The Declaration of the Seventeenth Extraordinary Session of the Assembly underscores the need for comprehensive country impact assessments to evaluate the implementation of the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa (AIDA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). [...] GTI An interim solution to kick-start meaningful trade among interested State Parties that have met the minimum requirements for commencing trade under the Agreement, to test the readiness of the private sector, and to test the operational, institutional, legal and trade policy environment under the AfCFTA IDDA A United Nations initiative that aims to accelerate sustainable development and the ach. [...] Enhance the competitiveness of the economies of the State Parties within the continent and the global market. [...] The primary objective was to establish the legal and institutional framework for the AfCFTA, including the negotiation of tariff concessions and the establishment of rules of origin. [...] 2.2.6 How to Interpret the Results (“What Next”) The results of the assessment will categorise the impact across the economic impact and social and environmental impact.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction 12
- 1.1 Context and Objectives of This Guide 12
- 1.2 Principles Used to Design This Guide 12
- 1.3 Background on AIDA 13
- 1.3.1 Overview 13
- 1.3.2 Implementation Progress 13
- 1.3.2.1 Pan-African Initiatives Supporting Industrialisation 13
- 1.3.2.2 Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Initiatives 14
- 1.3.3 Implementation challenges 15
- 1.4 Background on the AfCFTA 15
- 1.4.1 Overview 15
- 1.4.2 Implementation Progress 17
- 1.5 Key Findings and Implications for This Guide 18
- 2 Tools to Prepare Countries for Full Implementation of AIDA and the AfCFTA 19
- 2.1 Overview of the Assessment Framework 19
- 2.1.1 AfCFTA Potential Impact Assessment Tool 20
- 2.1.2 AfCFTA Enabling Environment Monitoring Tool 20
- 2.1.3 Industrialisation Progress Assessment Tool 20
- 2.2 AfCFTA Potential Impact Assessment Tool 21
- 2.2.1 Purpose of the Potential Impact Assessment (“Why”) 21
- 2.2.2 Structure, Methodology and Data Sources of the Tool (“What”) 21
- 2.2.3 Assessors Responsible for Completing the Assessment (“Who”) 23
- 2.2.4 Steps to Complete the Assessment (“How”) 24
- 2.2.4.1 Toolkit to Quantify the Potential Impact 24
- 2.2.4.2 Stakeholder Survey 32
- 2.2.5 Timing and Frequency of the Assessment (“When”) 33
- 2.2.6 How to Interpret the Results (“What Next”) 33
- 2.3 AfCFTA Enabling Environment Monitoring Tool 34
- 2.3.1 Purpose of the AfCFTA Enabling Environment Monitoring Tool (“Why”) 34
- 2.3.2 Structure, Methodology and Data Sources (“What”) 35
- 2.3.3 Assessors Responsible for Completing the Assessment (“Who”) 38
- 2.3.4 Steps to Complete the Assessment (“How”) 38
- 2.3.5 Timing and Frequency of the Assessment (“When”) 39
- 2.3.6 How to Interpret the Results (“What next”) 39
- 2.4 Industrialisation Progress Assessment Tool 40
- 2.4.1 Purpose of the Industrialisation Progress Assessment Tool (“Why”) 40
- 2.4.2 Structure, Methodology and data sources (“What”) 41
- 2.4.2.1 Cross-cutting Review of Continental Industrialisation Initiatives 41
- 2.4.2.2 Sector-Based Evaluation for Priority Sectors 41
- 2.4.3 Assessors Responsible for Completing the Assessment (“Who”) 42
- 2.4.4 Steps to Complete the Assessment (“How”) 43
- 2.4.5 Timing and Frequency of the Assessment (“When”) 43
- 2.4.6 How to Interpret the Results (“What next”) 44
- 3 Potential Solutions 45
- 3.1 General Principles on Policy Interventions 45
- 3.2 Steps on Outlining Policy Interventions 46
- 4 Operationalisation of the Guide 48
- 4.1 General Principles Guiding the Operationalisation of this Guide 48
- 4.2 Proposed Monitoring and Evaluation Structure for the Impact Study 49
- 4.2.1 Pilot Phase 49
- 4.2.2 Scale-up Phase 49
- 4.2.3 Capacity Building and Technical Support 49
- 5 Bibliography 50
- 6 Appendix 52
- 6.1 Appendix 1: AfCFTA Potential Impact Assessment Tool 52
- 6.1.1 Toolkit to Quantify the Potential Impact of the AfCFTA 52
- 6.1.2 Stakeholder Survey 55
- 6.2 Appendix 2: Methodology for Scoring Guide 66
- 6.3 Appendix 3: Helpful Resources 70
