48. 区域和分区域一体化被认为是非洲国家纳入全球经济的战略之一 区域合作和一体化如果同适当的政策环境结合一起 就能刺激贸易和投资 这也提供机会来加强多边贸易谈判中的谈判能力 并学会如何在一个更具挑战性的全球市场中进行竞争 属于区域和分区域一体化安排的最不发达国家将需要特别支助机制和政策使它们能更有效参与和共享这些安排的好处 因此应向这些努力提供国际支助 成为更有利的手段最不发达国家在贸易和投资方面建设能力
48. Regional and subregional integration was considered as one of the strategies for the integration of African countries in the global economy. Regional cooperation and integration, when combined with appropriate policy environment, can stimulate trade and investment. This also provides opportunities for improved bargaining power in multilateral trade negotiations and for learning to compete in a more challenging global market. Least developed countries belonging to regional or subregional integration arrangements will need special support mechanisms and policies aimed at enhancing their effective participation and sharing of the benefits from these arrangements. International support should therefore be extended to these efforts to make them more beneficial as instruments for capacity-building in trade and investment in the least developed countries.