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Foreword
xix
Acknowledgments
xxi
Acronyms and Abbreviations
xxiii
Overview
1
Connecting Two Continents
1
Conclusions and Policy Implications
33
Endnotes
40
1
Connecting Two Continents
41
Historical Context
41
Scope and Methodology of the Study
43
Structure of the Study
47
Annex A Data Sources
52
Annex B Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies
57
Endnotes
58
2
Performance and Patterns of African-Asian Trade
and Investment Flows
59
Introduction
59
Africa and Asia in the Global Economy
60
Contents
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AFRICA
’
S SILK ROAD
:
CHINA AND INDIA
’
S NEW ECONOMIC FRONTIER
Patterns of Merchandise Trade Flows Between Africa and Asia
69
Africa’s Pattern of Merchandise Trade with China and India Trade in Services Between Africa and Asia Foreign Direct Investment Between Africa and China and India
91
Key Elements Shaping African-Asian Trade Flows
104
Conclusions and Policy Implications
112
Annex 2A
114
Endnotes
126

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