OPPORTUNITY!!》Essay Competition on the Tripartite Free Trade Area and the Continental Free Trade Area | Saana Consulting

WHO CAN ENTER?
The competition is aimed at university students who are citizens of any African Union country, between the ages of 18-25 and currently enrolled in undergraduate studies in economics, law, political science or other relevant discipline. Entries are welcomed from AU citizens between 18-25 years enrolled in higher education institutions inside and outside of the borders of AU countries.

HOW DO I ENTER?
Choose one of the topics below and write an evidence-based essay of between 1,500 to 2,500 words. The topics are based on the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA) and the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Where can the TFTA and CFTA  make the biggest contribution to boosting inter-African trade and responding to Africa's economic development challenges and opportunities? How can they be designed to  realise these gains?
Africa already has a plethora of regional economic communities and related institutions and initiatives. Are these building blocs or stumbling blocs for the TFTA and CFTA?
Does the evidence suggest that regional free trade agreements such as the TFTA and CFTA will cater to the needs of smaller, less industrialised nations in Africa, as well as the larger economies? How can we ensure the TFTA and CFTA benefit Africa's poor?
What governance arrangements would work best for the TFTA and the CFTA to ensure a business-led and people-centred integration process? Is there sufficient political will to conclude the TFTA and CFTA negotiations and implement provisions in a timely manner?
Assess the economic benefits of regional integration in Africa such as the Tripartite Agreement or the proposed continental FTA over the successful conclusion of the WTO Doha round at the 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December 2015. Where should African policy makers focus their attention?
The deadline for essay submission is Monday 3rd August 2015 at 23:59 hours British Summer Time (BST). Winners will be announced in September 2015.

WHO WILL BE THE COMPETITION JUDGES?
We are delighted to have a judging panel made up of eminent experts in the field of African regional trade and economic integration.

Mr Tom Pengelly

Co-Founder and Managing Director of Saana Consulting and Team Leader of the DFID Trade Advocacy Fund. Prior, he was Team Leader for Trade Development in DFID's International Trade department. Tom has worked with DFID, EC, DANIDA, USAID, WTO, ILEAP, ICTSD, ITC, UNCTAD, ODI, SECO, WIPO, and the World Bank in over 30 countries. From his over 20 years in development co-operation, he has extensive experience and knowledge in Aid for Trade, trade policy, regional integration and trade facilitation, particularly in Africa.

Professor Jim Rollo

Professor Emeritus of European Economic Integration at Sussex University and an Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for the Analysis of Regional Integration (CARIS) at Sussex. He is also Co-Founder and Finance Director of InterAnalysis Ltd, the producers of TradeSift trade data analysis software. Earlier in his career, Jim was Chief Economic Advisor to the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Ms Trudi Hartzenberg

Executive Director of tralac. Her work focuses particularly on trade related capacity building in east and southern Africa. Trudi is an economist with research experience in trade policy, regional integration, investment as well as industrial and competition policy.

Mr Stephen Karingi

Director for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's (UNECA) division of Regional Integration and Trade. Prior to joining UNECA, he was Senior Analyst and Head of the Macroeconomics Division for the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). Stephen is an expert in agricultural economics, macroeconomic policy, regional integration, trade policy, public policy, capacity building and policy analysis.

Mr Dominique Njinkeu

Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist and Program Coordinator of the Trade Facilitation Facility at the World Bank. Before joining the World Bank, he was Executive Director for International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP) and Deputy Director of Research for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He has  20 years experience of managing research and providing advice to African governments and regional economic communities on trade and regional integration, trade facilitation, poverty reduction and international negotiations.

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
The first prize will be USD 1,000 and the winner will be invited to present their paper during tralac's Conference on the Continental Free Trade Area during the last quarter of 2015. The first runner up will receive USD 750. Further prizes of hardback book sets published by tralac will be awarded to highly commended entries. The winning essays will also be published by tralac.

Due to the expected large number of entries, we regret that no feedback can be provided for individual essays.

Essay Competition on the Tripartite Free Trade Area and the Continental Free Trade Area | Saana Consulting

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