to tackle regional and global challenges such as ...

This paper is aimed at providing a better understanding of FDI determinants in the main ASEAN countries through new developments in FDI theories. This paper simultaneously explores bilateral, ...

Theories of regional integration are becoming obsolescent because three core assumptions on which these theories have been based are becoming less and less relevant to the behavior patterns actually ...

At a time of growing global tensions, regional trade alliances may be less about integration and more about discrimination For 30 years the number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) has been on the ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Since the 1960s, several initiatives have been undertaken to enhance trade integration in Africa. However, substantial ...

SIR: In 1914, the British colonialists amalgamated different nations around the River Niger area to form what is today known as Nigeria. The ‘British masters’ caused the fusion the Hausas, the Fulanis ...

African leaders, on the sidelines of the 38th African Union Sum­mit, discussed obstacles to the continent’s economic integration, underscoring visa-free movement to reduce illegal migration and ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he plans "further deepening of integration in all areas" with fellow members of the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union, an economic union which forms a single ...