NML’s library of Legal and Regulatory Guides assess laws, regulations, and their implementation, benchmarked against regional and international good practices. NML has developed Legal Guides on diverse topics, including regional trade agreements, digital trade, legal aspects of social investment in East Africa, and issues facing women entrepreneurs.
African Continental and Regional Sanitary and Phytosanitary Approaches and Alignments with SPS Good Regulatory Practices
Katrin Kuhlmann, Adron Naggayi Nalinya and Tara Francis, New Markets Lab for the United States Department of Agriculture (2024)
Read nowHandbook on Provisions and Options for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Trade Agreements
Katrin Kuhlmann et al. in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (April 2023)
Read nowHandbook on Provisions and Options for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic
Katrin Kuhlmann et al. in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (April 2021)
Read nowLegal Review and Analysis of the Fertilizer Regulatory Framework in Southern African Development Community
New Markets Lab in partnership with the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (2021)
Read nowLegal Review of the Malawi National Fertilizer Policy and Regulatory Options for the Fertilizer Bill and Draft Regulations
New Markets Lab for African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership with support of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (2021)
Read nowNigeria Guidebook on Regulatory Aspects of Dissemination of Public Varieties
New Markets Lab and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (2020)
Read nowTanzania Guidebook on Regulatory Aspects of Dissemination of Public Varieties
New Markets Lab in partnership with Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (2020)
Read nowAssessment of the Investment Regulatory Framework in Benin for the Development of the Cashew Industry
New Markets Lab for TechnoServe (2020)
Read nowDiagnostic Report of The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Finance in Uganda
New Markets Lab for the Uganda Agribusiness Alliance and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (September 2019)
Assessment of Regulation of Food Safety in E-Commerce: Global Good Regulatory Practices and Implications for China’s Regime
New Markets Lab (2019)
Read nowEconomic Impact Assessment and Legal Review and Analysis of the East African Community Seed and Fertilizer Legislation
New Markets Lab for the ECI-Africa and East African Community (2019)
Read nowDigital Economy Enabling Environment Guide: Key Areas of Dialogue for Business and Policy Makers
Katrin Kuhlmann et al. for the Center for International Private Enterprise and New Markets Lab (2018)
Read nowChina Food Safety Legal and Regulatory Assessment
Katrin Kuhlmann, Mengyi Wang, and Yuan Zhou, New Markets Lab in partnership with Syngenta Foundation for Agriculture (2017)
Read nowAssessment of Good Regulatory Practices for Food Safety and Implications for China’s New Legal Regime
Katrin Kuhlmann, Mengyi Wang, and Yuan Zhou, New Markets Lab and Syngenta Foundation for Agriculture (2017)
Read nowAn Assessment of the Cosmetics Sector in Tanzania
New Markets Lab in partnership with the International Growth Centre (2017)
Read nowA Legal Guide to Strengthen the Ethiopian Fertilizer Market
New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)
Read nowA Legal Guide to Strengthen the Malawian Fertilizer Market
New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)
Read nowA Legal Guide to Strengthen the Tanzanian Fertilizer Market
New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)
Read nowA Legal Guide to Strengthen the Mozambican Fertilizer Market
New Markets Lab and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (December 2016)
Read nowRegulatory Enablers for Spices and Horticulture Value Chains
New Markets Lab and World Bank (2016)
Read nowRegulatory Guide for the Tourism Services Sector
New Markets Lab for International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (September 2016)
Read nowRegulatory Guide for the Transport Services Sector
New Markets Lab for International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (September 2016)
Read nowRegulatory Guide for the ICT Services Sector
New Markets Lab for International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (September 2016)
Read nowEast Africa Legal Guide
Katrin Kuhlmann et al., New Markets Lab for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Legal Working Group (September 2015)
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