WHY AID? - World Bank

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AID FOR TRADE IN AFRICA:
Why Trade?
Why AID?
MOBILIZING AID FOR TRADE: FOCUS
ON AFRICA
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
John Page, Chief Economist
Africa Region, World Bank October
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2007
Outline:
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WHY TRADE?
 Making Growth Sustainable
 Creating an Export Push
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WHY AID?
 Africa can compete. But…
 High Indirect Costs Limit Competitiveness
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AID FOR TRADE
 Supporting Institutional and Policy Reform
 Investing in Infrastructure
 Reinforcing the Country Based Model
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WHY TRADE?
 Making Growth Sustainable
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African per capita income is now increasing
in tandem with other developing countries
Annual Change in Real per capita GDP %
Forecast
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-1 1990
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Source: World Bank
Developing Countries
Developing excluding China and India
Sub-Saharan Africa
High-Income Countries
1995
2000
2005
2008
Why trade?
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Economic Performance is Becoming More
Diverse
Why trade?
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THREE KEYS TO SUSTAINABILITY:
 Avoiding Growth Collapses
 Accelerating Productivity Growth
 Boosting Private Investment
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WHY TRADE?
 CREATING AN EXPORT PUSH TO
SUSTAIN GROWTH
 Export Performance
 Export Diversification
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Exports are important …
Non-oil export share of GDP (% )
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
1983-1985
20%
1993-1995
15%
2003-2005
10%
5%
0%
E. Asia
and
Pacific
ECA
Latin
America &
Caribbean
MNA
S. Asia
SSA
Source: IMF WEO database.
Note: export shares are unweighted average.
Creating an export push
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…But are growing slowly…
30.0%
Exports growth annual %, simple average
Africa Average
Africa top performers
Asia top performers
China
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000~2005
Creating an export push
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…And are declining in importance
for Africa’s top performers
70%
60%
Africa average
Africa top performers
Asia top performers
China
Export as % of GDP
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000~2005
Creating an export push
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Africa’s Share of World Trade is Falling
Creating an export push
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and Africa’s exports remain concentrated
Concentration and Diversification of Export: 2000-2004 Average
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Europe and Central East Asia- Pacific
Asia
Export Concentration Index (0-100)
left axis
South Asia
Latin America and
Caribbean
Share of Top 5 Products in Total Exports (%)
left axis
Middle East and Sub Saharian Africa
North Africa
No. of Exported Product Categories
right axis
Source: World Bank World Trade Indicators
Creating an export push
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WHY AID?
 African Can Compete, But…
 High Indirect Cost Limit
Competitiveness
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Factory floor costs compare well
with India & China
Direct cost per male shirt
$0.80
$0.65
$0.60
$0.40
$0.20
$0.29
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Why Aid?
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Faster Growing African Countries Are
Diversifying Their Exports
Export Concentration Index (0-100)
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Share of Top 5 Products in Total Exports (% )
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Other African Countries
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High Growth African Countries
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Source: World Bank World Trade Indicators
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1995-99 Ave.
High Growth African Countries
2000-04 Ave.
Why Aid?
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African firms are sharply disadvantaged
relative to China due to higher indirect
costs.
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excess indirect costs gap
gross TFP gap due to losses*
unexplained gross TFP gap
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*due to power losses, delivery delays, shipment losses, crime
Why Aid?
Africa lags other regions in the cost of
doing business …
Ease of doing business rank, Simple average by region
140
132
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Average Ranking of Doing Business, the lower the better
120
2005*
2006**
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Sub Saharan
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East Asia &
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East Europe
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Latin America
and Caribbean
Middle East
and North
Africa
South Asia
Data sources: World Bank Doing Business Database as of November 2006..
*Normalized ranking from Doing Business 2006.
** Ranking from Doing Business 2007.
Why Aid?
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… And in access to infrastructure
Access to electricity by region
Access to electricity (% of population)
100
86.6%
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87.3%
90.4%
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40.8%
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24.7%
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Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
East Asia & Pacific
Middle East & North Africa
Data sources: The World Bank WDI database, April 2006.
Latin America & Caribbean
Building the private sector
Why Aid?
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The time to clear goods at port is several
days in many countries in Africa
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Days to clear exports, median
Why Aid?
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Domestic Constraints Handicap
African Firms In Global Supply Chain
Industries
Subramanian (2006)
Why Aid?
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Alleviating domestic constraints could
increase exports in African, particularly for
manufactured products
Predicted Increase in
Bilateral Exports (%) of
Africa
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All Mechandise Exports
Manufactured Exports
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10% improvement in Exporter
Country in Africa
Export Customs
Procedures
Internet Access
Power
Infrastructure
Source: Africa’s Silk Road (2007)
Why Aid?
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AID FOR TRADE
Supporting Institutional and Policy
Reform
 Diagnostic work to identify key
constraints
 Capacity Development
 Improving Policies at and Behind the
Border
 Supporting effective Regional
Organizations
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AID FOR TRADE
Investing in Infrastructure
 An Export Push Needs an
Infrastructure Push
 Creating Space For The Private
Sector
 Public Resources will Still Be
Needed
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AID FOR TRADE
Reinforcing The Country Based Model
 Trade as a Development Issue
 Mainstreaming Trade in Poverty
Reduction Strategies
 Scaling-up: Avoiding Vertical
Programs
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