, regulation and international trade. It turns out that as local regulatory systems have evolved, they have created a "generalized … trust" that promotes economic activity. Aggressive regulatory harmonization through trade agreements could jeopardize the …

The main objective of the African Continental Free Trade Area is to eliminate trade barriers and boost intra …-Africa trade. This column argues that implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement's provisions would be a powerful complement to … the free trade area's tariff-reduction agenda. A realistic implementation of TFA measures could reduce time in customs for …

South Africa-Africa trade was examined for 2001-2021 and results show that Africa is an important market for South … Africa's manufactured products and there is ease of market access for these products; its trade with Africa is highly … complementary; and it has strong trade linkages with Africa's regional groups. Current South Africa-Africa trade is a foundation …

Digital technology has penetrated various fields, including international trade. This study aims to analyze how … barriers/openness to trade in digital services affected exports before the COVID-19 pandemic (2015-2016) and during the … pandemic (2019-2020). Based on the Gravity model, exports seem to be influenced by digital services trade restrictiveness …