Mauritius is facing a sharp transition from dependence on trade preferences to open competition in the global economy. And it must do so in an unusually difficult environment. After 20 years of remarkable performance, the economy has fallen off a high growth plateau of about 6 percent toward the...

This note, prepared at the request of the Ministry of Economy and Development, aims to analyze selected opportunities for Mongolia to diversify its economy and identifies specific policy options to realize them. Mongolia's growing dependence on mining exports, primarily to China creates...

Zu Beginn werden Funktionen und Entwicklung der deutschen Seehäfen an Nord- und Ostsee systematisch dargestellt. Vor diesem Hintergrund geht es dann um Erfordernisse des Infrastrukturausbaus in den Hinterlandverbindungen der deutschen Häfen an Nord- und Ostsee. Der folgende Beitrag widmet sich...

"This study discusses potential economic implications for Nigeria of an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union. It uses the World Bank's Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool to assess the effects of preferential tariff liberalization with respect to the European Union. The...