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Regional integration could be turned into a basic factor for economic growth if combined with a strong economic-development-oriented governmental strategy. The effects of regional integration can be maximized for countries stressing open trade as opposed to creating trade-diverting conditions,...
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, as compared to multilateral rules. The Paper finally suggests that the proliferation of regional transparency mechanisms …
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Transparency Mechanism for RTAs (TM), adopted in 2006, that provides the basis for the systematic provision of detailed tariff and … environment for third parties. Continuing constructive engagement by WTO Members in the Transparency Mechanism through the …
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This study surveys preferential rules of origin applied by 192 regional trade agreements (RTAs) covering trade in goods notified to the GATT/WTO up to 1 November 2010. It takes into account the preferential rules of origin that were notified to the WTO; whenever known and available,...
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Deepening regional integration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will raise potential growth for all member countries. Integrated economies will increase market size, trade opportunities and improve resource allocation across member countries. Key pillars of functioning...
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The half century leading up to the crisis of 2008-2009 was the best such period in world economic history, especially … in the Asia Pacific. Peace and relative economic stability permitted unprecedented liberalization, economic integration …. Economic power has become more diffuse and the challenges for cooperation more complex. The world trading system may be …
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market in services, the region will be the largest economic integration agreement ever concluded since the birth of the World …
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before. The Asia-Pacific region as a whole has increased its share of global commodity imports, across all sectors (minerals … energy security more challenging than before. The Asia-Pacific economies hold vast amounts of fossil and non-fossil energy … import demand. Despite holding vast coal and natural gas reserves, demand for fossil fuel in Asia and the Pacific is …
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This report looks at procedures and processes related to non-tariff measures in agricultural trade. Based on the prior that countries are likely to make efforts to reduce the trade hindering effects of domestic food regulation within regional trade agreements, we focus on three different RTAs,...
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The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
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