01823cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003320 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451875447 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Khandelwal, Padamja. Comesa and Sadc : Prospects and Challenges for Regional Trade Integration / Padamja Khandelwal. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (43 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Regional integration has been seen in Africa as a means of encouraging trade and securing economies of scale. This paper examines in detail the prospects and challenges for trade expansion in the two most prominent arrangements in eastern and southern Africa: the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It finds that possibilities of growth in intraregional trade may be limited, but that the two arrangements offer opportunities for member countries to gain policy credibility for trade reforms and tariff liberalization and to address structural weaknesses. In this regard, the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union can also have a significant impact. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/227 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/227/001.2004.issue-227-en.xml IMF e-Library