This Reference Note introduces guidance on preferential trade agreements (PTAs). In so doing, it responds to the … Trade Policy Issues. Section II provides context for the Fund's work on trade policy, drawing upon the 2009 IEO Evaluation …, the 2005 Review of Fund Work on Trade, and the discussion of the Executive Board on these occasions. Section III reflects …

, economic recovery, and positive economic growth in the midst of a world financial and economic crisis. …

recent initiatives concerning external trade provide new challenges and opportunities for welfare-enhancing reforms. Although … the 1994 reforms that created the CEMAC customs union were a major step forward, the trade regime remains plagued by poor …

systems, July 2003, and the exchange trade system. …

demanded the United States to play a leadership role in promoting an open multilateral trade system. …

and fiscal policies to weather the spillover of external shocks on the domestic economy through the real and trade channel …

One of the most significant recent developments in world trade has been the entry of China into the World Trade … Organization (WTO). This paper examines the implications of China's WTO accession for India's trade, using both econometrics and …

favorable domestic and external environment will boost the economy’s long-term growth potential. While the financial system …