This book tackles one of Africa’s most pressing questions: how to translate the promise of continental integration into measurable economic outcomes. Using the TRADE-DSM (Decision Support Model) alongside product space methodology, the book…
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry has been the hardest hit in Mauritius due to health containment measures linked to travel restrictions and the closure of borders to prevent the spread of the virus. The hotel industry attempted to…
The trade and poverty nexus has been extensively studied but the findings remain mixed and are very often sensitive to modelling choices and different data sources. A critical gap in this area is the limited research done on the moderating role of…
This study examines Chinaʼs policy pathways for building a resilient supply chain from a dual perspective of competitiveness enhancement and spatial optimization. Specifically, China has implemented a multi-tiered industrial policy framework—‘Fix…
This study investigates post-Covid merger and acquisition (M&A) trends involving Africa and the Middle East between 2021 and 2023, with a focus on identifying sectoral and geographic patterns that have emerged during the recovery period. Using a…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical vulnerabilities in global public health governance and the international trade system, particularly in the distribution of essential medical products. Despite entering a post-pandemic era, the risk of future…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical vulnerabilities in global public health governance and the international trade system, particularly in the distribution of essential medical products. Despite entering a post-pandemic era, the risk of future…
Este documento examina la evolución y relevancia de la trazabilidad, definida como la capacidad de rastrear productos, lotes o componentes a lo largo de la cadena de suministro, desde la materia prima hasta el consumidor final (Hockenberger, 2014).…
This study examines how the 2008/2009 global financial crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic differentially impacted Kenya's export and import performance at the firm level. Utilising monthly firm-level customs data from 2006 to 2022, we decompose…
About two years ago, the world was hit by a major unexpected shock: the COVID-19 pandemic. While this health and economic crisis has had, and continues to have, a severe impact on European citizens and businesses, the euro area banking sector has so…