Regulatory Compliance: A Crucial Governance Obligation in advancing Accountable Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) under the AfCFTA Agreement

• Published in: Strategic review for southern Africa = Strategiese oorsig vir suider-Africa Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 163 - 200
• Main Author: Cave, Lincoln
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria University of Pretoria, Institute for Strategic Studies 01.05.2024; University of Pretoria
• Subjects: Agreements; Appropriateness; Biological organs; Case studies; Compliance; Corruption; Developing countries; Development banks; Economic development; Economic growth; Ethics; Free trade; Governance; Infrastructure; International trade; Joint ventures; LDCs; Legal documents; Morality; Partnerships; Public private partnerships; Public sector; Public-private sector cooperation; Ramaphosa, Cyril; Regulatory compliance; Resource management; Nigeria; South Africa; Africa

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), once fully implemented, provides the basis for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects to become the most appropriate means to facilitate and contribute to meeting the economic development goals of individual African states. However, the agreement...