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Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries
Tumbarello, Patrizia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of turning into an unmanageable "noodle bowl" in the future? The goal of this paper is to shed some light on this question. The results show that membership in the Asian RTAs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263990
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Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Achieving its Trade Potential?
Söderling, Ludvig - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper analyzes export performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) using a gravity model applied to … panel data. It addresses two questions: (i) are there significant unexploited export markets for the MENA region?; and (ii … countries are substantially underexploiting the United States as an export market. Moreover, the impact of integration efforts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825913
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The United States and the New Regionalism/ Bilateralism
Yang, Yongzheng; Hilaire, Alvin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Current U.S. trade policy stresses establishing free trade areas (FTAs) with partners spanning the globe. Motivations include enhancing goods and services trade; stimulating investment flows; extending standards on intellectual property rights, labor, and the environment; and addressing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768757
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Central African Economic and Monetary Community; Paper on Recent Developments and Regional Policy Issues; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper on recent developments and regional policy issues in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) discusses the recent development and trends in economic integration. Trade restrictions and an uneven application of CEMAC rules constrain external and intraregional trade....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591833
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Of Openess and Distance; Trade Developments in the Commonwealth of Independent States, 1993-2002
Elborgh-Woytek, Katrin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper analyzes developments in the structure of trade in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the transition decade, and finds that it changed less than in other transition economies. Trade openness of the CIS increased between 1993 and 1997, but has fallen to a lower-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604992
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Chile; Trade Performance,Trade Liberalization, and Competitiveness
Monfort, Brieuc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
liberalization in addition to traditional price and demand determinants. The results show that export and import flows are mainly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825996
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Bosnia and Herzegovina; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Mid-Term Development Strategy
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
Poverty risk is most marked for children, displaced persons and returnees, unemployed, and people with low education. Basic goals of the macroeconomic framework of the mid-term development strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina are to reduce the overall public expenditures, lower the public debt,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598984
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Feeling the Elephant’s Weight; The Impact of Côte d’Ivoire’s Crisison WAEMU Trade
Egoumé-Bossogo, Philippe; Nayo, Ankouvi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
econometric techniques to a gravity model of trade within WAEMU and between WAEMU and the rest of the world. The paper finds that … rest of world. Instability has also resulted in a diversion of trade away from Côte d’Ivoire in favor of other countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019567
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Algeria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the potential economic impact of Algeria’s Association Agreement with the European Union (AAEU). The paper lays out the major elements of Algeria’s AAEU and makes a comparison with other AAEUs. It discusses the potential economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244528
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The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Opportunities and Challenges
Nsouli, Saleh M.; Funke, Norbert - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper reviews major issues involved in achieving the objectives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Using a simple framework for evaluation, the analysis highlights considerations relevant to policymakers in the areas of poverty reduction, macroeconomic policies, trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768860