Evaluation of the performance of intra-trade in the Nile Basin countries

Abstract

The study discusses evaluating the performance of intra-trade between the Nile Basin countries through several items, namely; the trade agreements that facilitate the movement of foreign trade and support bonds of economic cooperation among these countries in various sectors. These have been explored, including agricultural and industrial cooperation, besides cooperation in the fields of energy and infrastructure. Economic initiatives and achievements are presented, especially projects that have been already implemented. This is in addition to the projection of the growth of the economies of a number of countries, especially Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. Further, there is an interest in exports, services sectors, completing the development of infrastructure, increasing production capacity, water resources, dams and irrigation projects, completing structural reforms, and increasing private sector investment to promote the economies of these nations.