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Ivory Coast | Commerce and Economic Studies | Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022 | Pages: 711 - 718
Intra-WAEMU Trade: The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and the Dynamics of Bilateral Trade between Cote d?Ivoire and Burkina Faso
Abstract: This paper studies from a gravitational model, the determinants of trade and the impact of regional integration on the dynamics of bilateral trade between Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso. The results show that: the friendship and cooperation treaty as a catalyst is a strategic tool for regional integration that has enabled the resumption and facilitation of bilateral trade between Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso; The volume of trade between Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso is increasing, but trade flows remain largely directed towards Western partners; geographical and structural factors influence intra-WAEMU trade.
Keywords: Intra-WAEMU trade, friendship and cooperation treaty, Gravity model, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso
How to Cite?: Dr. Ceba Timothee KELY, Pr. Seraphin Bohoussou, "Intra-WAEMU Trade: The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and the Dynamics of Bilateral Trade between Cote d?Ivoire and Burkina Faso", Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 711-718, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR221107174107, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR221107174107