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Author
Nowak Wioletta (Uniwersytet Wrocławski)
Title
North-South Trade Competition in Africa's Least Developed Countries
Rywalizacja handlowa Północ - Południe w najsłabiej rozwiniętych krajach Afryki
Source
International Business and Global Economy, 2016, nr 35/1, s. 222-235, bibliogr. 15 poz.
Biznes Międzynarodowy w Gospodarce Globalnej
Keyword
Handel zagraniczny, Pomoc zagraniczna, Kraje rozwijające się, Kraje najsłabiej rozwinięte
Foreign trade, Foreign aid, Developing countries, Least developed countries
Note
summ., streszcz.
Abstract
W artykule ukazano skalę i trendy w handlu dobrami pomiędzy Północą a 34 najsłabiej rozwiniętymi krajami Afryki oraz pomiędzy Południem a tymi krajami w latach 2000-2014. Przez Północ rozumie się Unię Europejską i Stany Zjednoczone, natomiast Południe oznacza cztery gospodarki wschodzące: Brazylię, Republikę Południowej Afryki, Indie i Chiny (kraje BASIC). Handel pomiędzy stronami zbadano na podstawie danych UN Comtrade Database. Unia Europejska jest głównym partnerem handlowym Afryki, natomiast Stany Zjednoczone były drugim najważniejszym partnerem dla kontynentu afrykańskiego do 2008 roku. Jednakże znaczenie UE i USA w handlu z Afryką, a w szczególności z najsłabiej rozwiniętymi krajami afrykańskimi, od wybuchu kryzysu finansowego systematycznie się zmniejsza. Z drugiej strony, w ostatnich latach obserwuje się szybki wzrost wymiany towarowej pomiędzy krajami BASIC i Afryką. Od 2010 roku wartość handlu bilateralnego pomiędzy krajami BASIC i najsłabiej rozwiniętymi krajami Afryki przewyższa wartość wymiany UE i USA z tą grupą krajów. W latach 2009-2014 kraje BASIC były ważniejszymi partnerami handlowymi niż Unia Europejska i Stany Zjednoczone dla 16 najsłabiej rozwiniętych krajów w Afryce. (abstrakt oryginalny)

The paper presents merchandise trade between the North and Africa's 34 least developed countries (LDCs), and between the South and Africa's LDCs over the period from 2000 to 2014. The North is represented by the European Union and the United States. The South denotes four emerging economies: Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC). The analysis is based on the data retrieved from the UN Comtrade Database. The EU is a major trading partner for Africa, and the US was the second important trading partner for the African continent until 2008. However, their role in the trade with all African countries, and specially with Africa's LDCs, has been declining since the beginning of the global crisis. On the other hand, a significant increase in BASIC-Africa trade has been observed in the recent years. Since 2010, the value of bilateral trade of the BASIC countries with Africa's LDCs has been surpassing the EU and US's trade with those African countries. In the years 2009-2014, the BASIC countries dominated the bilateral trade with 16 of Africa's least developed countries.(original abstract)
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ISSN
2300-6102
Language
eng
URI / DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/23539496IB.16.017.5598
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