1、?China-Africa Business Council 3rd Floor,Building 27,ABP Block 18,No.188 S4th Ring W Rd,Fengtai District,Beijing,P.R.China 100070Web:Email:Tel:0086-10-6416 9865This report is a work of the staff of China-Africa Business Council with external contributors.The findings,interpretations,and conclusions

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4、ons.IIIExecutive Summary.V01.Understanding the Linkages Between Regional Integration and Economic Development Africas Status and Historical Legacies .11.1 Mechanisms Through Which Regional Integration Drives Economic Development A Perspective from Developmental Regionalism.11.1.1 Expanding Market Si

5、ze and Unlocking Demand Potential.21.1.2 Harmonizing Standards and Streamlining Procedures to Lower Trade Costs .31.1.3 Facilitating the Flow of Technology,Skills,and Innovation .31.1.4 Building Regional Value Chains through Industrial Cooperation.41.2 Africas Journey to Integration:Pursuit of Insti

6、tutionalized Transformation,and Lessons for Future Practice.51.2.1 The Practice and Role of Regional Economic Communities(RECs).51.2.2 Fast-Tracking Continental Integration:AfCFTAs Political Momentum and Institutional Innovation.111.2.3 Case Study of China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement:Lessons for AfCF