تنويع الصادرات واستدامة النمو في أفريقيا

الملخص EN

The success of diversification efforts to promote sustainable growth for a country depends on drivers such as the mix, sequencing and timing of investments, policy reform, and the quality of institutions.

this paper aims to investigate the basic requirements and other efforts exerted for successful diversification, as diversification became urgent matter, especially with the slow international growth.

the study dealt with the meaning of exports diversification through tackling the various definition to achieve the different aspects of these definitions.

the study also dealt with investigating the reasons beyond the lack of diversification in African and addressing them.

this is in addition to performance analysis of merchandise exports in Ghana and Zambia.

the analysis focuses on export concentration index.

then proposing a suitable diversification path.

the study also tackled on diversification requirements in African countries through focusing on the role of the private, government sectors, and policy makers.

the study concluded that for steady and sustainable growth rates, export diversification paths may vary between horizontal and vertical diversification, and that the abundance of natural resources, high cost of transportation and commodity prices are the most frequent reasons for limited diversification in Africa.

the study also found that to improve the diversification of export products within the continent, there are priority requirements that should be taken into consideration along with keenness of African countries to integrate into global value chains across a variety of industries.

bearing in mind that no sector can provide the necessary export growth alone, and that different economic activities require different periods of time to achieve the goals.

the greater the jump in complexity from existing to new products, the more time it will take for the public and / or private sector to acquire the required capabilities.