Economic Development in Africa Report 2015
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ABBREVIATIONS CEMAC
Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale
CFTA
continental free trade area
COMESA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
EAC
East African Community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
FDI
foreign direct investment
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP
gross domestic product
ICT
information and communications technology
IMF
International Monetary Fund
LDC
least developed country
M&A
mergers and acquisitions
MFN
most favoured nation
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SMEs
small and medium-sized enterprises