集群贸易与非洲大湖区边境小规模贸易的未来

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This Policy Research Working Paper examines the coping strategy adopted by small-scale cross-border traders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. The study uses a cross-sectional data set of 1,159 traders from the border-lands of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to assess the impact of adopting the Cluster Trading Approach on trade outcomes, household income, and poverty reduction. The findings reveal that adoption of the CTA causes at least a 21% and 31% increase in traders' turnover and profit, respectively. The paper suggests that the CTA can be an effective coping strategy for small-scale traders in the face of shocks such as pandemics.