Africa Can Compete in Europe
There is a demonstrated demand in Europe for African products. Europe imports more manufactured goods from Africa than the US and Japan combined, and European firms are the primary source of foreign investment in many African nations. This study, A...
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okr-10986-99652021-04-23T14:02:48Z Africa Can Compete in Europe World Bank BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESS STRATEGY BUYERS CAPABILITY COMPETITIVE POSITION COMPETITIVENESS CURRENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPORTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE ACCESS HANDICRAFTS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES MANUFACTURING MARKET DEMAND MARKET DISRUPTION MARKET REQUIREMENTS MARKET SEGMENTS MARKETING MERCHANDISE PRICE COMPETITIVENESS PRIVATE NETWORKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS RULES OF ORIGIN SEARCH SUPPLIERS TARGET MARKET TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT TIME ZONES TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIMES TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS VOLUNTARY EXPORT RESTRAINTS WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION There is a demonstrated demand in Europe for African products. Europe imports more manufactured goods from Africa than the US and Japan combined, and European firms are the primary source of foreign investment in many African nations. This study, Africa can compete! Export opportunities and challenges in garments and home products in the European market, examines opportunities and challenges for African products in European markets. It is an extension of an earlier publication entitled Africa can compete! The study explores important trends in consumption patterns in the European Union (EU) markets and assesses the degree to which these patterns offer opportunities for African exporters. The EU market requirements facing African producers in terms of price quality delivery and volumes are also examined, and case studies describing the challenges African firms have in meeting these requirements are presented. Data are also presented to show that, in countries where policy reforms have been pursued, exports of standardized products, like garments, are price competitive with their Asian rivals. 2012-08-13T10:00:32Z 2012-08-13T10:00:32Z 1996-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/06/12844951/africa-can-compete-europe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9965 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 65 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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There is a demonstrated demand in Europe
for African products. Europe imports more manufactured goods
from Africa than the US and Japan combined, and European
firms are the primary source of foreign investment in many
African nations. This study, Africa can compete! Export
opportunities and challenges in garments and home products
in the European market, examines opportunities and
challenges for African products in European markets. It is
an extension of an earlier publication entitled Africa can
compete! The study explores important trends in consumption
patterns in the European Union (EU) markets and assesses the
degree to which these patterns offer opportunities for
African exporters. The EU market requirements facing African
producers in terms of price quality delivery and volumes are
also examined, and case studies describing the challenges
African firms have in meeting these requirements are
presented. Data are also presented to show that, in
countries where policy reforms have been pursued, exports of
standardized products, like garments, are price competitive
with their Asian rivals. |
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Africa Can Compete in Europe |
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Africa Can Compete in Europe |
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Africa Can Compete in Europe |
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Africa Can Compete in Europe |
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Africa Can Compete in Europe |
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africa can compete in europe |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/06/12844951/africa-can-compete-europe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9965 |
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