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Regional Integration

The World Bank Group helps its client countries to promote regional integration through common physical and institutional infrastructure.

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Report

Trade in Africa

The African Continental Free Trade Area has the potential to boost growth and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty.

Dominic Chavez/International Finance Corporation
Research

Deep Trade Agreements

Explore data and analysis on the evolution of preferential trade agreements.
Brief

Trade and COVID-19

Maintaining trade flows will be crucial in limiting negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarah Farhat/ The World Bank

Regional Integration At-A-Glance

Regional integration helps countries overcome divisions that impede the flow of goods, services, capital, people and ideas. These divisions are a constraint to economic growth, especially in developing countries.

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Data

World Bank Regional Integration Projects

The World Bank Group's Commitments to Regional Integration

In FY 2017, The World Bank Group engaged in 130 projects dedicated to regional integration, amounting to over $10 billion. Find out more about how World Bank Group projects are improving regional integration around the world.