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This paper summarizes the conceptual rationale for investment liberalization to fully exploit the potential of regional trading arrangements. It goes on to examine the treatment of investment in emerging FTAs/RTAs in the Asia-Pacific region and the specific investment provisions and their...
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APECs vision of integrating the APEC has remained, for the most part, intangible. Cultural differences, socio-economic disparity and lack of a defined structure and leadership have been cited by many as major obstacles. Lately, there has been a proliferation of regional groups in Asia, creating...
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behind other countries in terms of promoting and facilitating trade of ICT goods with the rest of the world. As compared to … been reduced to zero or near zero to expand the market and increase PC penetration. Cambodia joined the WTO in October 2004 … IT products can arrive from any parts of the world in the global supply chain or some components may originate from …
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Following the crises of the late 1990s and the subsequent slowdown in the world economy, many countries in the … developed and developing world are at the crossroads in their trade strategy, uncertain whether to advance with trade reforms …. Support for the WTO multilateral negotiations now appears half-hearted, and there are calls for increased protection …
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China may be seeking to take over European economies. Quite naturally these concerns have led to repeated calls that action … regulating inbound foreign investment (including from China) in the EU. Such an approach may help guard against the risk of a … of existing mechanisms such as competition policy. Also, pushing for the negotiation of a China-EU BIT is certainly a …
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This study provides comparative perspectives on the current and prospective situation of financial market development in ASEAN, the PRC, and India, identifies key priorities for strengthening financial infrastructure to promote financial development and regional integration, and produces policy...
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: One is to enhance trade and investment in a rapidly changing world, the other is to promote community links, economic …
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India and China are important players in an evolving process of globalization of research and development (R … infrastructures are important assets for India and China in the era of globalization of R&D. At the same time, however, there is a … concern that as globalization of R&D gathers steam, the poor in India, China and other developing countries are likely to be …
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associated with the exchange rate changes across export destination markets. Exports that are substitutes for local products … is evidence of this behaviour in certain export products to China where the Chinese Government provides subsidies. When … exhibit a high degree of mark-up adjustment, which has the effect of stabilising prices in export destination countries. There …
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The 15 years since dialogue was established between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have …, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei. Despite being close neighbours, China and ASEAN did not … have official relations until 1991, due largely to the negative influence of the Cold War. China and ASEAN's member …
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